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September 2014

Freetown, Sept. 5, 014 (MOHS) - The Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Zhao Yanbo (in photo) has reiterated his government’s commitment to assist the Sierra Leone government with the setting up of a functional Mobile

The Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority (SLRTA) Thursday 4th September, 2014 held orientation training for staff on HIV/AIDS/Ebola at its headquarters at Kissy Road in Freetown. (Photo: SLRTA Chief Executive Officer, Dr. Sarah Finda Bendu) SLRTA

Hon. Alhaji Serray Dumbuya (in photo), Member of Parliament for Constituency 049 Port Loko District on Tuesday 2nd September, 2014 launched an Ebola campaign at the Port Loko District Council Hall. Hon. Alhaji Serray Dumbuya who

It is not surprising that corruption spans beyond borders, beyond the African border, beyond the Arab World, to the West and to Asia. What may not be unsurprising are the unprecedented measures countries are taking

With China’s continued support to Sierra Leone in a range of sectors, a total of 30 Sierra Leonean students, on Friday 5th September, 2014, arrived in the People’s Republic of China to further their education

Freetown, 5 September 2014 – With funds from the World Bank, UNICEF has procured and facilitated the delivery of 48 metric tons of assorted drugs and other medical supplies worth over $ 825,000 for the

The Executive of the Sports Writers Association of Sierra Leone (SWASAL) regrettably announces to its members and the general public that it will not do live radio commentary of the AFCON 2015 qualifying match between

Freetown September 3, 2014 - FREETOWN, SIERRA LEONE – Effective September 12, 2014, the Department of State will adjust processing fees for some consular services. The fees for most categories of immigrant visas will change,

Freetown, 4 September 2014 – UNICEF received a grant of £500,000 ($825,000) from theUK’s Department for International Development (DFID) to scale up Social Mobilization and Child Protection activities in the current Ebola outbreak in Sierra

The Ebola outbreak in Sierra Leone has provided rich research opportunities for scholars. There are many interesting areas to explore ranging from investigating determinants to exposure/contracting the virus to perspectives of survivors of Ebola.  (Photo:

Hon. Thomas B. Turay of constituency 035 has embarked on daily and weekly Ebola sensitization activities and also providing indispensable logistics, to health workers and stakeholders in the Sanda Loko and Sella Limba chiefdoms, in

After critical assessment across the Country especially in Ebola affected areas, coupled with the incessant deaths of innocent Sierra Leoneans as a result of the Ebola Virus Disease (EVD), the aforesaid organization hereby by make

The 26th biennial conference of the International Peace Research Association (IPRA) is billed to take place in Freetown, Sierra Leone in November 2016, marking the second time Africa has hosted the conference since the founding

It is unfortunate that we are learning about the deadly Ebola in a hard way, with hundreds of dedicated and innocent compatriots paying the supreme price with their lives. If the government had heeded the alarm

Litmus test for Renard; Uphill task for Mckinstry Herve Renard, the former Angola and Zambia coach will be hoping his first competitive game in charge of the Cote D’Ivoire ends in a morale-boosting win while