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June 2014

The Director of Crime Services in the Sierra Leone Police, AIG Morie Lengor, has raised concern over the heightened spate of violence among the youths of this country, a situation which he attributed to the

Lagos, Nigeria; Wednesday, June 25th, 2014: Director of Corporate Communications & CSR, Airtel Nigeria, Mr. Emeka Oparah (in photo), has been named as lead speaker in a Customer Experience forum organized by the Customer Service

Conditions in the Bo Prison are hellish and if urgent steps are not taken, many inmates there are bound to die soon. Eyewitness accounts reveal that the prison has become highly congested with one small cell

Okada riders in Bo City were recently banned from plying the roads for several days. The ban came after a violent confrontation between the riders and the law enforcement agents-the police and traffic wardens. The story

Sierra Leone has become a place where almost everything is politicized; the people have become so politically hyper-sensitive that they have begun politicizing even the dreaded EBOLA killer disease. Parrot has heard some Sierra Leoneans saying

The Line Manager of the Family Support Unit, New England Police, Madam Jalloh, has confirmed that a pastor called Samuel Blackie of Dworzak Farm in Freetown has been arrested and detained for allegedly impregnating a

This press is fully aware of the unpleasant and notorious fact that many of our youths have resorted to drug abuse as a way of reducing their stress in the midst of mass unemployment, gross

Fifty journalists of the Parliamentary Press Gallery (PPG), drawn from both the print and electronic media have benefitted from 2-day training on Women’s Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights. The training was held at the parliament administrative

The fasting month of Ramadan begins in Saudi Arabia on Sunday, as nobody sighted the new crescent on Friday. Tomorrow, 28th June, 2014 will be the 30th day of Shaaban and the holy month of Ramadan

The House of Parliament yesterday summoned the Minister of Sports, Hon. Paul Kamara and the President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Isha Johansen (in photo) to settle the long standing dispute between the

The calumnious attack on the person of the Minister of Health and Sanitation by the Special Executive Assistant (SEA) to President Ernest Bai Koroma after the former was summoned by Parliament on 17th June, 2014,

In Sierra Leone, EBOLA has become the main topic of household gossip and most, if not all, Sierra Leoneans now live in constant fear of the dreaded killer disease which is reported to have already

TENDER NUMBER: SF/MV/M/NCB/031/001 In 2010 the Sierra Ferries (SL) commenced operations in the Sea transportation sector with a fleet including passenger vessel and a land deal craft. MV Bai Bureh  and MV Masimera commenced operations approximately two

French coach Didier Deschamps has played down their chances against Nigeria by referring to the Super Eagles as a difficult opposition.  (Photo: French coach Didier Deschamps) Deschamps’ side will face the Super Eagles in the second

REGIONAL HEALTH MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM OFFICERS, MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND SANITATION Context: In order to ensure an integrated health system that has clear and inter-linked roles at all levels, including the involvement of communities and collaboration between