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August 2013

As part of its continuous efforts to promote road safety campaign, the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (SLRTA) on Tuesday 13th August, 2013 signed agreements with fourteen (14) community radio stations nationwide to promote road

MIAMI - US prosecutors charged a man from Sierra Leone with trying to sell undercover agents 1,000 tons of yellowcake uranium he thought would be shipped to Iran, after he was arrested in New York

Hamidu Jalloh, Susan Conteh, and Mohamed Harding – who have pioneered innovations in weaving, robotics, and helicopter engineering, respectively, in Sierra Leone – joined Global Minimum in New York and California for a week of

Freetown August 13, 2013: As we prepare for the first National Convention of the Party after the 2012 elections, let us be united, respectful of our party’s values, and mindful of the fact that in

The recent frequent opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP’s) so-called intra -party political violence is a case for concern. It should therefore, be condemned by all peace-loving and development-oriented Sierra Leoneans. I know some unpatriotic and

The General Manager of International Department for China Gezhouba Group Corporation, the company credited for constructing on the Three Gorges Dam, has disclosed  interest in developing projects on  energy and municipal projects, such as water

With youth unemployment rate among the highest in West Africa, nation places young people at the centre of its development agenda Freetown: 12 August, 2013 –  Sierra Leone today launched its first ever “Status of the

Sierra Leone is a country with a lot of historical monuments many of which have fallen into a state of disrepair due to our poor maintenance culture. Like most other African countries or indeed developing nations,

Leones & Sense is a source of select economic and financial information impacting the citizens of Sierra Leone and investors scoping for opportunities. With an online presence launched in July 2013, its mission is to

They marched in great numbers. Among them an old woman, who by guesstimate, is over 70 years. They had one common goal. They wanted to have a first-hand view of the damage done to the

All People’s Congress (APC) Secretary-General, Osman Foday Yansaneh, on Tuesday 20th August disclosed that given the outstanding role President Ernest Bai Koroma has played in reviving and reactivating   the party to this peak, there is

August 21, Dallas, Texas, USA: In a bid to exhibit and conserve the Sierra Leone cultural heritage in the United States, the branch of Federation of Tegloma in Dallas has on Saturday, August 17, 2013,

Sierra Leone’s Deputy Information and Communications Minister Hon. Theo Nicol has categorically stated that the first phase of the Agenda for Prosperity has begun and work has started in earnest geared towards its success. Speaking to

In this ‘Moment with Joe’, I would like to take a look at a book I read early this year that has had tremendous impact in my leadership ability. The book is funnily titled “the

The Department of Co-operatives in the Ministry of Trade and Industry is in the process of reviving viable and well structured co-operatives that can contribute to economic growth in the country. The Department on Wednesday