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February 2011

The entering of Mr. Joe Abass Bangura as Africell’s Director of Corporate Affairs is seen as a great blessing that has transform the company to maintain the company’s leadership in the national GSM communication market

Juju men, acting under the guise of Traditional Healers say the Minister of Internal Affairs is ‘bias’ and ‘treacherous.’  (Photo: Cross-section of traditional healers) Some members who spoke to this press on grounds of anonymity accused

It was in the 17th century. the big mercantile powers, mainly England and France, then Spain, Portugal and to some extent Germany, saw Africa as an easy prey whose natural resources could be exploited not

The Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Richard Conteh in his usual weekly press briefing on the 4th February 2010, at the Ministry of Information and Communications said that he was perturbed by the spate

It is out of date news that Maada Bio (in photo) is on the road to political oblivion — He is already on the endangered list of influential SLPP delegates. Now, however, even once loyal

Feb 7, 2011 - The Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Embassy of the Republic of Sierra Leone to the Russian Federation, His Excellency, John Sahr Yambasu  has presented his Letters of Credence to the

The Radiation Protection Board Secretariat has completed a two day training session for technicians, engineers and safety officers at the WBHO and Dawnus construction sites at Bumbuna and Rogbere respectively. The training is part of

Now that Mubarak is refusing to go, it is obvious that there will be more questions than answers. The horse trading and political recycling can now begin in earnest.  It is the dawn of a

NAIROBI, 11 February 2011 – Hundreds of infants in Kenya will receive their first shots against pneumococcal disease on Monday 14 February at a special event to celebrate the global roll-out of vaccines targeting the

Sierra Express Media has learnt that Leone Stars Coach in charge for the friendly against Nigeria past Wednesday, Christian Cole (in photo) has reiterated that the home side Super Eagles enjoyed home advantage. -It is a

The Directorate of Technical Cooperation in Africa (DTCA) has informed the Government of Sierra Leone that the  Federal Republic of Nigeria’s Hon. Minister of State Foreign Affairs Dr. Aliyu Idi Hong has approved the funding

In its continuous attempt to help capacitate personnel of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces, the Armed Forces of  the Federal Republic of Nigeria has offer to train eight Sierra Leonean Armed Forces personnel in Land,

The National Revenue Authority was created by an Act of Parliament in 2002 to among other functions, generate revenue for the smooth running of government. Prior to its creation, there were two main revenue collection

DEPTFORD TWP. — Four men have been arrested for allegedly trying to pull a “Black Money” scam at two Deptford hotels. (Photo: Hunter Logan) The arrests came as the result of a joint investigation by New

Two Sierra Leoneans living and working in Australia, Hamed Mustapha Turay (in photo) and Beatrice Sesay on Wednesday 9th Feb. 2011 were honoured with awards for their services to their communities in Sydney, Australia. Mr.