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March 2011

Colonel Muamarr Ghadaffi (in photo) who usurped power forty two years ago from his uncle in a palace coup d’état, is the longest unconstitutional dictator among African and Arab leaders. His defiance to the call

‘Fantastic’ is how many soccer pundits describe the Sierra Leonean international, Ibrahim Tetteh Bangura’s debut goal against Orebro; however his goal was not enough to save his AIK side face their first defeat in their

The technical sub-committee set up by the President Ernest Bai Koroma on 23rd February 2011 to examine the causative factors for the escalation of prices of essential commodities yesterday presented its report to the President

The eastern regional office of the Anti-Corruption Commission has taken the crusade against corruption to schools in Kenema. (Photo: addressing Holy Rosary Secondary School, Kenema) The campaign which is the first to be mounted in Kenema

Sierra Leonean photographer, Rebecca Kamara has been invited to the photographic exhibition ’42’ at the International Slavery Museum in Liverpool, UK ahead of the 100th Anniversary of International Women’s Day on March 8, 2011. A photographic

CEO Karl Smithson: "Stellar is focused on unlocking the potential of its kimberlite portfolio, which includes some of the highest grade and highest value per ton of ore projects globally." Stellar Diamonds (LON:STEL) will look to

In May 2010 or thereabout, President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma inaugurated a presidential task force known as the 50th Independence Anniversary Planning Committee with Dr. William Konteh as Chairman. The President had invested so much

The Freetown City Council has just announced the commencement of their annual local tax collection season for 2011. In recent years, this period of tax collection was characterized by street battles and other forms of physical

The Confederation of African Football has announced on its website that the African Youth Championship slated for Libya between March 18 and April 1 has been postponed because of the rebellion against the Moamer Kadhafi-led

Manchester City's Ivory Coast international defender Kolo Toure has been suspended after failing a drugs test, his club announced yesterday. A statement on Man. City's official website read: "Manchester City confirms that the FA has

Between now and the end of April this year, a number of activities have been lined up to commemorate and celebrate Sierra Leone’s 50th Jubilee Anniversary. Having launched the Jubilee programme in London two

Honourable Elizabeth Lavallie yesterday revealed APC’s conspiratorial appointment of the Libyan leader, Muammar Gadaffi, (in photo) as Honorary Member of Parliament. At the usual the usual SLBC TV & Radio programme ‘national encounter,’ Elizabeth Lavallie of

President Koroma of Sierra Leone seems to be fighting a major tsunami in his political life. Life, corruption.  It is like a commander with rocket propelled grenade in one hand and a sub-machine gun in

Supporters of the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) so to say youth, men, and women cast blame on Chairman John Benjamin  (in photo) for allowing Dr. Bu- Buakei Jabbie to drag the party to

The Attorney General, who until recently, filed a complaint to the Independent Media Commission (IMC), complaining the publisher of Awareness Times newspaper, seemed making ‘U Turn,’ beseeching Sylvia Blyden to refrain from publishing stories associating