Newspaper reports that a high court judge ordered bench warrants for 93 absentee jurors focused my attention once more on the issue of criminal justice reform in the country. With the help of international partners,
Foundation for Democratic Initiatives and Development (FDID) poised to address the complex health and safety needs of commercial sex workers in Sierra Leone in general and Freetown in particular has again engaged sixty (60) sex
Many Sierra Leoneans mistake His Excellency the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma (in photo) For a person that has a very soft spot for dealing with situations when they are ripe. They go with such
New Holland Agriculture opened the doors to its Harvesting Centre of Excellence in Zedelgem, Belgium, to a Ugandan Government delegation on a fact-finding mission for the Country’s dairy and husbandry sector. New Holland Agriculture welcomed the
The Attitudinal and Behavioural Change Secretariat has ended a two day Orientation Programme on Thursday 20th February,2014 for it new staff right across the country at the Ministry of Information and Communication, Youyi Building on
LIVING WATER INTERNATIONAL-SIERRA LEONE, WASH PROGRAM AREA Summary of assignment: Purpose The baseline information that will be collected will help in highlighting the actual WASH related problems affecting the people in Western Area Rural district as well as
Events supporting Al Jazeera’s detained journalists in Egypt are planned in over 30 countries for this Thursday, 27 February 2014. Al Jazeera hopes that, through the attention of the world’s media and partners, pressure can be
Former Head of State, Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio (in photo) told Sierra Leoneans in London that what he did as Head of State in 1996 to ensure a smooth democratic transition from military rule
Magburaka, Feb. 26 (SLENA) - Honorable Members of the Sierra Leone Parliament in the ECOWAS parliament last weekend organized a one day sensitization programme on the ECOWAS activities and a quiz competition which was held
Sierra Leone’s President Ernest Bai Koroma is expected to receive the African President of the Year 2013 Award, organized by African Leadership magazine, in the United States of America late February, 2014. This is positive
One of the world’s leading bodies in combating poverty and aiding development, “The World Bank” continues to support Sierra Leone in its developmental advances, not only to establish the key building blocks for a basic
Lungi, Feb. 26 (SLENA) - Paramount Chief Bai Shebora Sheba Gbereh III of Kaffu Bullom Chiefdom, Port Loko District has been handed over to the Government of Sierra Leone for official recognition. The Port Loko District
Sierra Leone's President, His Excellency, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma is confirmed to receive the African President of the year 2013 Award and participate as Special Guest of Honour during the 6th International Summit on African
Port Loko, Feb. 24 (SLENA) - The people of Port Loko District have called on civil rights organisations and other relevant institutions to engage themselves in effective advocacy and lobbying for the protection and restoration
Freetown, Feb. 24 (SLENA) – Non-state actors in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development last Thursday engaged the Audit Service Sierra Leone based on their activities in order to understand the operational functions of
