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May 2011

The latest increase in the price of petroleum products has never been in doubt whilst this nation grapples with the downward trend in the economy. Long before now there has been wide speculation around the spectacular

The Coalition for Justice and Accountability (COJA) in discussion with other civil society organizations has drawn government's attention to the spate of indescribable hardship in the country. It draws government attention to issues linking international, regional

Interestingly, I am very delighted to say that the attitude of Sierra Leoneans is catching up with the magic word of CHANGE.  Although change does not come overnight, there are signs already among the majority

WASCE pupils, notable the Secondary High School in the east end of Freetown yesterday were overpowered by fright owing to real time police presence at respective examination halls at schools at the east end of

The Swedish Allsvenkan will continue this weekend and one of the talking points amongst soccer pundits and fans is the fact Sierra Leonean AIK’s striker Ibrahim Tetteh Bangura (in photo) will be out of the

Chairperson of the month : South Africa 1.     Tuesday 3  May 2011, 10:00 a.m. CR. Informal briefing by South Africa’s Permanent Representative to the United Nations in New York, on issues of mutual interest between the AU Peace

50th ANNIVERSARY OF SIERRA LEONE’S INDEPENDENCE THE SIERRA LEONE – IRELAND COMMEMORATION COMMITTEE Invites you to join the CELEBRATIONS at Multi-Faith Service and Reception on Friday 20th May 2011 Service at 6.30 p.m Reception 7.00 p.m ‘til late in Wynn’s Hotel, Abbey Street,

As per the request of the Ministry of Finance in Sierra Leone, Parliament has recently granted the withdrawal of Le548 billion from the Consolidated Fund of the country. There is a high level of debt

At long last, the old imperial measurement is giving way to the metric system. I look back with nostalgia on the old system, when Peter Clarke then a medical undergraduate student at Oxford ran the

Sierra Leonean midfield maestro, Mustapha Hadji Bangura accounted for Apollon’s first goal in the 77th minute to help his side qualify for the second year running for the Cyprus Coca Cola Cup Final slated for May

Sierra Leone’s national team captain, Ibrahim Obreh Kargbo’s FC Baku side in Azerbaijan lost the chance to reach the final of the Azerbaijan Cup this year despite winning the second leg 2-1 against Khazar Lankaran

To tackle Cote d’Ivoire’s intractable problems after the demise of Gbagbo’s regime, security sector reform, reconciliation, resettlement and development must work in tandem The demise of Laurent Gbagbo’s regime offers fresh opportunities to tackle

The news that Osama Bin Laden had been killed has been greeted with many views, emotions, commentaries, jubilation, relief and scepticism, all in equal measure. This is more so for the families of those who

Public health analysts expressed doubt Monday (April 25) that eradicating malaria is an attainable goal, saying the difficulty of doing so may put that out of reach despite the global effort now under way. (Photo: Panelist

The Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone in Saudi Arabia in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Nationals’ Union, (SLNU) on Thursday, 28th April, 2011, kicked off in grand style a two-day program to commemorate