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June 2015

You probably have heard about Groovin’ In The Park (GITP), a pop, R&B and reggae summer festival in New York but have not attended any of its shows. No worries, opportunities abound when GITP returns for

Countries may be borrowing too much and too fast It’s been a rough year for the West African countries most affected by the Ebola virus that has ravaged their communities and crippled their economies, disrupting

Special Adviser to President Ernest Bai Koroma of Sierra Leone has said that the Ebola war cannot be seen as the sole test of the President's ability to govern the affairs of state "as he

On Wednesday 17 th June 2015, the Former Head of State of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Rtd. Brig. Julius Maada Bio thrilled an audience of students, academics and members of the diplomatic community with

Insons, a local business entity, in collaboration with Airtel and the United Bank for Africa (UBA), on Thursday 18th June, 2015 at the Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel, Aberdeen in Freetown, launched Sierra Leone’s first

Freetown, June 18, 015 (SLENA) - The Director of the Reproductive and Child Health Programme, Ministry of Health and Sanitation Dr. Santigie Sesay has said that the Ebola outbreak has had adverse negative impact on

The Sierra Leone Union in Kuwait has called on the Government of Sierra Leone to ban the recruitment of housemaids from Sierra Leone to Kuwait. The call came after social media report accused their Ambassador, Ibrahim

Mobilizing domestic resources is a key source of finance Despite witnessing exceptional growth in development finance in recent years, Africa is still faced with the arduous task of mobilizing adequate resources to fund its growth and

Mr. Saidu Conton Sesay, Chief of Staff at State House is leading Sierra Leone’s delegation to the Ninth Session of the Committee on Sustainable Development and the Africa Regional Forum on Sustainable Development being held

Freetown, June 16 (SLENA) - The Parliamentary oversight Committee on Local Government and Rural Development, chaired by Hon. Abubakarr Koroma has concluded ten days visit to all local councils in South and Eastern regions of

Sierra Leone national team’s Technical Director John Jebbor Sherrington said he is pleased with his team’s performance despite their 1-0 away loss to Sudan in their opener of the 2017 Africa Cup of Nations Qualifiers

A single penalty goal from Ramadan Alagab handed Sudan a 1-0 win over Sierra Leone in their 2017 Group I Africa Cup of Nations qualifying match at the Khartoum Stadium on Sunday. This win sees Sudan

Former Haka FC striker Obi Metzger Jr has revealed that he was tired of being a second choice striker" and needed to move on for the sake of his career. The 28-year-old, Sierra Leonean who made

Famed Sierra Leonean Evangelist , Mrs. Dora Dumbuya, popularly known throughout the nation as Mammy Dumbuya (in photo),  is in the United States to attend the 2015 Caribbean and African Faith-based and Community Leadership Conference

The Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the African Union has successfully won a significant election for the nation at the AU.  Madam Jamesina L. King (in photo), Chairman  the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone