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September 2013

Precisely two months of his arrival in Brussels to assume duties, His Excellency Hon. Ambassador Ibrahim Sorie on Thursday, September 19th presented the Letters of Recall of his Predecessor and his credentials to His Majesty,

The House of Jesus for the Disabled in Freetown has received seven bags of 25 kg rice, clothes, shoes and Le200,000.00 from Teams for You   (T4U), a group of British volunteers that came to this

Sierra Leone continues to make tremendous progress in her economic and infrastructure drives. Elected into office in 2007, President Ernest Bai Koroma, during his first term in office, administered the affairs of state through an

for major UN announcement to advance vision of education for all children NEW YORK, N.Y. (September 20, 2013) --  Malala Yousafzai, the young Pakistani girl who was shot on a school bus by the Taliban last

Sierra Leone’s Transport and Aviation Minister, Leonard Balogun Koroma has informed officials of China Railway International Ltd, a Chinese company charged with the construction of a new airport in Mamamah, in the Port Loko district,

The Chief Executive Officer of Voice-Aid Sierra Leone, Ms. Josephine Saidu Konteh (in photo), has said that she has gained public attention through several media programmes in the country, noting that her organization has embarked

Mahmoud Tarawally (in photo), former Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology, charged with the alleged rape of a young girl, was granted Le100 million bail at the Magistrate’s Court, Freetown, and the condition of

On transfer deadline day, a North London club, whose fans were reeling from previous activity, signed a creative midfielder from one of the traditionally great clubs of European football and on his debut, he appeared

Today on Al Jazeera’s talk show South2North, Redi Tlhabi debates the new scramble for Africa, Nigerian politician Nkoyo Toyo calls for World Bank 'moratorium' on African land deal funding Former Mozambican President Joaquim Chissano says scramble for Africa "has never

Our erstwhile deputy minister of education, Mamoud Tarawally is currently not only fighting for his freedom, but for his life literarily. If you are six feet above ground in Sierra Leone or you are a

The All Peoples Congress (APC) party Deputy Chairman and Leader, who is also Mines Minister, Hon. Alhaji Minkailu Mansaray on 18th September, 2013 held discussions with the party’s Veterans Welfare Association in the conference room

The authorities in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia will dispatch three Consular officers to Sierra Leone for the issuance of 2013 ‘Hajj’ visas, a Saudi Foreign Ministry official confirms last night. The officers, Messer’s Turki Ibraheem

At BBC Tok Bot Salone Debate… Residents of the Bombali Sebora and Makarie Gbanti Chiefdoms, mostly women farmers have called on the government of Sierra Leone start a new land deal with multinational companies especially with

Following the recent announcement by NEC of election of paramount chiefs in vacant chiefdoms across the region in the country, 13 candidates from six ruling houses have applied for the chieftaincy position in the Peje

Investment Banker JP Anderson said in Freetown on Monday 16th September 2013 that it would be developing the West Africa Over the Counter Market System, disclosing a new subsidiary the West Africa OTC Ltd incorporated