A consignment of medical items shipped by the Sierra Leone Women’s Movement of Massachusetts (SLWOM) last April, is expected to arrive in Freetown in the next few days, says the Secretary General of the organization. [caption
I’m a born Muslim but I must confess that I don’t know when last I visited a mosque. So quoting the Holy Quran and Bible as basis of reference therefore doesn’t make this piece a
I recently wrote a piece on the current saga between the ACC and those under investigations by the ACC, among them, Gibriel Saccoh who is Deputy Director-General at NASSIT, Mohamed Bah who was Director of
Zain Sierra Leone, the giants in the mobile industry with regards to innovative products and services has had a sustained No.1 position in the Sierra Leonean market with respect to award winning and ground breaking
An 85th-minute penalty from Asamoah Gyan ensured Ghana began their Group D campaign with victory against 10-man Serbia. (Photo: Asamoah Gyan, Ghana) The striker converted emphatically from the spot when Serbia substitute Zdravko Kuzmanovic was penalised
Campaigners have pledged to keep up pressure on finance ministers to fund efforts to stop women dying in pregnancy and childbirth. Â (Photo: Projects in Nairobi are helping new mums cope) Women Deliver president, Jill Sheffield, told
A stampede at a peace concert in Ivory Coast has killed at least two people, medical workers say. The workers tolds AFP news agency that staff at a stadium in Bouake allowed a big crowd in
The world's oil production dropped by 2m barrels per day in 2009 Russia overtook Saudi Arabia to become the world's leading oil producer in 2009, while global oil consumption fell the most since 1982, BP has
The boys in the photograph are barefoot, dressed in rags and small. And, according to art historians, they are likely slaves. Almost 150 years after slavery ended in the U.S., more proof of its dark
To quote a distinguished former classmate of mine at the famous Prince of Wales School, “I have simply been flabbergasted by the amount of goodwill expressed by my many friends and family on the occasion
This is a reminder that there will be an Emergency SLAJ General meeting on Monday 14 June at 10:00 a.m. Prompt. Very, very crucial issues with far-reaching implications for the Association will be discussed. Thank you. SLAJ, Freetown Stay
Argentina got their 2010 World Cup campaign off to a winning start and silenced some of their doubters with a dominant performance against Nigeria in Johannesburg. Whilst not quite the sum of their supremely talented parts,
TENS of thousands of revellers filled Soweto's Orlando stadium last night for Fifa's first-ever Kick-Off Concert - and were treated to top-notch performances by a galaxy of international and local stars. Singer Shakira performs on stage
This week singer and mum-to-be Alicia Keys wowed millions of people with her World Cup-opening performance. But she says nothing compares with the feeling she gets from helping children with Aids. For most performers it doesn't
Mexico's Rafael Marquez struck 12 minutes from time to deny hosts South Africa a winning start to the World Cup at Soccer City in Johannesburg. Marquez controlled Andres Guardado's cross at the back post and rifled
