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January 2012

The central fact of our lives today in Sierra Leone is the absolute conviction that we are a society of hypocrites who run through the hurricane and believe that we cannot get wet. It is

Thirteen crew members of a cargo ship involved in a collision in Turkey's Bosphorus strait, one of the world's busiest waterways, were evacuated today as the vessel was in danger of sinking, shipping agency GAC said. The

As part of its drive to boost the workforce in Sierra Leone, London Mining recently took part in a two-day National Job Fair held in the Atlantic Hall at the National Stadium in Freetown. The decidedly

Opening remarks by Kumba Ngongou, Head of Corporate Affairs, Standard Chartered Bank at the Teach English Radio presenters training at the British Council Hall, at 9:00 a.m. on Wednesday January 18th, 2012.  Presenters from the

Peter Kamara, an officer of the Mines Ministry, spent days in a police cell for conspiring with a Ghanaian Professor and others to defraud three foreign investors of a sum totaling US$800,000. Peter, who doubles as

In one of our recent editions we did a critique on the sinister attempts by certain individuals in the Sierra Leone Peoples Party hierarchy who are bent on causing problems by sidelining loyalists of presidential

The head statistician Statistics Sierra Leone office, Mohamed King Koroma has said that 2011 was a remarkable year concerning successes made by Statistics Sierra Leone.  “The  use of quality statistical data produced by Statistics Sierra

Inmates of King George home at Lower Personage Street, Kissy, have complained of inhuman and degrading treatment meted them by the Sierra Leone Society for the Aged, a Christian organisation soliciting funds for the running

Finding that special someone in today’s world has been revolutionized by the internet and thanks to the invention of online dating sites, we now have the ability to click our way to an exciting love

Report reaching the desk of the Spectator Newspaper has confirmed that the Anti Corruption Commission will soon mount rigid investigation into the Ministry of Agriculture Forestry and Food Security for deliberately wasting donor funds meant

Fellow countrymen, wonders never end oh! The Inspector General of Sierra Leone police almost yesterday made the Idiot laugh his gut out. IG Munu, people call him, has revealed the incompetence of doctors working at the

This is an issue that is becoming topical in all public gatherings as we approach the crucial 2012 elections. The self-styled ‘force for good’ has been receiving severe criticisms over the years from concerned members

In January 18 2002, a peace ceremony marking the official end of the civil war in Sierra Leone commenced in Lungi. Shortly after that, 72,000 fighters from various factions were disarmed and demobilized. Before the

According a reliable source from Milan yesterday stated to Sierra Express Media that AC Milan and Sierra Leonean Midfielder Rodney Strasser's loan to Lecce has been terminated and he is back in Milan.  The aggressive midfielder early in October

One fact that, as a post war nation we will not overstate, is that President Koroma’s government has always demonstrated its readiness to ensure the socio-economic and political development of the state. We have seen