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November 2013

Washington, DC, Nov 14 (SLENA)  With African Development Bank (AfDB) support, Burkina Faso has received an $11.5 million grant from the Climate Investment Funds’ (CIF) Forest Investment Program (FIP) to undertake the Gazetted Forests Participatory

The recent development in our capital, between students of a secondary school and our police force calls for a complete retrospect by the police leadership on a range of issues. From recruitment to its public

The regional office of the National Fire Force in Kenema on Tuesday 12 November 2013 concluded one day sensitization for Hangha community on the prevention of fire. The Regional Commander of the National Fire Force in

Since after the national convention of the main opposition Sierra Leone People Party (SLPP) there has no day without confession among the members of the main opposition Sierra Leone People Party (SLPP) raining from party

Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs Sheka Tarawalie and Director of Prisons Sanpha Bilo Kamara purposely came from Sierra Leone to launch the Art Resourceful Tourism Sierra Leone (ARTSL - UK branch). From London, they were

Foundation for Democratic Initiatives and Development (FDID-SL) has issued several press releases on police brutality ranging from the Bo killing, Tongo Fields, Bunbunna, Wellington in Freetown, Adonkia, Beach Road Lumley, Aberdeen and now Guards Street

Chapman Freeborn Airchartering's international offices are currently involved in the effort to deliver humanitarian supplies to thousands of people affected by Typhoon Haiyan in the Philippines.  Chapman Freeborn’s Belgium team chartered two Antonov AN-12 aircraft

This Friday on Al Jazeera’s talk show South2North, author and media personality Redi Tlhabi (in photo) discusses conflict diamonds in Africa with journalist Rafael Marques de Morais, author of Blood Diamonds: Torture and Corruption in Angola; 

The Executive Director of a local non Governmental organisation in Sierra Leone, the Disabled International Foundation, Sierra Leone (DIF-SL), Madam Imambay Kadie Kamara, has assured blind farmers in the Lunsar community that she will continue

The Deputy Minister Information and Communications, Mr. Theo Nicol, told this paper that his Ministry is pleased with the effort of members of the Society for Democratic Initiatives to convince the President Ernest Bai Koroma

A reliable source at the United Nations Peace Building Mission in Siera Leone (UNIPSIL) has revealed that the Mission might wrap up its operations in the country by December this year. The source also explained that

Sunday 10 November 2013, was Remembrance Sunday for the dead, and also the 145th patronal celebration at St John the Evangelist Church, Wellington. It turned out to be a Sunday to remember as worshippers of the

Popular football philanthropist, Mr. Umaru Bayor (in photo), has told this paper that he is a fan of football and that his door will always be open to promote football within the Number Nine community

A reliable source has disclosed to this paper that the presence of one of Sierra Leone’s most influential citizens, Dr. Brima Kargbo, who has been recently appointed as the Chief Medical Officer in the Ministry

Newly crowned champion in the just concluded football competition at Kaningo community, Cygan FC have dedicated their trophy to the Chairman, Mr. Morrison Sannoh, who they said is a philanthropist, promoter and football ambassador within