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October 2012

Patrick Dangawalie, the newly re-elected President of the Sierra Leone Old Footballers Association (SLOFA) based in the United States of America has named his new executive for a term of two years. Speaking to Sierra Express

The Executive of the Sports Writers Association of Sierra Leone (SWASAL) wishes to inform the general membership and the public at large that it has on Thursday 4th October 2012, received the sum of US$5,820

“We need diversity of thought in the world to face the new challenges.” – Tim Berners-Lee (the British inventor of the World Wide Web) Out and about in Freetown I meet a wide variety of people

Following an invitation from the Government of Sierra Leone and the National Electoral Commission, the European Union has established a mission to observe the Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council Elections in Sierra Leone, scheduled for

Addressing colleague Ambassadors at the headquarters of the African, Caribbean and Pacific (ACP) countries in Brussels during the meeting of the Committee of Ambassadors on Thursday, October 4th, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the organisation has

Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs & International Cooperation Hon. Mrs. Ebun Jusu has said Energy, Infrastructure & Reforms are the key priority areas of the President Ernest Bai Koroma led government.  The Hon

Dr. Ahmed Ramadan Jalloh, a senior member of the 2012 Sierra Leone Hajj Coordinating Committee has confirmed the arrival in Freetown of two officers from the Saudi Foreign Office last night. Messrs Ahmed Bin Abdul Rahman

His Excellency Ambassador Bockari K. Stevens today received a donation of chemotherapy medication from Sagent Pharmaceuticals Inc, Chicago, Illinois, to the People of Sierra Leone. The presentation ceremony took place in Chicago Illinois at the Honorary

The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has so far proven that it is well off and it is up to the daunting task of weeding out or at least minimizing the menace that has almost chopped

The Alternative Investment Market (AIM), a part of the London Stock Exchange, has for the first time shortlisted a Sierra Leonean company - Sierra Rutile Ltd - in its prestigious annual awards which celebrate outstanding

The Acting Chief Administrator of the Freetown City Council (FCC), Mr. John Conteh, has disclosed to this press that council has commenced a revenue collection drive in order to retrieve funds owed to them in

The 25th of September saw the closure of Parliament, which was full of joy for some Members of Parliament, and the opposite for many others. Apparently, it was a joy and pain situation, taking into

Popular youthful football club, Y2k FC (in photo) on Tuesday 2nd October 2012 defeated Janet Lane 5-4 on post match penalties after settling for a 3-3 full time. Janet Lane opened the score in the 21st

Chairperson of National Electoral Commission (NEC) Madam Christiana Thorpe has revealed that the Commission will soon send the final amount of candidature fees for all ten political parties for the 17th November Multier elections as

Justice Teresa Doherty will convene a sentencing hearing in Freetown at 9:00 a.m. Friday for four ex-AFRC officials convicted on contempt charges relating to attempting to bribe and/or otherwise induce prosecution witnesses to recant testimony