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January 2011

One of the menaces of the much talked about strength of globalization is the opening up of local markets particularly in Africa to an unfair competition that consequently fills our plates with food products of

“Change, as re-echoed by President Koroma, is the focus of all at the secretariat of the 50th Anniversary,” words of Dr. William Conteh, Chairman 50th Anniversary Secretariat. In weeks past, Sierra Leoneans have had a busy

Recently, the Central Bank in Nigeria gave an ultimatum to universal banks to choose either to do retail banking or to do investment banking and Skye Bank chose to go the commercial banking route, and

Distress took over the minds of Sierra Leoneans shortly after officials of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) conspiratorially released an official statement, deceivingly demanding repayment of the sum of Le 2 billion. Edmond Koroma, then Director

Just few weeks ago, the Chief of Defence Staff of Sierra Leone, Robert Y. Koroma demonstrated the country’s commitment to providing troops to the ECOWAS Force for Ivory Coast.  It demonstrated the country’s appreciation for

Hope International Church and Ministries opened its sanctuary to the community for a week, as hundreds of people from all walks of life and diverse nationalities swarmed its doors from all over the metroplex to

Sierra Leone Director of Public Prosecution Oladipo Robbin-Mason on Wednesday afternoon brazenly faced the traffic, driving half the length of Pademba Road on the wrong side of the road.  Flabbergasted pedestrians watched aghast as the

Just a few days before he was named as the new coach to take over Sierra Leone National Team for their next coming Afcon qualifier against Niger in Niamey March 25, the Swedish international Lars

The African Confederation Cup kicks off this weekend with the 40 clubs involved in the first round hoping to emulate title holders FUS Rabat of Morocco.   (Photo:  Muwahid Sesay, Ports captain) Sierra Leone representative in the

Gangsters attacked and killed a German national at a night club at the Aberdeen/Lumley beach a few weeks ago. Frank Guster, on the eve of Boxing Day, was at a night club called ‘The Office’ to

No one could have been blamed me last Tuesday for thinking that the emergency Executive meeting of the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party SLPP was going to disintegrate before it ended. The front page of the

Notorious and dangerous arm robbers have been netted by the Anti Robbery syndicate of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID). It is disclosed at the usual police press briefing that Edie Williams aka Joe Hills and others

The Anti-Corruption Commission wishes to inform the general public that it has now reached a decision on its investigations, in respect of the NASSIT Ferries (Bai Bureh and Masimera) Case File. In line with its mandate

Wednesday 26 January, Miatta Conference Hall, Freetown - Mr. Chairman, Chief Executive Officer of Kedar Faith Television, Rev. Sukai Mahdi, Bishops, Reverends, Pastors, men and women of God, distinguished Ladies Gentlemen, I have the honour to

With no international tennis involvement of any sort from Sierra Leone for a period of four years plus, the official Lawn Tennis Association of the country, with Mr. Kelvin Kellie as President has again reawakened