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August 2012

The Sierra Leone delegation of this year's London 2012 Olympic Games said goodbye to the games on Sunday August 12th during the closing ceremony when they were part of the 204 countries that participated in

Freetown: A cross-section of the Muslim community comprising seventeen mosques in the Western Area of Freetown has expressed concern over who will adequately replace His Excellency Dr Ernest Bai Koroma in 2017. They made this

Freetown - The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law – Sierra Leone (CARL-SL) today urged the Sierra Leone Judiciary to respect the rights of the seven ex-servicemen currently facing trial and ensure that each

As I write this article, young people around the world would be commemorating the International Youth Day, with the theme "Building a better world: Partnering with youth". In a somber message, Ban Ki-Moon warns against

Franklin D. Roosevelt once said that “democracy cannot succeed unless those who express their choice are prepared to choose wisely. The real safeguard of democracy, therefore, is education”. With the forthcoming general elections drawing closer,

As part of its advocacy against land grabbing in the country, Culture Radio FM 104.5 has held a roundtable forum at the Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) conference hall, with theme, ‘The effects of investment

The people of Kalangba, in Gbendembu Ngowahun Chiefdom, Bombali District have pledged their unflinching support to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in the fight against corruption in Sierra Leone.  (Cross section of the community at the

Sierra Leone's Vice President is scheduled to arrive in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, 14th August, 2012 to attend a two-day Extraordinary Islamic Solidarity Conference to be held in the holy land of

With barely ten weeks to go for the next general elections, which to me would be a kind of referendum for this government, we should keep telling it to the rooftops, that President Koroma has

Hindolo Sumanguru Trye (Guru to his buddies) died on Thursday July 26, 2012. Although dead, Guru bequeaths an immortal proposition to Sierra Leone.  (Photo: The day Guru was appointed Secretary of State of Information in

Chief Security Officer of Westminster Aviation Security Service (WASS) at Lungi International Airport, Christopher Kindama Kargbo, has issued a letter of complainant against Paramount Chief Bai Shebora Sheba Gbereh III, of Kaffu Bullon Chiefdom, Port

Today, the government of President Ernest Bai Koroma seems to be setting precedence on corruption in the history of the country.  The dishonorable former Freetown City Mayor Herbert George Williams has been found guilty of

The eagerly awaited case featuring the Mayor of Freetown, Herbert George Williams (in photo), Chief Administrator Bowenson Philips, and five others, was held on Friday August 10,th all were found guilty on corruption related charges

National Youth Commissioner, Anthony Koroma, has declared nationwide 50 days non-violence campaign activities for youths across the country to commence October 1st this year. The program will feature a host of dignitaries and grass roots people

The Catholic Organization for Relief and Development Aid (CORDAID) issued a nomination request for organizations showing outstanding commitment and leadership in implementing support initiatives for children living and affected with HIV. CORDAID is an international development