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August 2012

New Delhi, India - The World Energy Council (WEC) announces that it will organize the World Energy Leaders’ Summit (WELS) in February 2013. This is the first time the WEC will hold its World Energy

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It is but a few steps to the November elections and the National Democratic Alliance party (NDA) is yet to select a presidential nominee to steer its mantle of leadership, even though many names have

The intending mayor for Freetown City Council (FCC), Dennis Ojo Williams, alias ‘Mingles,’ (in photo) informed journalists at his Adelaide Street residence yesterday that immediately upon winning the mayoral office he has a projection of

2011-12 Premier League Champion, Diamond Stars of Kono City will be decorated by the Premier League Board at the Sierra Leone Bank Complex at Kingtom at 8:00pm.   (Happy Diamond Stars supporters ready to celebrate

At a ceremony held at the Ministry of Mines & Mineral Resources, Sierra Minerals Holding Limited (SMHL) recently signed their updated Mining Lease Agreement (MLA) with the Government of Sierra Leone. The updated MLA brings

We have been trying, but it is an impossible situation to comprehend why certain nationally honoured and recognized institutions keep failing themselves in failing the masses. The masses may be harmless, but never powerless! Today’s edition features

On August 1st, the IMC released a list of recommendations for the media following a one day forum on “the role of the media in the 2012 Elections”.  Speaking at the communiqué launch at the

The question of political trust from our statesman is one that has often being questioned each time we are facing a national election. Many hold the school of thought that the cloaks of subterfuge by

Acting Head of Government at the European Union Office in Sierra Leone, Mathis Hamburger has revealed that an additional sum of €10 million has been provided to the Human Resource Management Office (HRMO) to accelerate

Chief of Staff at State House, Dr. Kaifala Marah (in photo), has called on senior civil servants in Sierra Leone to show patriotism and responsibility while executing their duties. Dr. Kaifala Marah made this remark while officially

Ex-military officers of the Wounded in Action (WIA) batch three have commended the Vice President Alhaji Samuel Sam Sumana (in photo) for his bold stance in trying to resolve their money protest with the Ministry

National Electoral Commission (NEC) officer Mr. Sylvester Tucker testified before Magistrate Komba Kamanda of Court No 2 August 2, 2012 over the fraudulent conversion by two NEC officials who had overdrawn approximatelyLe163, to which they

The newly appointed Commander Joint Forces (CJF) Brig. Gen. John Milton, held a two day command group conference on Thursday and Friday 2-3rd August, 2012 at the Mayaung Officers’ Mess, Wilberforce.  Brig. Gen. John Milton

The recent pronouncement by the Chairperson of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Dr. Christiana Thorpe, for candidates in the race for Parliament to pay the sum of Le25,000,000 (twenty five million Leones), most sons of