The public is hereby informed that the Justice Semega Janneh Commission of Inquiry will recommence sittings on Tuesday 22nd March 2011 at the Miatta Conference Hall Centre, Freetown. As you may be aware, the Commission’s terms
An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Sierra Leone during March 2-15, 2011 to conduct discussions for the second review of the program supported under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) which was approved by the
This article was motivated as a consequence of what I perceive as an erroneous assessment of the political situation in Kono in relation to the relevance of the Honourable Vice President, Alhaji Sahr Samuel Sidiki
Deputy Chairman of the All People’s Congress Frankfurt Branch has some words of praises and encouragement for the authorities in Freetown. (Photo: Mohamed S Bangura) Mohamed Bangura said he is very impressed with
Aminatta Forna was born in Glasgow, and raised in Sierra Leone and the United Kingdom. She writes about the civil war in Sierra Leone, and her book, The Memory of Love, set in the year
According to BoomBox, Wyclef Jean has reportedly been shot at during a trip to his native Haiti. The former Fugees member was visiting the country to lend his support to presidential candidate Michael Martelly, during Martelly's
Sierra Leonean gospel singer, Giileh will be releasing her debut album “Bringing in the News” this Friday, March 25, 2011 at the Best Western, Capital Beltway, MD, in the United Sates. Look out for Giileh who
I wish security was measured on a scale of 1 to 10. But it’s not a scale, instead, it’s considered by most security experts as a total philosophy, and a set of tools and actions.
The USA, the UK, and France have begun attacking Libya as enforcement of the UN-mandated no-fly zone gets under way. The Pentagon states that more than 110 missiles have been fired by the UK and US. David
When one Kai Sessie Tambawa, in a recently published article in "The New People" aptly described Vice President Alhaji Samuel Sam Sumana as "a growing tyrant", many of his sycophantic underlines perceived it as an
The staff at the Sierra Leone Embassy in Washington DC observed this past Wednesday and Thursday, 16 and 17 March 2011, as training days. The training, the first of its kind, targeted all staff,
The APC are their own best news makers, whether the news is positive or negative. The rest of us merely take delight in helping them to propagate it, particularly news that makes unrealistic and more
The Richmond Kickers in the United States signed 5’7″ midfielder Shaka Bangura for the upcoming season. According to head Coach Leigh, he was very impressed with Shaka’s power, pace, and ability to open up defense. Coach
Ahead of the Sierra Leone cracker in Niger next Sunday, Sierra Leone’s Swedish head coach Olof Mattsson has said AIK‘s Sierra Leonean star striker Mohamed Bangura (in photo) will leave the Stockholm club in the
The African Union Commission (AUC) Chairperson, Dr. Jean Ping on Tuesday 15th March 2011 accepted in principle an invitation from His Excellency President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma to participate in Sierra Leone’s 50th Independence Anniversary
