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August 2012

A recent article that was reportedly published in the August 6th edition of Awareness Times newspaper headlined “APC & Blackmail by Rebel Students in Lawlessness” (thisissierraleone.com) has drawn a lot of attention and views in

Addis Ababa, 21 August 2012: The Chairperson of the Commission of the African Union (AU), Jean Ping, has received with great shock and sadness the untimely passing away of Ato Meles Zenawi, the Prime Minister

The presenters at Star Radio are, in my view, doing well. Their breakfast program of 21st August was very informative. That Chairlady of Dan Street Market, east of Freetown was more than a Shakespearean, when

NAIROBI, Kenya, August 21, 2012/ -- The Airtel Africa Championships (http://www.airtel.com) officially kicked off today in Nairobi, Kenya. The tournament which brings together Africa’s best talent in the boys and girls under 17 categories will

LOS ANGELES, Calif., Aug. 20, 2012 — The Sierra Leone All-Stars are set to defend their title at the 2012 Los Angeles African Soccer Tournament taking place Sept. 1 at the John Ferraro Soccer Fields

Queens, New York - Jose Costa and Johnathon Murillo of The Los Woodsider’s, took a break during their game on Sunday for a Score a goal for an AIDS-free generation send-off ceremony. As part of

Freetown, August 21 (SLENA) – Health and Sanitation Minister, Zainab Hawa Bangura has advocated for more support for the immediate eradication of the growing increase in the cholera outbreak in the country. Addressing health development partners

Coming November 2012 – Reward.  This gospel drama directed and written by Evangelist Isaac Ivbaze includes in its cast Jason Paden, Ebenezer Kokie, Sylvie Tshimanja, Isaac Ivbaze. The plot is Pastor William a charismatic prosperity preacher

The Water, Sanitation and Hygiene Network of Sierra Leone together with partners have noticed with dismay the Cholera Outbreak which has claimed precious lives. With the official pronouncement of the outbreak by the Government of

Bo, 21 August (SLENA): At least a total of thirty-four accused persons who pleaded guilty to the offence of multiple registrations during the last voter registration exercise for the November general elections have received jail

“The limitation of riots, moral questions aside, is that they cannot win and their respective participants know it. Hence, rioting is not revolutionary but reactionary because it invites defeat. It involves an emotional catharsis, but

One of Sierra Leone’s leading academics, Dr Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, Senior Lecturer in Media and Politics at Northumbria university in the UK, was among a panel of 7 journalism studies experts who took part in

Pastor Emmanuel Tommy Kowa of Household of Faith Christian Fellowship Church, Talia Yobeco Village, Bonthe District, South Province, Sierra Leone on 12th November, 2011 at around 2:00 a.m. was at his church praying when the

Wearing his creative cap as an award winning Lyricist, Alim Kamara has finally blessed us with his long anticipated hip-hop album; ‘Reciting Rainbows’.  The Rapper, Mentor and Motivator who has inspired thousands of young people through

This is a wakeup call for every Sierra Leonean at home and abroad to start looking at each other as a family member filled with the most priceless treasures on earth to make a positive