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June 2013

The Transparency and Accountability Committee of the House of Parliament has accused the Local Government Service Commission of gross inefficiency. The committee made the accusation on Wednesday 29th May in the committee room of parliament while

We have been receiving frequent reports that the recent girl child refund disbursed to Junior Secondary Schools ended up being mismanaged by certain principals with the transparent excuse that they spent it on the schools

The alarming rate at which human beings are now disappearing in the southern and eastern regions of Sierra Leone has sent shockwaves among the residents, many of whom now fear to venture out at night

Cannibalism has raised its ugly head again; cannibals have reverted to their barbaric activities; they have murdered and cannibalized the corpse of an elderly woman, Jeneba Lansana, in Jong Chiefdom, Bonthe District and, in Small

Parrot is alarmed by the rate at which school pupils in Sierra Leone now fail their exams, especially the public exams.  This trend tends to threaten government’s much advertized education slogan, ‘Quality Education,’ for which

OC Mansaray,the head of the Sierra Leone Police at Zimmi in Makpele Chiefdom, Pujehun District, has told this medium that he has no regret for being caught red-handed having sex with Mrs. Metzeger Konneh, the

The West Africa Agricultural Productivity Programme (WAAPP-SL), is a fairly new project under the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (MAFFS) that is being currently implemented in sixteen countries in West Africa. WAAPP comes with

Thanks to Sierra Rutile’s recent programme of road repairs, 82 kilometres of road in the south of the country are now widened, smooth, and pot-hole free, benefiting the company’s mining operations and the social and

Mogadishu, 1 June 2013:Mareeg.com- The African Union Mission in Somalia has welcomed some members of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) to the Mission Headquarters in Mogadishu.AMISOM Force Commander, Lieutenant General Andrew Gutti;

The newly-appointed Irish technician of Leone Stars, Johnathan McKinstry will be leading Sierra Leone's national side, Leone Stars, out against the Carthage Eagles of Tunisia in the return leg of the World Cup qualifier in Freetown

Disaster and climate resilience must be fully integrated in the African development agenda to end poverty and achieve shared prosperity. YOKOHAMA, Japan, June 2, 2013 – Building resilience to disasters and climate change will not only protect

Launching the APC manifesto prior to the last Presidential and Parliamentary elections in Sierra Leone, President Ernest Koroma spoke of his strong willingness and commitment to work towards strengthening the country’s democracy and new politics.

West Africa civil society leaders from across ECOWAS member States and Cameroon met in Accra, Ghana, from 29 to 30 May 2013 in a planning meeting towards the organization of a major Regional Annual Convening

The current drop in prices for gold around the world is a cause for concern for gold exploration companies in Sierra Leone, including Amara Mining (Cluff Gold) and Polo Resources (Nimini Holdings Limited).   (Photo: Country

Organizers hope for sustainable development breakthrough on the continent 31 May 2013, Tokyo – More than 40,000 people will gather in Yokohama, Japan, over the next three days for a landmark conference focused on strengthening partnerships