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August 2010

The bodies of four Sierra Leonean peacekeepers who fell in line of duty in Dafour, Sudan earlier this month were flown back home from Kenya last Sunday 15th August 2010. The remains of the four soldiers

The office of the Attitudinal and Behavioural Change (ABC) and the Audit Service Commission all in Youyi Building Freetown, on Monday 16th August have been robbed by unknown thieves who broke into the office and

Dallas, August 16, 2010. On Saturday, August 14th, one of Sierra Leone’s most popular and funniest comedians of all time, Godfrey Manley-Spain alias “Lord Bongo” was laid to eternal rest at the Golden Gate funeral

Some of the few pieces I authored over the years regarding various important issues included the gruesome road accident I survived during my visit in Sierra Leone in November 2008, the plight of Sierra Leonean

Veteran Sierra Leonean coach Christian Cole (in photo), has been given the task of leading the Leone Stars to the Africa Cup of Nations in 2012. Coach Cole has had several spells in charge of

Javier Clemente, former coach for Spain, has been named as the new coach of Cameroon's Indomitable Lions. (Javier Clemente [in photo] has also coaches Spain and Serbia) The 60-year-old takes over from Paul Le Guen, who

New Delhi / Nairobi, August 16, 2010 - Bharti Airtel, a leading emerging market telecom services provider, today announced that it will invest USD 10 million in Seychelles. The move comes after the Board of

When politicians in Sierra Leone are determined to solidify their base by appointing their regional cronies to the helm of power or use geopolitical tactics to energize their stronghold, many don't know that our nation

I read an article in your today's edition with a banner headline: "For beating soldier – police vow to charge Health Minster." In the article the author wrote: "Information privy to this press reveals that

Following the mudslide disaster on Sunday August 8th, which claimed the lives of 14 people at No.46, Owen Street, off Mountain Cut, one of the leading mobile phone companies in Sierra Leone, Zain has extended

Over nine hundred bike (Okada) riders have been put out of a job due to the spontaneous raid conducted by the Western Area Traffic Management (WATM) led by Inspector Flavius Saidu Sesay. This was made known

Information privy to this press reveals that police personnel attached at “B” Divisional Headquarters headed by no-nonsense Chief Superintendent of Police, William Fayia Sellu, has vowed to press charges against the apparently lawless Deputy Minister

I pride myself in that in my public life I do not lose my temper or get angry very easily. Perhaps that is one reason why I am able to control my blood pressure successfully,

Uganda - The recent national conference on conflict during elections has once again put the focus squarely on the actions of police at polling time. The Police state that they have a plan of action

The Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Samura Kamara  (in photo) last week disclosed to journalists that since Sierra Leone is the chair for the Heads of African Ministers and Bank Governors of the