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June 2011

Nairobi, June 11th, 2011-The Special Representative of the Chairperson of the African Union Commission (SRCC) for Somalia, Ambassador Boubacar Gaoussou Diarra condoles with the President, the Government and the people of Somalia following the untimely

On June 10, Chinese Ambassador Kuang Weilin paid a visit to Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC). SLBC Director General Dr. Gbanabom Hallowell, together with his team, hosted a warm welcoming ceremony for the Ambassador and

Sierra Leonean AIK duo Mohamed Bangura and Ibrahim ‘Tetteh’ Bangura scored twice to defeat the Swedish champions on Sunday night, Allsvenskan, at their Rasunda stadium.  (Photo: Tetteh, Mohamed rejoice together) In front of 16,739 Mohamed Bangura

What has the Isle of Patmos in the Aegean Sea, lying between Greece and Turkey, in common with Sierra Leone? At first sight this seems a question in Geography, but rather it is my attempt

IMF told staff it had detected suspicious file transfers on its networks - The International Monetary Fund (IMF) says it has been targeted by a sophisticated cyber attack. Officials at the fund gave few details but

Since the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) ordered that former NASSIT Director General, now Financial Secretary, Mr. Edmond Koroma, and three others should pay a fine of five hundred thousand Leones each, Searcher has been casting

The acting Commissioner General of National Revenue Authority (NRA), we are told, is in undercover moves to have loyalists of the recently sacked senior custom officers follow suit. Disclosures have it though that the acting NRA

It’s paining that this country is hog-washed with so many nomenclatures – Lawyers for Human Rights, Advocacy for Human Rights, etc.,  the list goes on. At this elixir of time when all is losing about and

The increased productivity of agricultural produce is crucial to the phenomenon of food security and poverty alleviation. With better yields, food will be available and affordable and finance will be accrued from the sale of produce. With

Two Sierra Leonean footballers playing for clubs in Europe have told Sierra Express Media that they are on high alert in anticipation of a call from Leone Stars Swedish coach Lars Olof Mattsson. Alusine Kamara alias

The Special Court for Sierra Leone has announced contempt indictment of five Sierra Leoneans; but public’s contemplation illustrates big doubt. The court has confirmed serving all five persons the orders in lieu of an indictment subsequently

In collaboration with the United Nations Office for Drugs and Crimes (UNODC), the Foundation for Democratic Initiatives (FDI), we are told, has put in place strings of events marking the celebration of June 27th, a

Two of FC Kallon’s players, Kemokai Kallon (in photo) age 40 and Idriss Tunde Scott Jr. age 19 are set to leave for the Division One side, Belvic United and Slifa after the club has

Matthew Dingie is a young man the Searcher admires very much. Reason? This young man has within a very short time of his stay on earth done great things to make this nation proud of

Mariatu Kamara, age 23, yesterday appeared before Magistrate Johannes Wellington of Court 2 for offences relating to trafficking of a 14 yr old girl, contrary to section 2(1) of the Anti Human Trafficking Act 2005. In