With President Ernest Bai Koroma slated to arrive in the People’s Republic of China in the coming hours, on an official invitation, strong indications are that it is going to be a very busy week
One of my earliest memories as a child was looking forward to Fridays. No, it was not about Friday prayers but about the number of times I was invited to partake in “fankadama charities (sara).
On Tuesday 18th June, 2013, the Noble Sarjoski Conclave and Leone Asset Management donated Le10 million worth of assorted food items including rice, cooking oil, unions, tomato, salt, and cash to the Milton Margai School for
Electricity access and consumption in Sierra Leone are among the lowest in Africa. As a driver of economic growth, improving access to electricity is prominent in Sierra Leone’s Poverty Reduction Strategy. Sierra Leone’s limited and
This reporter has gathered that poor management of the Safety and Enforcement Department at the Sierra Leone Road Authority (SLRTA) has led to the high-level of indiscipline, low morale, lack of monitoring of deployment areas
Sierra Leone’s foremost arts and entertainment media, SaloneJamboree, has been given the right to host the annual Face of Peace Africa Beauty Pageant (FOPA) in Sierra Leone. (Photo: FOPA 2012: Benson, who hails from Anambra
Joseph Shabala and his South African multiple Grammy Award winning choral group, Ladysmith Black Mambazo that first gained worldwide prominence from their collaboration with Paul Simon on his 1986 Graceland album, will perform a free
The 25-minute documentary follows Fatimata Oumar, Tartit's lead singer, as she and her internationally-acclaimed Tuareg band rehearse their songs in a refugee camp and reflect on why they had to flee Mali. Along with 100,000 other Tuareg refugees,
SOME DREAMS COME TRUE: Jenneh couldn’t believe her dream has come true; she now has someone she can call mother. Jenneh Maringa was the lead cast in a skit titled ‘The Wicked Step Mother’ performed by
His Worship Sam Franklyn Bababode Gibson the Mayor of Freetown has led a three man delegation to the United States of America on a four day official tour, to not only visit the city of
In its drive to spread anti-corruption messages to rural communities, the Northern Regional office of the Anti-Corruption Commission has on Tuesday 11th and Thursday 13th June 2013 raised awareness on the contents of the Service
On 10th May 2013, eight children's books written by authors of Sierra Leone, and illustrated by home grown artists were launched by PEN SL as part of a collection known as Reading Sierra Leone Books.
Lunsar- (20 June 2013) – London Mining management team statement: Following a protest today at London Mining’s Marampa site, management announce that operations fully resumed from 16:00 hours. Management would like to thank all Government officials,
Introduction The latest high profile corruption scandal which dominated the media for weeks is now playing out at the Freetown High Court. A total of 29 officials, the vast majority from the Ministry of Health have
In April 2011, I was in the United States on a brief visit. During the visit, I spent one week in the Washington Metropolitan Area – shuttling between Virginia, Maryland and D.C. In D.C, I
