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January 2011

Sierra Leone's new Sports Minister says Swedish coach Lars Olof Mattsson has been hired to manage the Leone Stars on a temporary basis. The 56-year-old Mattsson is a former coach of the Swedish national

Manchester City striker Emmanuel Adebayor has joined Real Madrid on loan until the end of the season.  (Photo: Adebayor scored in his first four games for Manchester City) The ex-Togo international is expected to travel to

Almost one month to the historic Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) flagbearership election, leading aspirant, Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara (UBK) continues to mark his endless commitment to the Party. On Friday 21st January 2011, UBK

Unlike many Sierra Leone public officials who come to the United States whether on official or unofficial business but shy away from the press or even their fellow Diaspora brothers and sisters, the recently appointed

Airtel, a leader in mobile voice & data services provision in Sierra Leone, is pleased to be honoured as the Communications Company of the Year 2010. This was announced at the All Works of Life

According to reports which were blown out of proportion by an over enthusiastic pro APC media his Excellency Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma’s recent visit to the South Eastern region was a very successful one, particularly

Sallieu Bundu, aka ‘Teacher,’is a familiar face among the ranks of Sierra Leone professionals abroad.  With only 2 caps for his national team Leone Stars the hard hitting striker has said to Sierra Express Media

Donor aid for the family of a little girl, simply known as Adama has been brutally shot down as a result of the inhumane treatment her donors are undergoing at the hands of the Sierra

Top officials of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) have had divided minds over who should lead them for the 2012 Presidential and Parliamentary contests. 19 candidates have so far been short listed for the contest

City father, Mayor Herbert G. Williams, past Thursday exhibited his silver and golden mayoral chains in response to press attributions that they are not in his custody. “I am a responsible city father;” Mayor Herbert said.

Following the involvement of a police vehicle in an accident that lead to the amputation of the right wrist of Amara Koroma, police head of transport and procurement denies all knowledge. It could be recalled that

Police officers attached to the CID (criminal investigation department) are investigating senior officials of FiBank for the fraud of millions of US dollars. Management of FiBank recently informed the CID that monies running into millions of

Before the end of the 2010, Dr Edward Nahim of Sierra Leone was in Australia. He paid a visit in the country through the support of the Sierra Leone Community Council (SLCC) in Sydney Australia

Freetown, Sierra Leone, 24 January 2011 – Timap for Justice, with Support from the Justice Sector Development Programme (JSDP), is hosting a Review meeting on the Community Mediation Programme (CMP), on Tuesday 25th January 2011,

The aim is to develop a five year joint program which fully integrates nutrition security into the Comprehensive Africa Agriculture Development Programme (CAADP) Addis Ababa, 23 January 2011. GAIN - the Global Alliance for Improved Nutrition