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August 2012

In her campaign to reduce maternal mortality in Sierra Leone and promote institutional delivery, First Lady Sia Nyama Koroma on Saturday, 4TH August 2012 handed over medical equipment and accessories, baby packs and solar lights

In response to media meddlings aimed to defame the Minister of Youth and Sports, Mr. Paul Kamara, as a disrespecter  of women, the fearless and human rights campaigner on Friday July 3rd 2012 pointed out

The inception of the United Nations commenced on January 1942, when 26 nations at war with the Axis powers met in Washington to sign the Declaration of the United Nations. But it was not until

(Bonn, 7 August 2012) - African journalists now have two more weeks to create and submit a compelling radio story on the Kyoto Protocol's clean development mechanism (CDM). Following the success of last year’s inaugural contest,

Freetown, August 8 (SLENA) – Sierra Leone has joined other countries in the world to commemorate World Breastfeeding Week on the theme: “Understanding the Past – Planning the Future”, with series of community sensitization meetings

Freetown, August  8 (SLENA): The Parliamentary Committee on Appointment and Public Service has interviewed four presidential nominees for appointment into the public service.  (Photo: The Leader of Parliament, Hon. SBB Dumbuya and deputy leader) These nominees

Freetown, August 8 (SLENA): As part of its readiness the forthcoming November 2012 elections, the European Union delegation headed by Jean-Pierre Reymondet-Commoy has met with the leadership of parliament to explore the possibility of sending

The price of basic commodities has rocketed beyond the pockets of late as if it is a tradition that hardship should be commonplace when the month of fasting comes. There is a scale drain of commercial

Students of Fourah Bay College constituent college under the University of Sierra Leone, yesterday marched to State Avenue and the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) over what they called excesses of police brutality. The protest march was

Director of the Criminal Investigation Department (CID) Chief Superintendent Karrow Kamara has extended an official invitation for the Minister of Defence, retired Major Palo Conteh, to make an official statement over the tussle which erupted

A recent trip by the All People Congress (APC) party stalwart, Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara to the United Kingdom has sparked jitters in the members of the main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP). According to

Newest aspirant to join the race for the presidential flagbearer of the National Democratic Alliance Party (NDA), Alhaji Wurrie Musidal Jalloh intimated to Sierra Leoneans in his declaration speech that the All People’s Congress Party

Magistrate Komba Kamanda of Court No 2 on Monday 6th August 2012 deferred the judgment hearing of the case involving the Sierra Leone People's Party Councilor at Constituency 104 Mohamed Kanu Mansaray (in photo) and

Latest reports reaching this press stat that ex-combatants who some time last week beat up the Minister of Defence, Retired Major Alfred Paolo Conteh, have begun marauding passengers’ vehicles in the East part of Freetown. According

Ola Sesay and Ibrahim Turay, the two Sierra Leonean Olympians in the 2012 London Olympic Games, will compete today Tuesday August 7th 2012. (Photo: l-r Ola Sesay (Long Jump), and Ibrahim Sesay (200m) 2012 London