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July 2011

Sierra Leonean celebrity, singer/songwriter and actress Giileh Scholz was amongst the group of artists present at a recent meeting held in Freetown, Sierra Leone promoting the need for enactment of an anti-piracy legislation for the

UK Minister for International Development, Stephen O’Brien MP, concluded his second visit to Sierra Leone yesterday (Thursday 21st July 2011). During his visit Mr O’Brien met with H.E. the President, Ernest Bai Koroma; the Minister of

The Anti- Corruption Commission has on Friday 1st July 2011 met in a meeting with staff of the Ministry of Mineral Resources (MMR), Southern Region at the Regional Head Quarter in Bo. The meeting was

The Ministry of Hajj Affairs in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia has issued a Press Release on Dates for 2011 Hajj.  Below are the dates : First day of arrival in the Kingdom for pilgrims is

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources has told Sierra Leoneans that the fisheries sector has been of great help in determining the development of the country. Dr. Soccoh Kabia was speaking on Wednesday July

Rodney Strasser has completed a loan move to Serie A side Lecce. The AC Milan youngster Rodney Strasser was officially unveiled by his new side with a Lecce colours display in their website. A statement on

I had stopped at the Total Filling station at the junction of Wilkinson Road and Murray Town junction on Wednesday morning; as I waited to be served a news vendor came up to my vehicle

Addis Ababa, 15 July 2011 - In what could be described as a major boost to the Commission’s quest to secure adequate, reliable and predictable financing for the activities of the African Union, the Commissioner

July 16, 2011 was a night to remember at Mirage Hall, University Boulevard in Maryland where alumina and friends of Old Kolenten Secondary School converged to celebrate and raise funds for the construction of a

Festival Bana y’Afrique is a free outdoor celebration of African music and culture for the whole family to enjoy. This year, the 12th annual African festival. Festival Bana y’Afrique 2011 features a main concert stage with

Mogadishu, 20 July 2011- On a visit to Mogadishu, Somalia, the African Union High Representative for Somalia, H.E Jerry Rawlings has appealed to the International Community to come to the aid of the country’s people

Change can be effected by what we do and what we omit to do, that should have been done.  There are times when the omissions come back to haunt us, just as much as things

Registration for Airtel Rising Stars - a program supported by one of the world’s leading soccer teams, Manchester United is now on.  Airtel Rising stars, is an ambitious Pan African soccer talent programme that will

As part of its Public Education drive to all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs), the Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) has on Tuesday 19th July 2011 held an institutional sensitization meeting with staff of the Ministry

New Forest Green Rovers midfielder Alhassan Bangura is set to miss the start of the new season after suffering a knee injury in training. The 23-year-old Sierra Leonean, who joined Rovers at the start of the