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February 2013

Johannesburg -– There is now a brand new online resource for businesses, governments, academia, and the media to look for and explore global energy information. The online resource, in the new website of the World Energy

Port Loko, February  (SLENA): The Assistant Inspector General of Police in charge of North Western Region has expressed his determination to fight against lawlessness in line with the clarion call of President Ernest Bai Koroma. Foday

Port Loko, February  (SLENA): Apart from the huge number of serving teachers whose names are yet to be included in the payroll and the general need for teaching and learning materials, the issue of accommodation

I love going to church on Sundays with my family in Sierra Leone. For me, it is a moment to reflect and take a breath. It is certainly not where I expect to have conversations

Drivers plying the Lumley route have told this reporter that they have been frustrated by the constant financial harassment they suffer at the hands of the traffic officers of Congo Cross police on a daily

The once booming diamond industry in Sierra Leone now seems to be on the decline, many diamond offices have folded up as many dealers and miners have quit the industry and without saying, the situation

His Excellency the president of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, recently launched Operation WID to decongest the streets of Freetown to ensure a free flow of human and vehicular traffic. The operation has been welcomed

The Paramount Chief of Marampa Chiefdom, Portloko, Bai Koblo Queen is reported to have embezzled the sum of $2.9 million meant for the development of the chiefdom. According to a correspondence dated 4th February, 2013, addressed

The dubious activities of the Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs, Brima Rogers, have started coming to light. Our investigation reveals that while serving as Permanent Secretary at the Lands

The Agriculture Community and Timber Development Association (ACUTIDA) and the Association of Timber Harvesters, Producers and Exporters (ATHA) have jointly paid the sum of Le 4 billion as tax to government just six months after

Desecrating a Royal Name - Parrot strongly believes that the name, Queen, is a royal name, and therefore should not be defiled with impunity. So, the garrulous bird is indescribably shocked to hear that the

The West African Examination Council (WAEC) Sierra Leone, on Thursday, February 14th, launched the Biometric Registration System for private candidates that will be taking the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) in November and

An employee of the National Power Authority (NPA) Momodu Anthony Bangura, of 11 Allen Street, Freetown, is reported to been burnt alive by electric fire which sparked from the transformer at the Falcom Bridge substation. According

ACCRA, Ghana, February 18, 2013/ -- The Most Important “Life” Survey You Will Read Every survey starts with a simple question. What kills one AFRICAN woman every minute of every single day? A: AIDS B: CANCER NEITHER, THE ANSWER IS? C:

On January 23, 2013 members of the entertainment industry in London ranging from DJ’s, musicians, Filmmakers, converged at the Legacy Restaurant at 53 Camberwell Rd, SE London, an African restaurant that serves the community;  to