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August 2014

"It is difficult for people in Sierra Leone not to lose hope as the death toll rises and worldwide fears over the worst Ebola outbreak on record," said the Chief Executive Officer and President of

The Moyamba District Ebola Response Team (MoDERT) was created through the initiative of Hon. Musa Tarawally (in photo), in collaboration with other stakeholders (Members of Parliament, Paramount Chiefs, District Council Chairman, Councillors, Civil Society Organizations

Developing nations are often faced with challenges such as fixing up their infrastructures; economies, addressing governance issues including corruption, poverty, international media propaganda and a host of others.  (Photo: John Pa Baimba Sesay, author) The media’s,

A four-year old Sierra Leonean has joined his compatriots around the world to seek Allah’s help in the fight against the deadly Ebola virus in his country. Abdul Rahman Jalloh, son of Sierra Leone’s Press Attaché

Freetown, 7th August, 2014 - The House of Parliament has today ratified the State of Public Emergency throughout Sierra Leone as declared by H E the President and published in the Sierra Leone Gazette on

The UN says action will be needed to protect vulnerable communities and their development achievements from the potential long-term effects of Ebola in West Africa. The largest ever outbreak of the disease has now claimed hundreds

The Government of the Republic of Korea has provided further assistance to Sierra Leone in its battle to control and eradicate the Ebola virus now plaguing a number of countries in the West African sub

I am not a perfect Christian and I rely on God's grace daily as i strive towards perfection and for the sustainability of my spiritual life. However, if there is anything that makes me feel

I am greatly saddened to write an obituary on Remielekun Mannah Tarawally, whom I had the privilege of knowing as one of the most effective and loved prefect at secondary technical school in Freetown. Remielekun passed

Sierra Leone international midfielder Alfred Zagalo Sankoh could make his first Azerbaijan Premier league debut this weekend for his new club Khazar Lankaran when they take on AZAL FC away from home.   Photo Sanliurfaspor Sanliurfaspor

Paramount Chief Charles Caulker of Rotifunk in the Moyamba District Southern Province of Sierra Leone, who is also Chairman National Council of Paramount Chiefs, on July 29, 2014 narrowly escaped death at the hands of

Member of Parliament for Constituency 037, Kambia District, Hon. Patricia Brown has set the pace in helping Muslims and stakeholders in the Constituency and the district as a whole. In an exclusive interview with this medium

486 former employees of the defunct Freetown Waste Management Company (FWMC) have presented their petition to the Freetown City Council (FCC) for payment of their redundancy package and end of service benefit. The decision was taken

Information reaching this press indicates that Grafton Disabled Community has benefitted a day sensitization activity on Ebola. The sensitization activity was carried by Malisha Da Queen Foundation an outstanding charitable Disabled Organization in the country an

The Program Manager, National Youth Commission (NAYCOM), Mr. Momodu Wudie has said in Freetown that based on their budget, they are targeting 300 young people for the Graduate Internship Program (GIP) this year. Mr. Wudie made