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July 2012

The two Sierra Leonean athletes that will be representing the country in this year's Olympic Games in London have ended a week long training in Hastings ahead of the games on Tuesday July 17th before

New “Minute Maid” of the Sierra Leone Bottling Company was proudly branded the new darling of beverages in a fanfare over the weekend at the Hotel Barmoi resort, Aberdeen, Freetown. The Sierra Leone Bottling Company (SLBC),

Sierra Leoneans to Partake in the Olympic Games Ibrahim Turay and Ola Sesay is are to represent Sierra Leone in this year’s Olympics Games in London. The games will commence on 27th July and end on

Magistrate Komba Kamanda of Court No 2  found Mohamed Bangura of No 158 off Bai Bureh Road Quarry, Kissy, guilty on a count of assault, occasioning actual bodily harm to the complainant Fatmata Kamara He ruled

The two Sierra Leonean athletes Ola Sesay and Ibrahim Turay were invited by the Hastings Community in UK to join students of William Parker Sports College after the morning training session on Monday to the

Long in the days when some narrow-minded and short-sighted Eurocentric writers described Africa as a dark continent and the Africans as backward, in plain terms, the people were seen as persons without an iota of

Jean Ping and Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma both failed to get an outright majority in January The African Union has chosen South African Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma as its leader, making her the first woman to hold the post. Ms Dlamini-Zuma

Eight Community teams will have to battle out in the quarter finals knock-out matches for the Hon. Dauda Tombo Bangura Trophy at the Malama Amateur Football Association field, Lumley. In the opening quarter final match on

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication, Sheka Tarawalie, said the leaders of opposition parties have demonstrated a strong sense of Sierra Leonean brotherly tradition by personally condoling with President Ernest Bai Koroma on the

Newly established Citizens Democratic Party (CDP) has called on Sierra Leoneans to vote in the November 17 polls on nationalism and eschew partisan ideologies. Chairman and Leader of the party, Hindowa John, made this statement while

The Sierra Leone Premier League Latest Standings . Position Played GD Pts 1. Diamond Stars 25 +15 47 2. FC Kallon 25 +12 46 3. EE Lions 24 +11 39 4. Kamboi Eagles 26 +6 37 5. FC Johansen 24 +4 37 6. Old Edwardians 25 -5 36 7. Mighty Blackpool 25 +3 35 8. Central Parade 25 -1 32 9. Ports Authority 25 -5 32 10. Bo Rangers 24 -5 30 11. Gem Stars 25 -2 28 12. FC FC 24 -7 25 13. Wusum Stars 25 -9 22 14. Kissy All

The Mayor of Hastings in the United Kingdom, Alan Roberts, has said it is an honour for the people Hastings to host the Sierra Leone delegation to the Olympic Games He made this statement during a

The leader of the Citizens Democratic Party (CDP) Joshua Carew has lambasted the United Nations Peace building office in Sierra Leone for marginalizing minor political parties in the areas of capacity building and logistical support

The National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) Secretariat has on Monday 16th July, 2012 concluded one day training of civil society monitors on the implementation of the Revised National Strategy 2011- 2013.  (Photo: Cross section of monitors

WWF, the global conservation organisation, calls for inclusion of bold environmental commitments in the outcomes of China-Africa discussions this week in Beijing at the Ministerial Conference of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC). “This Forum is