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April 2013

Thousands of people from all walks of life recently converged at the new court barray at Sembehun Nancy Tucker in Bagruwa Chiefdom, Moyamba District, to officially welcome their new Member of Parliament of Constituency 84,

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara (in photo), together with his team, paid a familiarization visit to several local industries in the East of Freetown. The visit on past Tuesday took the

With funding from UNESCO, Society for Knowledge Management (SKM-SL) has intensified its advocacy for the repeal of the Public Archives Act, 1965.  In a recent stakeholders workshop, SKM-SL brought together a wide range of  professionals

The youths in Maforki Chiefdom, Port Loko District, have lauded President Koroma for appointing Mamoud Tarawallie as Deputy Minister of Education, an appointment which they described as a step in the right direction.  (Photo: HE

Fuel is a highly political commodity, the scarcity of which breeds mass discontentment, causing people to lose confidence in government.  Fuel is crucial to the livelihood of the masses and therefore its shortage endangers public

The Nurullah Islamic Primary and Secondary Schools Athletics meet, which commenced on Wednesday this week at the MAFA playing field, will end today with award of trophies and certificates to winning individuals and houses. It

Inquisitive Parrot has visited the hostel of our National Nursing School and the great bird has discovered that the hostel has become the capital city of the Republic of Fleas, Rats, Mosquitoes and Cockroaches who

The Section Chief at Hastings has accused soldiers of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), of unleashing terror on residents of that area whenever they go there on training. Making the accusation during a

Head of the Ahmadiyya Mission in Sierra Leone, Mauvi Sadeeur Rahman, has strongly warned students to avoid violence and to use dialogue, not arms, to resolve their differences, reminding them of the decade-long rebel brutality

The Revenue Intelligence and Investigation Unit of the National Revenue Authority (NRA)  is reported to be investigating two Asians who were recently apprehended by ASP Bannister of the Tombo Police for allegedly carrying out fishing

Many Sierra Leoneans did not spend this year’s Easter Holiday happily, especially the teachers who did not receive their salaries before the holidays. The disgruntled teachers and many other workers accused government of spoiling their

Hundreds of fanatic supporters of the National Team, Leone Stars, have vowed to march to State House in a peaceful protest against the reappointment of Paul Kamara (in photo) as Minister of Sports. According to the

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) may indict Santigie Shilling Sesay, aka Santigie Shilling, a fuel dealer in Lunsar Town, Marampa Chiefdom, Port Loko District for selling fuel at Le 5,000 per litre contrary to the official

Alhaji Wurroh Jalloh, Acting Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA) on 27th March 2013 was crossed-examined by the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment and Public Service.  (Photo: Acting Executive Director SLMA, Alhaji Wurroh Jalloh) Parliament

Leading phone company Africell, has scheduled a road show with rapper Kao Denero ahead of his most anticipated ‘Back to My Root’ album launch. The Friday April 5th   street rally will start from Calaba Town to