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June 2010

The Ban Ki-Moon Launch of SLBC Hey-hey-hey, Mr. Express feels quite sure that the regular journalists in the country are not akin to report rather clumsy, intricate aspects of a story. But tell you what, those

As the Africell sponsored Salone Premier League reaches its climax, defending champions, East End Lions will be battle tested on Sunday, June 27 this year against Diamond Stars of Kono at the National Stadium in

Babberick midfield maestro, Abdulai Rogers who was hit by a minor ankle injury last week while training with the home based team at the Football Academy at Kingtom in Freetown has recovered and rejoined his

Executive members of the Retired National Football Heroes Foundation on Wednesday, June 23 paid a visit to the Chief Executive Officer of Africell, Mr. Robert El-Khoury at his 1 Pivot Street Office at Wilberforce village

His Excellency Ambassador Alhaji Abu Bakarr Jalloh of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Great Socialist People's Libyan Arab Jamahiriya presented his letter of credence to the Secretary of Foreign Affairs General People's Congress

The Chief Electoral Commissioner of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) Dr. Christiana Thorpe has been approved by the House of Parliament to serve a second term of five years as the head of NEC. During the

Political Director, Political Division, Department of Foreign Affairs in Northern Ireland, has said he is impressed with the development strides so far made by the government of President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma. (Photo: High Commissioner Edward

Jackson was due to play 50 UK dates Michael Jackson died from an overdose of sedatives on 25 June, 2009 at the age of 50. The death of the music superstar prompted an outpouring of grief from

Opium production in Afghanistan is expected to fall sharply this year. Drug use is moving away from cocaine and opiates and towards synthetic drugs such as amphetamines, the UN says. In its World Drug Report it says

Zimbabwe's army took control of the Marange mines four years ago The organisation that controls the international diamond trade has failed to agree whether Zimbabwe should be allowed to resume diamond sales. Following talks in Israel, members

It should be recalled that on April 27, 2010, the Government of Sierra Leone announced the free health care programme which targeted pregnant women, lactating mothers, and children under five years of age as part

The Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, Mohamed Daudis Koroma has pledged his ministry’s support to a group of journalists who have formed a media advocacy group named Sexual and Reproductive Health Advocates, SARHA for

The rebel war that broke out in Sierra Leone in 1991 and left a trail of destruction in terms of human and material cost ended nearly ten years ago and peace eventually restored. But it seems

At an emergency press conference held yesterday 23rd June 2010 at the police headquarters, George Street in Freetown, the Inspector General of Police, Brima Acha Kamara informed journalists that next week there will a full

The National U-20 team in preparation for their  African U-20 qualifying match against Gambia will take on Pa Saffa FC tomorrow at the  SLFA Football Field. Shooting Stars are to play Gambia U-20 away in