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June 2013

National Robbery Authority (NRA) and Sierra Leone Criminals Bank (SLCB) The great and patriotic Professor Parrot has deemed it necessary to officially announce the change of the names of the National Revenue Authority and the Sierra

Brigadier-General Brima Sesay has been appointed the new Joint Force Commander of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF).  He has succeeded Brigadier John Milton who has been elevated to Deputy Chief of Defence

AC Milan and Leone Stars midfielder, Rodney Strasser who is currently holidaying in Freetown said he  is still on a contract with A.C Milan, one of the biggest clubs in Europe till 2016.  “I am

President Koroma Tells Diplomats  in Beijing  Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma on Monday 24th June 2013  told a group of African diplomats, including Ambassadors that "Africa  is the Future of the World". He made these

LAGOS, Nigeria, June 24, 2013/ -- On June 18, the first of a series of meetings called “Hepatitis in Africa - Call for Action”, took place in Lagos, Nigeria to raise awareness on the burden

The Waterloo Police are currently investigating allegations of thuggery in a land saga at Kent Village in the Western Rural District. George Labor, Proprietor of Sehgbeh Pieh Resort at Kent Village is said to have

The Goree Challenge announces 4 by 14 campaign ahead of US President Obama visit to The House of Slaves (Maison des Esclaves) on Goree Island, Senegal.  (Photo: The Spirit of Malabo at Kingsborough Community College

On the 21st of June 2013 the Sierra Leone High Commission in the UK had a pleasant but nail biting visit from the Director General (DG) Mrs Rasie Kargbo.  Present at the meeting was the

To read that the oldest university south of the Sahara is fifth from bottom among universities in Africa is disheartening, especially when you think it used to be the cream and reference point in years

In a bid to market the image of the country in the international arena, the Minister of Political and Public Affairs, Alhaji Ibrahim Kemoh Sesay (in photo) has returned home during the weekend after delivered

We want to put thousands of open education materials available on the internet and those developed by trained local teachers in Sierra Leone base on their curriculum in the hands of students and teachers mainly

In an interview with Abubakarr Kamara of SLBC,  Momoh Kemoh Konteh answers questions on the acquittal and discharge of the 5-count accusation of the Anti Corruption Commission on the Al Jazeera - Timbergate saga. "In the

The spate of shooting and killing of innocent people by personnel of the Operation Support Division (OSD) of the Sierra Leone police in recent times is raising tension around the country. We are told the police

Fans and well wishers of  Shain Foundation (Amara Kabba’s legacy) in Holland and Sierra Leone are commemorating the 10th death anniversary of Sierra Leonean reggae musician Amara Kabba who unfortunately drowned at Aberdeen, survived by

The Muslim Brotherhood Old Pupils Association (MBOPA), on Tuesday, June 18, 2012, distributed assorted examination materials to over 400  Junior Secondary School (JSS) 3 pupils for the 2012/2013 academic year. Addressing the beneficiaries shortly before the