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July 2014

Latest report reaching Sierra Express Media Sport UK has stated Seychelles has cancelled Saturday's 2015 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier against Sierra Leone because of fears over the Ebola virus. The Indian Ocean island Seychelles have forfeited

ADDRESS TO THE NATION ON THE EBOLA OUTBREAK BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA JULY 30, 2014. Today, I ask the entire nation to mourn with the families of our national heroes including

Reports reaching SEM Sports UK indicate that players and officials are presently facing a dilemma on their way to Seychelles for the second leg match at Stade Linite in Victoria on Saturday (kick-off 18:30 CAT). Turkey based midfielder Khalifa

GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE/ NATIONAL COMMISSION FOR SOCIAL ACTION (NACSA) REQUEST FOR EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST (REOI) -SELECTION OF INDIVIDUAL CONSULTANT SIERRA LEONE SOCIAL SAFETY NET PROJECT Project ID: P143588 Assignment Title: Recruitment of Grievance Redress Officer, National Social Protection

The great professor has conducted a political mid-term test for our ministers and this test will determine their fate in the final examination in 2018. Any minister who failed this test is bound to fail

The Sierra Leone Police Force and all other police forces in the world are expected to be very impartial when discharging their duties. A police officer is supposed to execute state laws without any iota

There have been widespread reports that the helicopter which our caring president, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, used to fly into the Ebola-infested district of Kenema ran out of fuel and, consequently, could not further fly

Latest report reaching this press has stated that on Friday, July 23rd 2014, six well armed Liberians Coast Guards from the Republic of Liberia entered in to Sierra Leone territorial waters where they attacked and

Muslims in Sierra Leone on Monday 26th July 2014 joined the world in commemorating the International Quds Day during which Muslims around the world come out in numbers to protect the respect of humanity. The ceremony

The dreaded Ebola killer disease reportedly disrupted this year’s Ramadan festivity in Mile 91, Yoni Chiefdom, Tonkolili District. According to reports, the Local Unit Commander of the Mile 91 Police Division, Supt Rogers banned all social

MRS. OBAMA:  Oh, my goodness.  Look at you all!  (Applause.)  Oh, please sit, sit.  Rest.  (Laughter.)  How has everything been?  Exciting?  So you’ve talked to a lot of important people -- my husband, he was

Residents of Hamilton Village in the Western Rural District have raised concern over the pollution of their dam by dust generated from the quarry operated by the China Railway Seventh Group contracted by the Sierra

28th July 2014: The objective of the Ministry of Political and Public Affairs is to develop policies and programmes geared towards promoting democracy and good governance in Sierra Leone. Notably, the Ebola outbreak has been widely

The game was a close contest and another defeat for the boys from Sierra Leone from the Craig Bellamy Academy (CBF) at the Milk Cup in Northern Ireland. Half-time: CBF 0-0 Vendee. Ground-breaking football from the

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation wishes to express condolences to the bereaved family, relatives and friends of the late Dr. Sheik Humarr Khan whose tragic death came as a big blow to the Ministry,