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July 2012

Bo, July 30 (SLENA): The Promotion and Administrative Committee of  Nurat  Jahan Ahmadiyya Girls Secondary School in Bo, headed by the Principal, Mr. Muhamed Joe Allie has requested one  hundred and seventy-nine(179) pupils of that

Kampala, Uganda, July 26, 2012: Preamble - We, the participants of a regional meeting on community paralegals held in Kampala on July 9-11, 2012, recognize that in Africa and elsewhere the promises of law and

Kampala, Uganda – More than fifty organizations from twenty African countries are urging governments to strengthen access to justice and accountability across the continent by embracing the potential of community paralegals. The Kampala Declaration on Community

This year’s Olympic Games in London were officially opened in a spectacular fashion by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.  (Photo: Musa Kamara & Bernard Turay during the open ceremony) Before declaring the games open, there were

The two Sierra Leone athletes Ola Sesay and Ibrahim Turay representing the country in this year’s Olympic Games in London are going to be among the 4,000 athletes to cast their votes during the IOC

The Under-17 Airtel Rising Stars southern region male defending Champions Makabi Stars have been knocked out of this year's tournament in Kenema.  (Photo: Kahunla Queens of Kenema disqualified) The team from Pujehun lost 5-4 on penalties

The rampant awarding of certificates especially the Pull Him Down type, otherwise referred to locally as PhDs is becoming too alarming in Sierra Leone motivated largely by gross greed, selfishness, inconsideration, narrow-mindedness - the world

The FA Executive Committee has finally endorsed Kailahun District to be the host venue for the August 23-25, 2012 elective congress. This pronouncement was made last week by the FA President, Nahim Khadi at the football

Potholes cause accidents. They deter and slow traffic; present a poor image; injure travellers; limit access; disrupt business; damage vehicles; create congestion; harm the local economy; and only get worse! But now there is a simple,

Four accused persons pleaded guilty in court on Thursday July 26, over allegations of double registration during the just concluded Biometric Voter Registration (BVR) process, before Magistrate Komba Kamanda of Court No 2. The four were

Director of Operations at the Sierra Leone Police Headquarters in Freetown, AIG AL-Sheik Kamara told reporters in a briefing on Thursday July 26 that a total of 42 ambush points have been set up along

Consistent with its corporate social responsibilities, the nation’s best and leading mobile company Africell on Wednesday 25th July 2012 held their first lucky winner of the Le 20 million daily draw in the ongoing Africell

Theirs is a problem of emotion.  Nobody should stop a crying man from shedding tears.  Even the lunatics do grieve the departure of their loved ones, let alone sane individuals.  It is tradition in Africa

A community based organization that is fighting to empower women, and vulnerable women and young girls. known as Alternative Approaches for Women’s Empowerment (AAWE) ended a stakeholders meeting  in Dama Chiefdom; the meeting  attracted a

The Attitudinal and Behavioural Change (ABC) Secretariat on July 23rd, 2012 successfully completed educating its earmarked partners at the Conference Hall of the Ministry of Information and Communications, Youyi Building, Freetown.  (Cross section of the