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March 2011

Speech by His Excellency Mr. Adikalie Foday Sumah, Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Republic of Guinea-Bissau on the occasion of the presentation of his letters of credence to

Soldiers say of disapproval ‘Indict Defence Ministry officials of overindulging into unwholesome conduct in the deduction of monies set aside as allowance for United Nations peacekeepers.’ It has reached this press that soldiers on peace mission

Oh my God, hardship has overtaken homes of the poor and rich!  Just recently, the price of a cup of rice has gone to Le 1,200.  Be it known that a bag of rice (fen

Airtel SL, NATCOM, London Mining (SL) Limited and Sierra Leone Commercial Bank are teaming up with the Playhouse Foundation, a registered charity in Sierra Leone and Houston, Texas and Digital Links, an E-Learning NGO based

Kissy youths Thursday arrested and dragged to Kissy Police, a night hustler, for attacking two Lebanese investors. Abdulai Kanu, who finds rest in Kissy Police cells, last week attacked Hassaneina Hajten and Halmanne Abdulai at a

Soldiers of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces fell into the nets of the police for stealing a pistol owned by a Guinean police officer. Ibrahim Sorie and Musa Kamara who are now helping the

According to the Egyptian Football Association two rounds of the country domestic league to resume behind closed doors, Chairman Samir Zaher has said, and if this report is anything to go by the Egyptian domestic

It is believed that the advent of what is seemingly the Complaint, Discipline, Internal Investigation Department (CDIID) was meant to halt woeful actions and conducts of police officers. The truth manifests itself this past Friday when

Sierra Rutile has repaid €13 million of its subsidiary’s loan from the government of Sierra Leone following a successful placing to raise £11.4 million. The loan was taken out for the restart of Sierra Rutile's mine

“In today’s Independent magazine: a shocking article on the child inmates at Pademba Road prison,” a text message from Ade Daramy read.  I had just woken up, switched on my mobile phone when this message

Ivory Coast and Nice midfielder Emerse Fae will miss the rest of the French 2010/11 season with a thigh injury. It means the 27-year-old will not be available for his country in this month's Africa Cup

TAGAJO, Japan — The death toll in Japan's earthquake and tsunami will likely exceed 10,000 in one state alone, an official said today, as millions of survivors were left without drinking water, electricity and proper

The scathing and contemptuous attacks on the personalities of Rev. Kabbs Kanu, Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Nation and Joseph Sherman, Editor of the New Daily Nation by Dr. Sama Banya of the SLPP with

In celebration of Sierra Leone’s 50th Independence Anniversary, The Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone in Washington D.C., in collaboration with the USA Planning Committee will be organizing an Awards Night/Banquet scheduled to take

Would someone, preferably from the Mayor's parlor or the APC headquarters tell this old man and his readers what last Thursday's massive demonstration was all about. Was it a ruse to test the popularity of