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March 2016

A total of four people including a police officer from the Operational Support Division [OSD] of the Sierra Leone Police have been dismissed from work. They were relieved from their duties at the Sierra Leone

Recent newspaper reports claiming that cannibals are on the loose in Jawei Chiefdom in the eastern district of Kailahun have been debunked as ‘mere alarmist insinuations with no clear evidence to support those claims.’ Hon. Maada

The Minister of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) Dr. Kalfala Marah in late December last year described President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma as the “champion of development” since Sierra Leone attained her independence in April

Defence counsel for Mohamed Osman Sesay (alias Assassin), who is facing charges for corruption offences, has appeared to have abandoned his client when he failed to announce representation on his behalf and later walked out

Last weekend unannounced visit of Vice President Victor Foh to Port Loko town got low key reception since the visit was said to be a mere Family meeting that the Vice President came to attend. The

When I was in secondary school, one of my best essay questions was one in which I already knew how the story was going to end. For instance, write an essay with the ending “I

The Legal Aid Board and the office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice have successfully unified trader groups in the Western Area. In a recent meeting held at Ministry of Justice conference room, which

This question has already raised endless reactions among Sierra Leoneans which undoubtedly buttresses its sensitive nature and qualifies the subject as a burning issue. Before I state my personal position on the issue, there are a

This year, the theme for International Women’s Day is Pledge for Parity; a campaign which encourages everyone to take concrete action to help achieve gender parity more quickly. In a country where women account for

“Operation Pebu” was the code name of a project by the then government of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) to provide accommodation for members of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF). The

Every five years, voters in Sierra Leone are called upon to choose a president who will lead the country. It is believed that any Sierra Leonean president hoping to stake a claim to being viewed

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Mr. Theo Nicol on Thursday March 3, 2016 at the weekly press briefing held in the Ministry’s conference hall in Freetown disclosed to journalists that Sierra Leone will

Which of the above is more genuinely applicable in today's National Office of Sierra Leone? Anthony Kamara Sr (in photo) of Winnipeg Canada examines the performance of our West African Examinations Council (WAEC) National Office in the

The Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI) was established by the Government of Sierra Leone in 2007 through an Act of Parliament as the sole government agricultural research and agricultural technology generating body, for the

With iron ore prices still tumbling down development partners are encouraging the Government of Sierra Leone to now focus on value addition sectors such as fisheries and agriculture which have great potential to revamp the