As the opposition SLPP put measures in place for the 2011 National Convention set to take place in Freetown, female politician, Madam Fatmata Sawaneh has declared for the desirable Deputy National Women’s Leadership position. Making her
People of Wara-Wara Bafodia Chiefdom have named a far-sighted son of the Chiefdom to replace aged old Hon. Philipson Humaru Kamara for Parliamentary symbol in the APC come the 2012 elections. (Photo: Mountains of Wara-Wara,
Sierra Leone’s Fisheries sector has been contributing immensely to the country’s economic development. This is true, with reports of it (the fisheries sector), contributing about 10% to the country’s GDP, as stated by the country’s
JB: Did you hear the Minister of Trade’s submission with reference to the economic brouhaha in the country? EK: What was wrong with what he said? JB: Ha! Is that all you can say - considering…? EK: What
In today’s class, we will look at the essence of HEADLINES - so to say - the print media. Of course, there is no doubt at all that writing a headline is one of the more
Ivory Coast have qualified for next year's Africa Cup of Nations finals with two games to spare. (Didier Drogba helped himself to two goals) The Elephants thumped Benin 6-2 in Cotonou on Sunday to take their
The Leone Stars of Sierra Leone defeated the Mena’s of Niger 1-0 at Brookfield’s National Stadium in Freetown on Saturday, June 4th, 2011 keeping their hopes alive in Group G of the 2012 Africa Cup
Freetown, Sierra Leone - In the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in the city of Freetown at National Stadium, 47 minutes into the game, the crowd went wild as Ibrahim Tetteh Bangura scored the
To Teach Future Generations – is Sankofa’s real time schooling of society. It involves 13-member Curriculum Development Team that is a consortium of K-12 teachers from high need LEAs, one doctoral student, higher education faculty, and
He is from the insurance world. Do you mean he is an adrift? Not so exactly, I mean his is a problem of non-certainty. Is he not a genius? He certainly must have been a
Ceaselessly, the pen has been unveiling the piteous mood of Sierra Leoneans dwelling especially within the circle and municipality of Freetown with regards to the trauma their blood brothers (fellow Sierra Leoneans) have been raining
The adage: “for any rumour, there is always a jot of truth,” hung in the minds of Sierra Leoneans when news broke out that the President’s suitcase was in an indeterminate state. Bars, restaurants, highways, off
We read with great relish a front page commentary carried in the Independent Observer Newspaper of June 2, 2011, titled ‘Irrelevant Deputy Ministers.’ In the attempt to justify its position on the subject, the paper, without
Over nine hundred registered members of a community based organization in Constituency 107 in Central Freetown, called the Youth Network for Development (YND), also known as the Krootown Road Ataya Base Organization, have wholeheartedly accepted
Ministries, Departments and Agencies put together have to pay the National Power Authority (NPA) Le 20.8 billion as arrears for a period of nine months. Sources say that THE Ministry of Defence has accumulated electricity payments
