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June 2011

Freetown – The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) urges the Government of Sierra Leone and Parliament to follow the example of Nigeria’s President Goodluck Jonathan and pass into law the Freedom of Information Act.

Freetown – For the first time since it was founded exactly forty years ago this week, the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) now has offices simultaneously in all three regions of the country and

Fisheries and Marine Resources Minister, Dr. Soccoh Kabia has assured fisher folks at Shenge in the Moyamba District and Konakridee in the Portloko District of Government’s determination to transform the marine and fisheries resources sector

One of Sierra Leone’s finest strikers, Ibrahim Tetteh Bangura (in photo) says his team must be mentally and physically prepared to face the Mena’s of Niger in the 2012 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in

The Secretary General of the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) is to pay a two-day official visit to seven West African OIC Member States, including Sierra Leone. According a press release issued by the General

Forty two Heads of State and Government including Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma and former Heads of State and Presidents from different parts of the world, and a total of 323Government Ministers including Sierra

Shenge Records has just learned that Giileh has been nominated for Female Album of the year by Sierra Leone Music Television Radio (SLMTV). Voting starts June 1, 2011 go to www.slmtv.com Join Shenge Records as we

The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone will tomorrow Wednesday start its first Public Hearing on a matter between 235 ex-soldiers of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) against the Ministry of Defence

A Sierra Leonean academic Doctor has just embarked on a high-profile life journey to his beloved Sierra Leone, after spending 18 fruitful and formative years at the renowned Islamic University in Madina Al-Munawarah. Dr. Ahmad

Every make-up artist, photographer, model and stylist requires a professional looking portfolio to be able to sell their services to potential clients. A portfolio is the one thing that will separates creatives, adequately showcasing their

The Anti–Corruption Commission has on Saturday the 28th May 2011 met with the Lebanese Community in Kenema, in a meeting that attracted about nineteen (19) Lebanese businessmen and their business agents at the Lebanese International

Sierra Theatre Productions director, David Vandy will be featuring Giileh as the leading actress in his latest production - ‘Let Me Die Alone’.  The play to be held at the Montgomery College of Performing Arts

The High Court has dismissed the Appeal lodged by the SLPP against the Independent Media Commission (IMC) over the withdrawal of its licence to operate Unity radio. It may be recalled that in July 2009, following

[caption id="attachment_24578" align="alignnone" width="448" caption="Members of Paul School for the Blind, Bo"][/caption] In its pursuit to educate the wider public including the visually impaired, the Anti-Corruption Commission presented two reading documents in Braille to the Paul

In its attempt at creating educational opportunities, the British Council with sponsorship from Standard Chartered Bank and in partnership with Plan Sierra Leone launch English by Radio programmes on May 31, 2011 at the British