Genuine and patriotic politics is about catering for the welfare of the masses and that is exactly what a legal luminary, John Sartie Kargbo is doing for the people of constituency 92 in the Western
Another heart breaking incident just occurred in Freetown along Goodrich beach opposite Ocean View Hotel. The lifeless boyd of a small boy, approximately 3-4 years old, was deposited on the beach by the heavy sea waves
The government of Sierra Leone, through the ministry of Social Welfare, has taken the lead in assisting the flood victims who are sheltered at the National Stadium, Mini Attouga Stadium, and other areas. Organisations of humanitarian
Relentless torrential rain has wreaked havoc on the city of Freetown, Sierra Leone today. Most businesses had to close their doors today and vehicles caught in massive traffic jams are under water, with streets looking
In a country, like Sierra Leone, where poverty is the denominator of the life pattern of the citizens, demolition of property that may have been acquired after some hard labour, over many years of servitude,
The independence of the judiciary is one of the main pillars of democracy which this country and many others claim to be practicing. For a democracy to be healthy, the judicial arm of government is
When you enter the Eastern provincial city of Kenema and experience the deplorable roads with their thousands of potholes, you will be tempted to ask whether that city has a serious mayor. What completely beat Parrot’s
Now that the bye-elections are fast approaching, we are calling on all political parties to behave in a civilized fashion and allow the elections to be transparent and violent-free. We are making this call because
Report from Kailahun, Eastern Sierra Leone, reveals that a fourteen-year-old girl has died after being allegedly gang raped and assaulted by three suspects who are now in custody helping the police in their investigation. Sources from
Religious leaders, who comprise Christian Action Group (Christag) and Islamic Action Group (Islag), have presented to FOCUS 1000 a report on their activities from April to September 2015. (Photo: Alhaji Mohamed Bailor Jalloh – CEO,
Sierra Leone’s most outstanding afro-beat musician, Emmerson Bockarie, in a recent report to the SEM, is said to have excelled again as the first Sierra Leonean musician that has been invited and performed in a
The Principal of the Sierra Leone Muslim Community Secondary School at Low Cost site 2, Ibrahim Sorie Sesay, is urgently appealing to the Minister of Education, Science and Technology, Dr. Minkailu Bah (in photo), to
Sources reaching SEM have revealed that The National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), has embarked on a nationwide sensitization of people in the informal sector economy, such as petty traders, Bike riders, fishermen, and
The verdict by the Supreme Court Judges against Sam Sumana did not come as a surprise to many political analysts of Sierra Leone, which is fast becoming, if not already, a country of political patronage,
The Resident Minister North, Alie D. Kamara, is reported to have overturned the decision of the Paramount Chief of Diang Chiefdom, Koinadugu District, Sheku Magba Koroma, to illegally depose his Speaker, Mohamed Jawara. (Photo: Resident
