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November 2013

Makeni, Nov. 12 (SLENA) - At least  four people were confirmed dead following a road accident that recently occurred along the Makeni/Gberay  Junction Highway, when 2 vehicles had a head long collusion. The Nissan taxi car

The Ambassador of Sierra Leone to Senegal also accredited to Morocco, Mauritania and Cape Verde H.E Ambassador Khadijatu Bassir has assumed the seat of the DEAN of ECOWAS Ambassadors in Senegal, taking over from her

With the landing of the Fiber Optic and the advancement of the Information, Communications and Technology (ICT) in the country, Sierra WiFi will be launching its Free WiFi services in Sierra Leone to complement the

The longest serving principal in the history of both Bunumbu Teachers College and that of Eastern Polytechnic, Dr. Sandy A. Bockarie  on Saturday 9th November 2013 gave  his farewell to the Lecturers, Staff, Students and

When I was a child in Sierra Leone, sometimes I studied by candlelight. When our mothers cook in the kitchen using fire wood or charcoal they carried us on their backs. Sometimes, we played around

Al Jazeera screens award-winning Moroccan documentary - Casablanca Camerawoman premieres on Wednesday, 13 November 2013 at 22:00 GMT on Witness, Al Jazeera's flagship documentary strand.  (Photo:  Casablanca Camerawoman, Khadija) Khadija is in demand as a camerawoman at weddings

Hassan Kamara of 82 lower Congo town in the capital of Freetown, was crushed to death by a blue-black Sunny car, about two miles from Bamoi-Luma, along the Freetown/Guinea highway. Hassan was said to be

Dakar, Nov.12 (SLENA) - Authorities in Sierra Leone must drop all charges against two print journalists granted bail on November 4 after 18 days of detention, the International Federation of Journalists (IFJ) has stated. The

The recent investment includes the launch of a new airside facility in Dakar, Senegal, and the addition of 3 aircraft – a Boeing 757 and two ATR72s CAPE-TOWN, South-Africa, November 11, 2013/ -- DHL (http://www.dhl.com), the

WASHINGTON, October 3, 2013 – Sub Saharan Africa’s tourism industry is set to spur more economic growth for the continent and directly employ 6.7 million people by 2021, according to a new World Bank report

The last batch of the 2013 Sierra Leoenaen Pilgrims left the Kingdom for home today. Dr Ahmad Ramadan Jalloh, Sheikh Fu'aad Sorie Karbgo and Sheikh Alie Kallay have left the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to

His Excellency Andrew Gbebay Bangali, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia on Sunday 10th November, 2013 joined a battery of Emissaries in attending the Remembrance Day to remember the war dead

London Mining is pleased to announce that during an awards event on 28th October, 2013 it made donations to three Sierra Leonean institutions following a competitive selection process. “London Mining is committed to supporting organizations and

It has been revealed to this paper that the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) Sorbeh PDP is presently embroiled in a serious tussle for a leadership position. A party source who spoke to this reporter explained that

Leone Stars and Regina FC Midfielder, Rodney Strasser, in a telephone conversation from Italy  expressed delight over his parent’s 30th wedding anniversary this week. “My dad, James Strasser, got married to Aminata in November 1983 and