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July 2012

Sierra Leone’s Boat Owners Union (SLBOU) chairman, Abdul Konike Kamara has confirmed to this press that on Thursday June 5th a boat called ‘Sierra Leone’ has capsize along side the Guinean territorial water which resulted

Ex-soldiers constituted as wounded in action (WIA) yesterday July 9th staged another protest strike action called operation pay your-self in the capital of Freetown. The ex-soldiers started the protest action by a strike-march to the Ministry

LUGANO, Switzerland – (July 10, 2012) – New Holland Agriculture announced it will be Associate Sponsor of the World Sustainable Agriculture Congress, which will be held in Singapore on the 11th and 12th of July

Two new champions have been crowned in the Under -17 Airtel Rising Stars (ARS) tournament Western Area version and new stars have also emerged justifying the purpose of having such a competition.  (Photo: Rashidatu Kamara

The Sierra Leone Beach Volleyball delegation was held in detention for five hours at the Cairo International Airport after their arrival in Egypt on Saturday, 7th July, 2012.  (Photo: Sierra Leone and Guinean male beach

Saudi Arabia has extended a SR45 million loan to Sierra Leone and Mozambique. The two African countries are facing significant economic challenges. The money will be used to build schools in the southeast African state

LAST DECEMBER, THE GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE THROUGH THE PETROLEUM DIRECTORATE, ISSUED A CALL FOR TENDER FOR ITS 3RD BID ROUND, AND INVITED APPLICATIONS FOR NINE (9) OPEN OFFSHORE EXPLORATION BLOCKS. THE TENDER WAS EXTENSIVELY

A heavy downpour of rain left at least seven dead on Thursday July 4, in west of the capital Freetown, and the evacuation of sixteen families in the east of Freetown on Friday July 5,

A request is pending for the sum of US$7,872,373.43 by the contractor, Angelique International Limited.  Upon a reply sent in by the Bank of Sierra Leone on November 18, 2011 that cash flow was not

Whilst it is blessing to have rain down pouring in tropical environments like ours, Sierra Leone’s artificial endowment has been a cause for disaster. The capital of Freetown is hilly with catchments area settlers.  The roads

The Hugo Chavez International Foundation for Peace Friendship and Solidarity (HCIF-PFS) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Bayorlin Agricultural Development Association (BADA) on the 5th of July this year at the Thompsonia

Due to the alarming rate of theft in the east part of Freetown, police at the Eastern Police and Ross Road Divisions have raided various areas in the outskirts of the east past Monday July

The award winning Mobile communication company, Africell Lintel on Friday, July 7th this year doled out the sum of Fifty Million Leone to 29 lucky subscribers who partook in the recently concluded predict and win

WASH–Net water, sanitation and hygiene network in partnership with Water Aid and Oxfam over the weekend ended a two day workshop at the Grassroots Gender Empowerment Movement’s (GGEM) Conference Hall, 58 Jones Street, Freetown on