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September 2011

Everybody on that day agreed that we’ve all just lost a friend. Lucinda Daniel-Baio. The world was my witness. Before I proceed, may I please suggest that we choose to treat this piece as an account

MINK London have been engaged to provide the backstage makeup for Fashions Finest London Fashion Week off schedule show on 17th and 18th September The Fashions Finest London Fashion Week shows are the most popular and

It’s over a year now since Sierra Leone launched its Free Health Care Initiative. In that time the project has provided substantive improvements in the delivery of health care services for women and young children

An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission visited Sierra Leone during August 23-September 6, 2011 to conduct discussions for the combined second and third reviews of the program supported under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF) approved

The recent victory of the Waterfront boys against the Phaoroahs of Egypt is a sweet victory and its joy will never end .It has brought not only pride of a successful come back to FIFA's

Following an overwhelming welcome of the All People Congress Dallas Chapter ‘Iron Lady,’ Nanette Thomas, on the 13th of August, and a subsequent remarkable meeting of the chapter on the 19th of the same month,

The provincial tourneys of the Airtel Rising Stars in Sierra Leone on Sunday came to an end as Kenema Kallon FC and Jam Jam FC Seal Victory in ARS Eastern Province region. Both teams claimed

Friday 9th was a ‘Black Day’ for people of Bo soon after supporters of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) confronted rival APC party supporters accusing them of inflicting multiple wounds on the head of

I take great exception to a press release put out by State House in relation to the Bo disturbances, and therefore say without any uncertainty that posterity is sure judge the arbitrators or powers that

Mr. Idiot’s attention has been drawn to disturbing happenings observed in the political museums of this country. (Photo: Ibrahim Samura, Editor) The Idiot is vexed and has called on colleague Idiots to join him call Sierra

As recent as our August 24, 2011 edition, we wrote an editorial captioned ‘It’s too early for the showdown’. In that edition, we did capture some very salient early warning signals that are dangerous steps to

National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) in collaboration with the CID swiftly sweeps streets of Freetown arresting over 50 SIM sellers who failed to register mobile SIM cards of customers. The operation which is code named as ‘operation

Ceremonies are being held in the US to honour the victims of the 9/11 attacks, 10 years after the event. Nearly 3,000 people died when four hijacked airliners were crashed into the World Trade Center in

Wales striker Craig Bellamy has spoken for the first time of his pioneering charity work in West Africa ahead of a two-part television documentary starting this week. The controversial 32-year-old is in the spotlight for the right

Sierra Leonean/African Immigrant Forum - A Resounding success - Despite the rain and the horrible weather conditions in Maryland on Thursday September 8th, 2011, Sierra Leoneans, other Africans including Ethiopians, Ghanaians, South Africans, Senegalese, Liberians,