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November 2012

The Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), I should mention, gives out their grants under two programs: The Threshold Grant (worth tens of millions) and the Compact Award (worth hundreds of millions of dollars). In order to

Over the weekend, Support Officer of the Kenema Police Division, Gloria Macauley (in photo), at her Hangha Road office, told a cross section of journalists that the police of Kenema division are in proper readiness

(New York, November 12, 2012) – Limited competition in elections for the United Nations Human Rights Council undermines membership standards set for the body by the UN General Assembly, Human Rights Watch, FORUM-ASIA, and the

Over one hundred and fifty youths concluded a one day national dialogue conference at the Atlantic Hall National Stadium, on organizing youths to engage in the democratization process in Sierra Leone pioneered by the center

Freetown, 13 November 2012 - A group of 50 European Union short term observers, coming from 25 EU member states and Norway, is being deployed throughout the country today to observe the 17 November Presidential,

We barely have less than a week to reelecting President Koroma. This is after years of preparation and after years of hard work by a performing governing with a leader crowned ‘world’s best by the

In a recent article written by an SLPP propagandist, Dr. Patrick Kagbeni (PK) Muana, he chose to pick on the very recent and decent scores attained by our country in this Year’s Millennium Challenge Corporation

Long Island, New York.  Two weeks after Superstorm Sandy left over a reported 1 million out of 1.1 million Long Island Power Authority (LIPA) utility customers in Nassau and Suffolk Counties and the Rockaway Peninsula

Since President Ernest Bai Koroma came to power in 2007, one of his landmark achievements has been his remarkable respect for fundamental human rights. As Sierra Leone goes into crucial elections this week, President Koroma,

Investigations conducted by this newspaper have revealed that on Monday, November 5 this year, a group of young men are reported to have stormed the Freetown Central Lorry Park at Clay Factory in the east

On Thursday November 8, at around 7:30 p.m. in Constituency 104, Ward 369 at the Fourah Bay Community a bitter row resulted into fighting between the All People Congress (APC) party people and Sierra Leone

Latest reports reaching this press indicate that the District Agriculture Officer II Western Rural, Mrs. Phebian Fofanah, is alleged to have held onto two official XL Motor Bikes that were supplied to extension field workers

Marking the last day of political rallying for the All People’s Congress (APC) party, on Sunday 11th November, people of the central district of Freetown said their colorful demonstration was the insignia of continuity for

Tunde Wilson on Friday November 9 this year appeared before magistrate Komba Kamanda at the Freetown Magistrate Court No 2 on one count charge of murder. Tunde who is currently residing at the Grafton community in

On Saturday 10th November 2012, Y2K FC defeated Byne Street FC on post penalities 5-4 after a fascinating 90 minutes of play which ended in a 1-1 draw, to lift the Brima Keita golden trophy