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September 2013

LAWYERS is concerned about the way the alleged rape incident involving the former Deputy Minister of Education has been reported by certain sections of the media. LAWYERS deplores recent newspaper articles and radio discussion programmes that

As a mark of its determination and resilience to eliminate graft in public sector entities, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Northern Regional Office has on Monday 16th September 2013, thoroughly sensitized staff of the Ministry of

Nigerians in the Diaspora Organization (NIDO) New Jersey Chapter will hold a two day World Investment Conference on Friday, September 20 through September 21, 2013 at the Renaissance Hotel in Newark, New Jersey. President Dr. Goodluck

Sierra Leone’s Transport and Aviation Minister, Leonard Balogun Koroma on 16th September arrived in Beijing, People’s Republic of China, for the signing ceremony of a Memorandum of Understanding between the Government of Sierra Leone through

The Sierra Leone Embassy to the United States and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) conducted a successful Town Meeting last evening at the Silver Spring Civic Center in Maryland.  The theme of the joint meeting

Mahmoud Tarawally (in photo), former Deputy Minister of Education, Science and Technology, was to appear today at the Magistrate’s Court, Freetown, in front of Magistrate Tonia Barnette on an alleged rape charge, however, the matter

Source revealed today that President Koroma will be heading to the UN General Assembly on Monday, September 23rd.  There has been much speculation on social media sites this week after the President had members of

Sierra Express regrets to announce the death of Haja Nana McCarthy of 6 Brown Street, Grassfield, Kissy, Freetown, who passed away yesterday, September 18th, 2013. She leaves behind her children, Dr. Mohamed Tunday McCarthy, Abdul McCarthy,

A dilemma that befalls farmers and processors in many parts of the world is that some of their need for drying produce coincides with the start of the rainy season.  This is the case as

Local newspapers have reported that scores of households will be affected by the construction of Sierra Leone’s new airport at Mamamah in the north of the country.  This project will be funded by the Chinese

Sierra Leone’s representative to the Face of Peace Africa (FOPA) 2013 beauty pageant, Hawa Kamara, has called on young people to keep the peace and maintain law and order.  (Photo: HAWA KAMARA: young people should

The Sierra Leone Football Association would like to inform the general public that on the 14th of September 2013 the continuation of the PREMIER LEAGUE which was set up by the Normalisation Committee resumed its

Mining firm, Sierra Rutile last week launched its new Livelihood Restoration Project, with a series of programmes aimed at helping women in the surrounding communities improve their standard of living through economic activities, and savings

Partners in Relief and Development in Sierra Leone (PaDR) have handed over eight motorbikes to their field officers in a bid to facilitate the implementation of the Youth Employment Social Programme in the eight districts

Address by His Excellency the President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma  (Photo: President Ernest Bai Koroma at World Bank, Freetown) It is a great honor for me to speak on how we can harness