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July 2012

Madam Rugiatu Neneh Turay, Deputy Chairperson of the Port Loko District Council has officially declared intention to contest for the Chairmanship position and that she would soon declare to councilors and the electorates of the

Addis Ababa, 3rd July 2012 – The 19th Assembly of Heads of State and Government of the African Union (AU) is scheduled to take place from 09 to 16 July 2012 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

On Monday 2nd July, 2012 the Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission, Mr. Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara visited the city of Bo with a delegation consisting of staff of the Commission mostly based in Freetown. It was

The AU Heads of State and Government will consider the recommendations of the Executive Council on the report of the Commission on the implementation of previous Decisions of the Executive Council and the Assembly; the

Infrastructure and road construction are two of the centrepieces of the socio-economic and political development programs of  President Ernest Bai Koroma.  When the government was voted into power in 2007,  President Koroma immediately launched the

With over 55,000 hectares of land in its mining concessions, and given the area's prime location, ample rainfall and fertile soil, Sierra Rutile believes that there is a compelling business case for an agricultural business

There is an ongoing argument and a suspected conflict in reporting the unfolding at High Court where the matter between Momoh Kemoh Konte Vs the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) on behalf of the state was

From experiences gathered over the years, there have been many stereotypes of manipulators when it is time for the elective congress showdown. It takes many forms. One of its forms involves the use of sports

Sierra Express Media is moved by a decision of the government to set up a Coroner’s Inquiry following the unforeseen circumstances which led two youths at Wellington to register their lives as martyrs. This initiative

National Youth Secretary General of the ruling All People’s Congress (APC), Bai Mahmoud Bangura, has told a battery of journalists and cross sections of civil society activists in the signing of a hate speech communique

The Sierra Leone Broadcasting Cooperation (SLBC) has assured all political parties of equal airtime ahead of the November 17 polls. Speaking at a two-day workshop organized by the SLBC at Hotel Barmoi in Freetown on June

Magistrate Komba Kamanda has denied bail to 27 accused persons yesterday at Court No 2 on grounds of appeal made by the prosecution officer that the accused persons would interfere with the outcome of a

Over forty journalists from the print and electronic media were schooled on the concept of social protection in the capital of Freetown. The special training workshop took place July 3rd at the Grassroots Empowerment Movement

Would you imagine a world without witches and wizards? What silver braces are won for being the ones saving people of the wraths of those wicked powers? If one should imagine a world with witches

On Saturday 30 June, the CBF Youth Development League celebrated its end of season finals in Freetown, showcasing the most exciting young footballers in Sierra Leone.  On a day that shifted between torrential downpours and bright