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February 2013

One of the leading tertiary institutions in Freetown, LICCSAL Business College situated at Wilberforce, has matriculated more students to pursue various courses for the award of certificates and Higher National Diplomas and degrees accredited by

The South Africa Consul- General for Sierra Leone, Madam Aminata Kallay, has stressed the need to promote the girl child education in the country so as to produce productive and responsible women that can benefit

Recently, the Global Fund donated forty-nine million US Dollars to support HIV activities in Sierra Leone; the donation is just one of the series of donations Global Fund has been pouring into this country to

Biometric Era - Parrot has observed that Sierra Leone is now experiencing a wave of Biometric Registrations.  Just a few months ago, the National Electoral Commission (NEC), registered voters biometrically and now the West African

Today marks the launching of the Biometric Registration for candidates who will be taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE). The Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Dr. Minkailu Bah, is expected to

The launching of Operation WID is a step in the right direction but the manner in which it is carried out has not gone down well with a lot of people, especially the affected petty

While the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (SLRTA) Executive Director, Dr. Sarah Finda Bendu (in photo) and management are trying to re-brand the battered image of the SLRTA, certain individuals are held bent on dragging

Prices of basic food items like rice and palm oil  sky rocket on a daily basis across the country. Some heads of families are finding it difficult to afford a basic meal for their family

Simplicity in music.  This is the watchword of Jesse Mahlon Lebby singer/songwriter, producer and founder of Jem Recordings. Mahlon grew up on a diet of Gospel music, the popular music of Motown and Lennon and McCartney

Sowei mask spirit of Sierra Leone, 14 February 2013 – 28 April 2013  British Museum - The British Museum is featuring a free exhibit of a Sowei mask collected in 1886 by Thomas Joshua Alldridge

A government that performs will always see her citizen asking for more. This is what is happening with the Koroma administration. In five years, following his election into office in 2007, President Ernest Koroma performed

When Sierra Leone's President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma assumed office in 2007, his administration strived to chart a bold new path for accelerating the advancement of Sierra Leone on all fronts after a decade-long civil

On Monday, as the western part of the world was waking up, the news that Pope Benedict XVI was resigning from the papacy, sent shock waves around the world, but it also started the most

Freetown, (SLENA): Officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation have concluded a conducted tour of the new Foreign Affairs Ministry building at Tower Hill. The tour was to assess challenges responsible for the

Freetown, (SLENA): The Secretary General of the Mano River Union, Haja Dr. Sara Baraba Kaba has held discussions with the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Dr. Samura Kamara. The meeting, which took place at