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June 2012

The Tony Blair Faith Foundation’s groundbreaking interfaith programme to tackle malaria in Sierra Leone has reached 100,000 homes and over 600 thousand individuals. Sierra Leone has only 102 medics but a huge network of churches

Successive Governments in Africa are known for the use of slogans to propagate the strategic implementation of their political manifestos. In most cases these slogans become popular with the ordinary man in the street only

The Global integrity Report (GIR) is an annual assessment of public policies and practices that are implemented in countries around the world to prevent and punish corruption. It is an instrument that is useful to

Prince Waleans congratulate Her Majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, on her Diamond Jubilee Anniversary, June 2 - 5, 2012. Courtesy: 2012 Muslim Service Program  - Old Prince Waleans Association -Washington Metropolitan Chapter. Photographs include - Her Majesty Queen

In what management claim as a first for Sierra Leone, Afrigas (SL) Limited, who intend to become the nation’s leading bottler and seller of Liquid Petroleum Gas (LPG), made history on May 14th this year,

At a handing over ceremony held earlier this month at Our Lady of Guadalupe Secondary School in Lunsar, Port Loko, London Mining announced donations of 100 mattresses and 30 beds to schools and health centres

Former Presidential flag bearer-aspirant of the opposition, Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara (in photo) has disclosed to a crowd of Mount Aureol Women’s Development Organization (MAWDO) that he has decided to

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Mr. Hindolo Sumanguru Trye (in photo), his Deputy, Mr. Emmanuel Ngaima, and the Chief Labour Commissioner  restored hopes to the protesting Africell workers last week. The workers took to an

People whose images are bad in society find solace in so many things even if they don’t get things right. Even when people’s credibility and integrity are safe they attempt to dampen them with subtle

Sierra Leone’s Anti Violence Movement on Friday June 1st   ended a one day training workshop for non violence and tolerance for 20 secondary schools in Freetown at the British council auditorium. In his opening statement, the

As the National Delegates’ Conference of the People’s Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) is just a skip to catch, some senior members of the party have vowed to disqualify Charles Francis Margai (in photo) should

The Sierra Leone Football Association has confirmed Lars Olof Mattsson as full-time coach in charge of the national side Leone Stars. The Swede is now tasked to qualify Leone Stars for both the 2013 Africa Cup

Sierra Leone was marred in an eleven year brutal civil war and economic hardship during the past decades. This lead to serious human deprivation and basic necessities of lives; human survival was a total retrogression

On May 30, 2012 former rebel leader, war lord, and President of Liberia Charles Taylor Charles Taylor (in photo) was sentenced to 50 years in prison. This followed his conviction on April 26, 2012 by the

Abdul Bangura of 31 Regent Road, Lumley, was arraigned before Magistrate Binneh Kamara of Court No 4 on three count charges ranging from Indecent Assault contrary to Section 9 of the Prevention of Cruelty to