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July 2014

Information reaching this medium indicated that due to political interference by public authorities into activities of the Dock Workers Union, especially the just concluded election which saw less participation from the majority of registered voters,

A Non Governmental Organization (NGO) Focus 1000 has ended a two day workshop on Scaling Up Nutrition (SUN) and Immunization at the Grassroots Gender Empowerment at John Street Freetown on Friday 27th 2014. In his welcome

Leading GSM operator, Airtel, has raised Le 400 million to fight against the deadly Ebola virus in the country. The money was raised by the company past Friday during a fabulous dinner held at the prestigious

The numerous monkey soup pots have disappeared. Bo is now a safe place for monkeys, thanks to Ebola. Had Ebola not arrived early, the monkey race would have been heading towards extinction by now because

Investigation conducted by this press reveals that things are not well with the Bo City Council where some workers are said to have gone for months without salary despite the huge revenue generated by the

The Centre for Economic Research and Capacity Building(CERCB) held a day-long dialogue forum with representative of all the 19 local councils in Sierra Leone. The forum was held at the Santanno House, Howe Street in Freetown

I frankly consider the speech made by President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Ebola to be seasoned with issues of relevance. In his opening and even closing remarks, irrespective of his religious affiliation, the speech

Marriage, as prescribed by Allaah, is the lawful union of a man and woman based on mutual consent. Ideally, the purpose of marriage is to foster a state of tranquillity, love and compassion in Islam,

In a bid to transform Sierra Leoneans from a negative mindset to a positive mindset that will spur socio-economic development,  the Attitudinal & Behavioural Change (ABC) Secretariat has launched a youths Empowerment programme for one

The Anti-Corruption Commission has vowed to empower every community in the southern region to fight corruption as it embarks on a drive to increase community involvement in the fight against corruption.  (Photo: ACC team with

“Sierra Leone still lingers in my mind”—AMB Hull. - The former United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone Thomas N.Hull, now the Acting Deputy Chief of Mission Embassy of the United States of America, has during

The world of football was shocked to see Luis Alberto Suarez Diaz bite his fellow professional, Italy’s Giorgio Chiellini during the match between the two countries. The ensuing outrage was both universal and understandable; considering

As-salaamu 'alaykum wa rahmatullaahi wa barakaatuh, May this reminder reach you in a state of piety, purification and praise of Allah.  "O believers, fasting is decreed for you as it was decreed for those before

Two Sierra Leone internationals went head to head in the Swedish Allsvenskan yesterday at the 14,000 seater Behrn Arena Orebro. Alhassan Crespo Kamara's side Orebro SK took the lead in the 19th minute after a clever

Like many others, I was somehow disappointed with the performance of African teams at the World Cup. While two of the five qualifying teams made it to the round of 16, none made it to