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August 2010

Freetown, Sierra Leone, August 23, 2010—The number of paralegals providing free basic justice services in Sierra Leone will more than double next month, as donors join with non-governmental organizations and community-based groups to create a

An Exclusive Interview with Mr. Alpha Kholifa Koroma, LLB (HONS) LLM, MSC. (Lon, UK) - The Sierra Leone Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) was in Washington DC on a short official visit July 15 to August

At the age of 15, Kevin Fatoma Konomanyi is one of the youngest novelists in Britain. In 2010, he published his first novel Born 2 Rule, a historical work about the eventful life of a

The Judiciary of Sierra Leone under the leadership of Justice Umu Tejan Jalloh has embarked on the construction and renovation of many judicial courts across the country. (Photo: Kenema High Court building) According to the Master

On Wednesday 18th August 2010, the President of the 50/50 Group of Sierra Leone, Haja Saiminatu Kassim officially handed over a one year project funded by the TROCAIR, an international organization devoted to seeking justice

Dear Editor: Please allow me to send through your media outlet my sincere personal congratulatory message to the newly appointed Inspector General of Police, Mr. Francis Alieu Munu (in photo). I met Mr. Munu in his

In the “Supplement to the New Method Reader, Standard 111” which I read in that class in 1941 in the Bo School, it read, “The beauty of Israel is slain on the high places. How

Ex-service personnel, Sergeant Sheik Gibril Sesay of Hagan Street in the east of Freetown was, was yesterday arraigned before Magistrate Steven Conteh of the Freetown Magistrate Court No.1 for attempting to murder Baimba Turay. According to

Globalization has been defined with numerous and widely differing meanings dating back to 1870 as "economic integration through trade, migration, capital flows and communication" (Mann, 2005). Considering current impact, globalization indicates the social process, highly

The general public is hereby informed that in accordance with the provisions of Section 157 (1) of the Constitution of the Republic of Sierra Leone 1991 (Act no.6 of 1991), it has pleased His Excellency

Well, let’s face it, before the Sierra Leone Presidential and General Election in 2007, I recall, Mr. Ernest Bai Koroma, now our president Ernest Koroma promised change, a positive attitudinal change that got the whole

Mohamed Kamara hugs New York Yankees catcher Jorge Posada after throwing out the first pitch (below) prior to Wednesday night's game against the Detroit Tigers at the Stadium. Nearly half of Mohamed Kamara's 18 years have

A final agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and African Minerals has been ratified today. Full details to be published later!

The man who accepted three uncut diamonds from supermodel Naomi Campbell and held them privately for years is stepping down as a trustee of the Nelson Mandela Children's Fund, the fund said. (Photo: Jeremy Ratcliffe, 

President Ali Bongo has vowed to modernise the west African state's economy.  Gabon has signed deals to diversify its economy in an attempt to be less reliable on its dwindling oil reserves. The government has announced