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October 2015

Freetown, Oct. 14 (SLENA) - The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Wednesday 14th October 2015, opened and signed a Book of Condolence at the State Hall of Parliament in respect of the late Hon.

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has indicted nine (9) persons in the High Court of Sierra Leone on various corruption offences. Emmanuel Showers and Thailu Kallon, employees of the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) in Bo

Globally, emerging markets are enduring pressures which are prompting a review of original GDP forecasts. Despite this, Standard Chartered remains optimistic and excited by the growth opportunities both Africa and the Middle East present. In

The World Bank Group on October 9, in Lima, Peru, announced it will increase climate financing to potentially $29 billion annually with the support of its members, giving a huge boost to global efforts to

Leading contender for the Sierra Leone People Party (SLPP) Flagbrearship Ambassador Umaru Bond Wurie has expressed satisfaction that his fellow contender Julius Maada Bio is in town so they can help to bring a lasting

Sierra Leone international Mustapha Dumbuya has won the McCrea Financial Services Player of the Month for September. The 28-year-old has made a remarkable impact since his arrival in the Scottish top flight for Thistle as a

Alie Sesay (pictured in action for Sierra Leone) has completed a month-long loan deal to Cambridge United from Leicester on Thursday. Sesay, 21, is a Sierra Leone international and was in the Leone Stars side during

Sierra Leone are out of the 2018 World Cup preliminary round of qualifiers on away goal after regular time on Tuesday, despite coming from behind to complete a 2-1 victory. Chad’s Constant Madtoingue saw red in

In recent musical programs on radio and public places in the country was rumor of a latest hit single titled, ‘Muhuemanga’, a Mende word meaning ‘Challenge’. (Steady Bongo & Lamsee Pee united for a cause) This,

The National Minerals Agency (NMA) is charged with the constitutional responsibility of regulating mining activities in Sierra Leone to ensure that peace and tranquility prevails in the country’s mining sector. But the current fierce Coltan conflict

In a report to this media house, the Chairman Independent Police Complaints Board (IPCB), Valentine Collier, has on Thursday, October 8th 2015 disclosed that there has been immense progress made so far by the Board

Corporate Relations Manager of the Sierra Leone Brewery Limited, Albert Ojo Collier, in a statement marking the donations of food and non food items to victims of flood in the Cabala Town and Wellington Communities

As part of the main streaming efforts of the media in promoting agricultural productivity across the country, the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, through the International Fund for Agricultural Development (IFAD) has donated

The Executive Director of the Centre for Accountability and the Rule of Law (CARL), Mr. Ibrahim Tommy, has urged the Judiciary of Sierra Leone to review the order of the Ministry of Education, Science and

The Chairman and Leader of the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), Chief Sumanoh Kappen III is reported to have had his blood pressure shoot up in the wake of a series of confrontations in