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April 2012

Cluff Gold plc said Algy Cluff will step down as non-executive chairman at the West-African focused gold miner's next annual general meeting in May and that John McGloin, previously head of mining at Collins Stewart,

In less than twenty-four hours after she returned from the funeral service of her mother in Freetown, the vice president of the All People’s Congress Social and Cultural group (APC/SC), Pastor Mrs. Florence Bangura (in

South African Charlie Vundla scooped Best Director and his debut, film noir thriller How 2 Steal 2 Million, was named Best Film at the eight Africa Movie Academy Awards (AMAA), held 22 April 2012, at

Freetown, 23rd April 2012: The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) views with great concern the recent events in Bumbuna Town, Kalasongoia Chiefdom, Tonkolili District, following a protest action by aggrieved workers of the

Freetown: The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), in collaboration with the United Nations cultural organisation (UNESCO) will be organising week long events in observance of World Press Freedom Day (WPFD) on 3rd May, 2012. SLAJ

The issuance of the Government White-Paper on the HANCI/MAPS Adoption as created unrest in the operational areas of Help A Needy Child in Sierra Leone; this action taken by government has impel two big peaceful

Washington, DC, Saturday 22nd April, 2012: In her interaction with members of the African American Women's Association (AAWA) at the Embassy of Sierra Leone in Washington, DC. yesterday afternoon, the wife of the Ambassador, Mrs.

It is that time of the year to share my experiences with fellow Sierra Leoneans who are interested in the everyday real life and goings of the people who live and work in Sierra Leone. 

A thirteen man high powered delegation from five Ministries, Human Resource Management Office, Public Service Commission, and the Public sector Reform Unit, has arrived in the United State of America to attend this year’s International

During the civil war in Sierra Leone from 1991 to 2002, the population became sensitized to regular helicopter activity over Freetown and elsewhere, by the visiting forces. The author has written Airborne Soldiers to develop

The significance of World Malaria Day on 25th April is likely to be different if you live in London or Freetown. For those who live in Sierra Leone, it will be a reminder again that

One of the indicted persons in the controversial Aljazeera – timber documentary saga, Momoh Kemoh Konteh is due in court on Tuesday April 24th. The anti graft agency lodged him with seven counts of indictment

Land feud has erupted in the east outskirts of Jui in the Western Rural area of Freetown between police officers and church authorities. The land in question according to sources was the one pegged for retired

The Kissy Police Division in the east of Freetown, headed by Chief Superintendent of police, Fayia Sellu has undertaken massive raids of ghettos within the Kissy community over the weekend. The raids which were strictly handled

Youth sellers at Belgium, King Jimmy, west central of the capital Freetown went wild on Thursday April 19 last week in a reactionary protest after they discovered that the substantial money President Koroma gave them