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November 2014

The president is still hugely popular after all these years.  All it took last Saturday for President Ernest Bai Koroma to demonstrate that he is still the beloved man of the people was to drive

As the club of G7/G8 recently wound up with a renewed commitment to old strategies to global development, so also is the current G20 summit in Brisbane, Australia winding down the same old path. The

Possibly Sierra Leone’s most beautiful beach, River Number Two is just 30 km south of Freetown. However, like most beaches on the Freetown Peninsula it’s totally unspoilt, and during the week, virtually deserted. Run by

Sierra Leone 2015 FY NATIONAL BUDGET PRESENTED BY THE HON. MINISTER OF FINANCE AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT TODAY, FRIDAY, 14TH NOVEMBER 2014 IN THE WELL OF PARLIAMENT. Highlights of the 2015 Budget Theme: ‘Restoring livelihoods for Post

13 November 2014 – There has been important progress made in the global fight against Ebola but a scaling-up in the overall response remains necessary if the deadly outbreak is to be fully stopped, top

The fight against Ebola drifts beyond the health crisis with the emergence of 2015 socio-economic projections Freetown, 14 November – Sierra Leone must be braced for the social and economic shock resulting from the Ebola crisis,

LONDON, United-Kingdom, November 14, 2014/ -- GSK (http://www.gsk.com) today launched the first call for proposals for its Africa NCD Open Lab, to support much-needed scientific research into non-communicable diseases (NCDs) in Africa. Up to £4m

In a remarkable interfaith gesture, faith leaders from various traditions prayed together in Nevada Governor’s Mansion in Carson City (USA) on November 13 evening seeking God’s mercy on Ebola and for its worldwide victims and

Nearly thirty years ago I stopped reading about agriculture and its importance to both the county and the individual. The sad thing about our country is that if you decide to quit the science classes

NEW YORK/DAKAR, 13 November 2014 – UNICEF said today the battle against Ebola must be waged, and will be won, at the heart of the community.  “Communities are at the forefront of the response,” said Dr.

US Ambassador Discloses Plan to Recommence Lassa Fever Ward Construction and Donation of 24 Ambulances to aid Sierra Leone Ebola Fight Freetown, Nov, 12, 014 (MOHS) - The American Ambassador to Sierra Leone, John Hoover (in

While other public institutions are scaling down on their activities and some closed down completely on account of the Ebola outbreak, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) rather is stepping up the anti- graft crusade. Some public offices

Sixty-Three Survivors have been discharged at the Hasting Treatment Centre. The ceremony was held at the Police Training School Keith Lewis Hall at Hasting.  First Lady, Mrs. Sia Nyama Koroma delivering her keynote address Addressing Survivors

Nov.12, 014[SLENA] -The Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, Madam Madina Rahman has expressed government’s commitment to construct more Ebola holding and treatment centers, and the strengthening of  the country’s Health care system. The Deputy Minister,

The second season of Al Jazeera’s award-winning Africa Investigates kicked off on Wednesday, 12 November 2014, asking whether the Liberian government is making the Ebola crisis worse. “This groundbreaking series gives some of Africa’s best journalists the opportunity