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March 2012

Restless Development staff and volunteers will be mobilising young people across Sierra Leone to participate in International Women’s Day on March 8th.  Restless Development, the youth-led development agency, is organising a range of activities to

Blair Elumelu Fellowship Programme Launch Coming:  The Blair Elumelu Fellowship Programme is to be launched in Freetown, Sierra Leone on March 6, 2012. The Foundation aims to strengthen the private sector’s role in the economic

Tunde Scott (in photo) told Sierra Express Media Sport UK that if the authorities in Sierra Leone believe in him they can rewrite history in qualifying Leone Stars for the 2013 African Cup of Nations

“The saying that what the Almighty God has blessed will continue to prosper in spite of impediments from detractors and evil forces,” came to reality when throngs of invitees assembled in the hall of the

In a bid to promote the work of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC), particularly to educate the public on the dangers of corruption in society, the ACC has on Monday 5th March 2012 engaged officers

The Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) flag bearer, Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio (in photo) was shocked to see a low turnout at Zimi in Pujehun, southern Sierra Leone, and birth place of SLPP Hon.

In this revealing interview, Abu Bakarr Sulaiman Tarawally underscores the brace effort of rebranding wicked powers, the Sierra Leone Indigenous Traditional Healers Union is undertaking to wield a killer image off that once ravaged the

The Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s affairs have concluded a street children project worth millions of dollars in Bo, Kenema, Freetown, and Makeni. Speaking to this Reporter in an interview, the Permanent Secretary, Alhaji

Kissy police are investigating a manslaughter case involving Unisa Sesay and his wife Hawanatu Wanduenga, of No 28 Looking Town, Kissy East of the capital Freetown. The husband is alleged to have battered his wife Hawanatu

The peace march organized by the Gullah Kingship Association on February 28th, with the motive to have political parties leaders commit themselves to non violence before, during, and after 2012 presidential, parliamentary and local council

Abu Bakarr Sulaiman Tarawally is a name very familiar with readers of Sierra Express Media (SEM).  If you are regular reader also of the local tabloid newspapers in Sierra Leone, you would recall his by-line

For almost a period of two years, from  July of 2010, Ibrahim Samura (in photo) took the hot seat position of Editor of Sierra Express Media (SEM) newspaper.  Following Samura’s frequent news contributions he impressed

The Police Operations Team of Kissy B Division made arrests of fifteen persons on Saturday, February 25, on various offences ranging from unlawful possession of cannabis Sativa and frequenting in places where it is sold

Lord oh! This cannot be trusted. Lord have mercy – Mr. President, you have to risk your life that night at the National Stadium, just to honour the artists’ union – what a president.  I

N’Djamena, Chad 03 March 2012- The main celebration of Africa Environment Day was marked in N’Djamena, Chad on 03 March 2012. This was the 10th year of celebration since 2002 when the day was adopted