Ostensibly, it is a fact that Sierra Leone had been plagued with political, economical and social adversities since those years of yore, after independence, in 1961. Since independence the country had been driven apart by
The apparent paralysis that is gripping the International Community, on the question of how to solve the Libyan crisis is becoming glaringly obvious to the eagled eyed politician or even the lay man on the
9th March 2011 - In the case of State vs Adeyemi, court observers were treated to an amusing scene as principal prosecutor Gerald Soyei confirmed to the court that PW4, Christopher Lamptey would no longer be
British High Commission Freetown has launched a new blog page. In his first blog post as British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Ian Hughes said “the time diplomats sat in ivory towers
The Director of Center for Democracy and Human Rights (CDHR) in Makeni, Gibril Massie Bah has been indicted on Friday 11th March 2011 on 22 counts charge under the Anti-Corruption Act 2008. Also indicted are Mustapha
The Executive of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has discussed vital issues pertinent to the development of the profession and sustenance of its professional Association with President Ernest Bai Koroma. (Photo: Umaru Fofana
Sierra Fishing Company, conveniently situated at Kissy Dock, is a local seafood business that has been operating for over 50 years. The Company is already Sierra Leone’s largest supplier of seafood and has established a
The Minister of Tourism and Culture, Mrs Victoria Saidu Kamara, has urged international investors and private sector magnates across the globe to invest in Sierra Leone. (Photo: IPC travel representative at the trade fair) She made
A cross-section of airtel staff, a leading global telecommunications company with operations in 19 countries across Asia and Africa including Sierra Leone, visited destitute women and children along the streets of Freetown on International Women’s
In this our generation we have come to witness the Good, Bad and Ugly. By now we should be able to choose, and surely every sane person would go for the GOOD. The good thing
Mohamed Salieu Jalloh, Senior Procurement Clerk of the National Power Authority (Bo/Kenema Power Services, BPKS), indicted for corruption. The Senior Procurement Clerk of the National Power Authority Bo/ Kenema Power Services (BKPS) Mohamed Salieu Jalloh has
It happened in Kailahun in 2009. The President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma had plans to visit the people of that district; he had been longing to do just that After all, as father of the
Be not dismayed over revelations that the Public Relations Officer of Ministry of Energy and Power disappeared at the office of the Independent Media Commission (IMC) minutes before the commencement of a complaint hearing. (Photo:
Regular readers of the Standard Times newspaper must be aware that over the years there has been no love lost between the owner/publisher Philip Neville and myself. He either fabricates false stories about me, stories
Disabled persons yesterday paraded the street leading to State House in protest of Mayor Herbert Williams's offhand conduct in evicting them from a house at ECOWAS Street nay making 50 disposed. (Photo: Mayor of Freetown,
