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June 2012

FREETOWN, 20 JUNE (SLENA) - Parliament has approved three presidential nominees to head various public institutions in the country. These are Mrs. Evert Elizabeth Saving, Ambassador to Geneva, Switzerland and Permanent Representative to the UN. Mrs.

Freetown, 20 June (SLENA): The Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Information and Communications, Mr. Sheku A. Tamu, has acknowledged that environmental impact assessment study is key to the success of any development project in

Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom has called on Britain to continue to render more assistance to the people of Sierra Leone. His Excellency Edward Mohamed Turay made these remark during the launch of

Following the unfolding of politics in the country, Sierra Express Media makes sense of Sierra Leone’s politics by the aura of its language. Words such as 'stronghold' and 'regionalism' have formed a tune of semantics. Also

The United Democratic Movement (UDM) has reacted to statement made by the Leader of People Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) Charles Francis Margai (in photo) calling on all political parties to resist the statement of

Head of the athletics union in Sierra Leone, Mr. Abdul Karim Sesay (in photo) has told Sierra Express sports that the country’s athletes have improved their qualities to better standards. Speaking two days after athletes from

Who trusts the credibility of the police when they are being recruited and given instruments of the force?  Our police force is said to be totally corrupt but with second thoughts, I’ll opt for a

At a recent demonstration held by Afrigas at the company’s LPG complex at Kissy, members of the public were enthralled as Portuguese Plant Manager, Martinho Galvao, helped prepare a meal of cassava leaves & rice

It is with great caution I chose to put my opinionated thought as to the prime importance of my beloved land.  Mr. President it is no longer a poll of doubt that the excess of

Leone Stars and AC Milan midfield maestro, Rodney Strasser (in photo) will be donating assorted items to street kids, underprivileged and school going children in the Southern city of Bo on Saturday June 23rd. Speaking to

Recipient of the 2012 National Emerging Leader Award of Excellence by the Association of Government Accountants June 19, 2012 - The Emerging Leader Award of Excellence is an honor given by the Association of Government Accountants

Freetown: His Excellency Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has said that he is proud of his human rights record. He made this declaration on the occasion of the presentation of the 2011 Human Rights Report by

The Director of IMAT COLLEGE, Amadu Justice Bah is today going to receive a high profile delegation from the University of London International Programme to Sierra Leone for a four day visit. Throughout her four day

Sierra Leone is still trying to overcome the challenges left behind by a decade long civil war. Since an end to our civil war in 2002, governments - present or past have done their little

A free press can, of course, be good or bad, but, most certainly without freedom, the press will never be anything but bad - Albert Camus (1913-1960) French novelist, essayist and dramatist.  (Photo: Ian Hughes,