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June 2010

Patrick Masakoi works for the Sierra Leone Red Cross. He describes how they are using theatre and film to teach local tribes about HIV/Aids and other issues (Photo: Actor and development worker Patrick Masakoi (left),

In as much as the proposed inquest is necessary for Sierra Leoneans, more especially for those family members whose relatives were killed in cold blood in December 1992, it must not distract us from pursuing

A Sierra Leonean born economist who is presently based in Tunisia, Dr. Victor AB Davies (in photo) who has worked for National Bureau of Economic Research USA has told the Sierra Express Media that for the

A patriotic female Sierra Leonean from Washington DC, Miss Natasha Beckley who has bagged Miss Sierra Leone Washington twice in 2008 and 2010 respectively has pledged her support to boost girl child education through her

The international Community has passed another vote of confidence in the present peace and stability policy of the President Ernest Bai Koroma All People’s Congress (APC) led Government and visible calm in the Country, by

Men and women are indeed equal. When discussing the controversial topic of gender equality we would do well to understand each other before making our decision on gender superiority. Why is it that many people

Speech by Amy Smythe, first Minister for Gender and Children’s Affairs, now gender consultant presented at the Miatta Conference Hall, Freetown, Sierra Leone on 16 June 2010.  (Photo: left, Amy Smythe) Theme: Planning and Budgeting for

The history of African Child’s Day could be traced as far back as 16 June 1976 when thousands of black students protested against having to learn the Afrikaans language in school.  Afrikaans is a West

The Chambers of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, in collaboration with the Justice Sector Coordination Office (JSCO), is hosting a workshop on the Operations of the Law Officers’ Department, on Thursday 17th and Friday

As education is paramount to the development of any nation, the All Works of Life (AWOL) - Sierra Leone, yesterday June 16th 2010 embarked on a philanthropic venture in promoting schools around the Freetown municipality.

Zain is the pioneer of mobile telecommunications in the Middle East and now a major player on the African continent. Today, Zain is a leading mobile and data services operator with a commercial footprint in 23 Middle Eastern and African

The Honorable Minister of Health and Sanitation, Mohamed Daudis Koroma (in photo)  and UNFPA Technical Specialist Reproductive Health, Dr. Peter Sikana were in Washington, DC, USA to attend the Global Conference on ‘Women Deliver’ forum

The Sierra Leone Immigration Department on Wednesday started issuing the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Passport. This will put an end to the issuance of the country’s national passport. The Chief Immigration Officer, Alpha

Freetown – United Nations Secretary-General, Ban Ki-Moon has denounced the use of the criminal libel law; re-echoing something the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has been saying for ages. Speaking in Freetown on Tuesday 15

First of all, let me start by stating that an inquest is not a trial. It is a “formal inquiry which is held in a court to determine how and why something happened, and if