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December 2015

Freetown, Dec. 15, 015 (MOHS) - The Ministry of Health and Sanitation Multi- sectoral Coordinating Committee (MCC) for the reduction of teenage pregnancy has held its quarterly meeting in the conference hall of the ministry

The Director General of Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO), Mr. Samuel Bangura, has extolled his entire staff for working with him collectively. The SALWACO Director General made the commendation during his statement at the symbolic handing

The people of Yawbeko Chiefdom in the Bonthe District in the South of Sierra Leone on Monday, 7th December, 2015 elected 53 year old Duramani Donald Jangba as their Paramount Chief.  (Photo: Paramount Chief Duramani

As the year is coming to an end, random interviews conducted by this Reporter in the central business district of Freetown on Monday, 14 December, 2015, disclosed that a large majority of the inhabitants of

The Sierra Leone National Electoral Commission (NEC) on Saturday, 12th December, 2015 conducted the Parliamentary Bye-Election in Constituency 030 in the Bombali District, Northern Region. Since democratic elections started in the country in March 1996, Bombali

The Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) should practice the spirit of oneness and cordial interaction in their drive towards accessing the seat of power in 2018. SLPP has unchangeable chances of winning the next Presidential and

Our opinions, traditional and religious beliefs only endanger the lives of drug users We have over the years attributed our opinions; traditional and religious beliefs in our fight against drug abuse in Sierra Leone. all those

Those who remember Ethiopia in the 1980's may feel a disturbing sense of déjà vu. The country is once again facing devastating climatic conditions: rains have failed; millions of people need food aid; children are

At the annual Africa Week in October 2015 held at the United Nations headquarters, representatives of the African Union’s development institutions held discussions with their UN counterparts on the AU’s Agenda 2063 and the newly-adopted

In September David Brady and Douglas Rivers of the Hoover Institution took a closer look at the demographics of Mr Trump's enduring coalition. They painted a picture of Trump supporters as largely older, less wealthy

Health is widely considered to be a fundamental human right, yet the sad truth is that far too many people around the world still do not have access to basic health care. Millions of Africans

Ibrahim Mayaki is the chief executive officer of the New Partnership for Africa’s Development (NEPAD), a developmental agency of the African Union. Africa Renewal’s Franck Kuwonu caught up with him at the UN headquarters in

MoneyGram, the leading international money transfer agency on past Friday presented gifts items to customers who emerged winners in its first Christmas promotion draw that was held at the Chamber of Commerce booth, National Stadium

Officials of Bollore Group on Friday 11th December 2015 officially handed over building materials to the Friends of Education Sierra Leone (FoESL), for the construction of a four classroom building at the Cardiff Community Primary

Freetown, 12 December 2015 – Construction work formally begins today on a radio station for the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology (MEST), made possible through support from UNICEF and the IKEA Foundation. The turning