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March 2011

Prices of basic commodities continue to rise thereby raising a standing advantage in the country’s economic war front. The penury stricken masses continue to hold the belief that unemployment, heavy taxations and inflation have all

Reports reaching this paper indicate that approximately twenty six persons from both the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) and the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) have left their parties and joined the National Democratic

Tomorrow, 26 March 2011, is the big day when members of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) will elect a new executive that will steer its activities for the next two years.  (Photo: Adeyemi

Josiah John has told this paper that on December 21 last year he was involved in a gruesome road accident with the vehicle of Mrs. Mary Kai Sandy, the wife of Dr Dennis Sandy, (in

The President of Multi Religious Council in Sierra Leone, Bishop Christian R.A. Cole, has advised members of the Disabled Union in Freetown to be calm and patient whilst Government considers solving their accommodation problems and

Reports received by this paper indicate that the newly elected Chairman of the West District of the Sierra Leones Peoples Party (SLPP), Mr. John Bakie Sao Tucker, has threatened to drag his party to Court

Freetown 25th March 2011 — After its recent acquisition of Zain Sierra Leone and others in 15 African countries, airtel’s Chief Executive Officer for Anglophone Africa Jayant Khosla made his third visit to Sierra Leone

I congratulate the Government of Sierra Leone for taking the bold step of creating websites for almost all Government Ministries, Institutions, Secretariats and Commissions. Some of us living in the Diaspora and at home have

Keynote address delivered by Mr Sheka Tarawalie, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, at the official opening of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists’ biennial conference, 25 March 2011, Kenema, Eastern Sierra Leone Madam  Chairperson (who

Freetown 24th March 2011 - “Freetown Girls”, the latest single from rap artist “Paps” is set for release on iTunes and Amazon at the end of March. Fusing a catchy R’n'B refrain, syncopated dance hall

The first day of the 39th Ordinary Session of ECOWAS Authority of Heads of State and Government had seen the reinstatement of two Countries (the Republic of Niger and Republic of Guinea) into the regional

Ambassador Michael S. Owen today signed two grant agreements launching projects that will help to combat HIV infection in Sierra Leone, reduce the rate of infant mortality, and improve the overall quality of

Mining giant, Koidu Holdings Limited has bemoaned the bias and unprofessional reporting as published in various local tabloids regarding baseless claims made by the Kono Students Union at the recently held public disclosure meeting held

These are two incompatible dates, but very historic and very memorable. March 23, 1991 bears the indelible scars of war, anguish, destruction, and of death. On the other hand, April 27, 1961 reflects sweet memories

Airtel’s Chief Executive Officer for Anglophone Africa, Jayant Khosla (in photo) yesterday disclosed his company’s sketched out considerations for nationwide network coverage. “Airtel has made available the finances needed for the unrestrained expansion of its coverage