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May 2012

Activist and philanthropist Nasser Ayoub is appealing to President Ernest Bai Koroma to look into a new immigration law which states that naturalized citizens who want to acquire a Sierra Leonean passport must be able

Freetown, May 15 2012 - The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) yesterday congratulated the Sierra Leone Parliament for passing one of the most progressive legal aid laws on the continent. The bill,

At a meeting on April 14 in Sydney, Australia, Kanga Schools announced the distribution of further resources to benefit schools in Sierra Leone.  Internet subscriptions and modems were made available in March to six schools

The new Executive Representative of the United Nations Secretary General to Sierra Leone, Mr. Jens Anders Toyberg-Frandzen, last week paid a courtesy call on the Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the UN, Ambassador Shekou

The Sierra Leone Premier League has been suspended indefinitely because of a lack of sponsorship. The news comes as the country's national team makes gains in the Fifa rankings, moving above the likes of Nigeria, Cameroon,

Isha Johansen says Sierra Leone football is in "a terrible state" and is determined to be the next president of the country's football association to make the necessary changes. The 47-year old has already founded her

Celebrations of the famous 'Bob Marley night' were marred with a rude awakening as members of a robbery gang broke the peace of residents of the Brookfields community at midnight, Friday May 11. The incident was

It is public knowledge that the donor community has expressed concern over the alleged financial mismanagement that is going on the country’s anti graft agency, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).  The attention of DFID, a

We are heartened to ask such a question as to why local tax is not paid anymore because we realize that the masses are no longer coerced or required to pay the traditional local council

Before the first round of the Sierra Leone Premier League competition climaxes, the Premier League Board (PLB) Chairman, Victor Lewis (in photo) announced the 11th, of May as the date on which the second leg

Success is how one measures it, our elders say. Though many doubting Thomases in the opposing house will say the President is cynical in articulating state issues in the order of direction expected of him,

Over the years, great admirers and initiators of goodwill, have demonstrated great ability and strength to build what is today the new Goderich highways and communities across the Sixty Mile Road around the peninsular. All of

Innocent Clan FC beat Tipper Union FC by 2-1 on Friday 11th May to lift the John Monrovia beach gala trophy at Levuma beach, Juba. Saidu Koroma went on target in the 12th minute of play

This statement was made by Akim Bangura, the people Honorable on Friday May 11 in Constituency 101 on his official declaration to the Executive Members of Kissy Bypass road. Speaking during the declaration ceremony, chairman Abubakarr

Although 12 separate development project documents were presented to the past SLPP government for the rehabilitation and reconstruction of the Bunumbu Teachers College (BTC) which were all ignored, President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma has reassured