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July 2012

Reports allege that recruits undergoing training at the Sierra Leone Police Training School (PTS) at Hastings in the outskirts of Freetown are not benefiting from medical facilities due to corruption. The reports add that recruits who

Addis Ababa, 12 July 2012 – Ahead of the 19th African Union Summit  to be held on 15 and 16 July 2012, the Executive Council of the African Union began meeting at its 21st Ordinary

Hasting Community which is headed by former MP Michael Foster held a meeting with Sierra Leone leader of delegation Unisa Deen Kargbo who was accompanied by Bernard Turay to the meeting at the University Hall. 

Sierra Leone U-19 boys beach volleyball team has bowed out of this year’s U-19 Beach Volleyball Championship after they lost three group matches to Germany, Spain and Thailand respectively in the FIVB World Swatch Championship

The first set of the Sierra Leone delegation which comprises of Chef de Mission Unisa Deen Kargbo, Bernard Turay, Ibrahim Turay the athlete and coach Abu White Kamara arrived in the UK at exactly 6:30

“Renewed Action to Halt and Reverse the Burden of HIV/AIDS, Tuberculosis  and Malaria by 2015” WE, the Heads of State and Government of the Action Committee of AIDS Watch Africa (AWA) held a Breakfast Meeting in

9-10 July, 2012, Romando Community, Sierra Leone - Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara paid a courtesy visit to the people of Romando Village, Kasiri, Rokupr and Kambia town in the Manbolo, Samu and Magbema Chiefdoms to

The Sierra Leone Bottling Company yesterday 12th July doled out prizes to lucky winners at their head office. Winner of the motor bike, Josephine Jabati (in photo), of Femi Turner Drive, Goderich, Freetown expressed her happiness

Hundreds of people turned out at the Koidu Town field decorated with the Airtel red and white colours to witness the open matches of the 2nd  Under-17 Airtel Rising Stars tournament for boys and girls

Many anti-corruption commissions have been “set up to fail, however they could succeed if they were given the right mandate and the right powers.  In many cases those elements were lacking,” said former Sierra Leone

African states have shown increasing readiness to engage the UN Human Rights Council in responding to human rights developments in Africa requiring the attention of the broader international community. Amnesty International urges African leaders meeting

The case between the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and Josiah Paris, Media Consultant for the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (SLRTA) and three officials of SLRTA, Albert Sombi, Internal Auditor; Mohamed F. Keller, Finance Director and

Festival Bana y’Afrique is event organized by Africa New Music – Afrique Nouvelle Musique, a non-profit organization dedicated to the promotion of African music and culture in Toronto, Canada.  (Photo:  Diblo Dibala and the Dancers) FRIDAY

Freetown, July 11, 2012: HRCSL wishes to inform the public and its partners that the Panel Hearing of the Public Inquiry into the alleged gross violation of Human Rights in Bumbuna, Tonkolili District, in relation

Tugboats working for London Mining rescued 11 people from rough seas after their boat sank off Freetown harbour at about 8pm on 22 June. The operation lasted nearly an hour following a distress call about the