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February 2016

The Girls Empowerment Summit Sierra Leone is a three-day program organized for girls between the ages of 12-17. The program which was held last year at the St Joseph's Secondary School has been described as

My Valentine week started with issues surrounding very many activities within the medical profession. One major concern was the brain drain in the medical profession and the level of specialists in the country which the

Freetown Uncut, in collaboration with the National Tourist Board has announced the first ever music festival to be held at the Lumley Beach Road in Freetown on 23rd and 24th April,, 2016.   (Photo: Edmond Nonie,

Happy birthday to the one and only Ibrahim Babatunde Anafeu Sesay of the fastest and wide circulating newspaper in Sierra Leone

Many people who normally go to Lumley Beach at the weekends with vehicles to enjoy themselves have started gambling the lives of pedestrians and joggers for whom Government cares so much about. One of the recent

Some residents of communities surrounding the Golf Club in Lumley, Freetown, have alleged that some people believed to be workers of the club have started threatening them with eviction notice on the grounds that the

The Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs yesterday received US$600,000 project proposal from Street Child Sierra Leone and Plan International for Ebola orphans and survivors. Speaking at the official handing over ceremony at the

The Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) on Monday 8th February 2016 commenced a two-day annual review retreat at the Commission’s headquarters, Tower Hill in Freetown. In her welcome address, the Acting Admin and Human Resource Manager,

The devastating consequences of the Ebola epidemic have left many Sierra Leoneans in an unforgivable state of squalor.  This state of hopelessness means government is now faced with the extra economic burden of restoring the

The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara over the weekend (Saturday 6th February 2016) had an interactive meeting with Paramount Chiefs from the north to discuss issues of justice development at Chiefdom

Sierra Leone’s Envoy to the People’s Republic of China, Monday 8th February said, with the establishment in 2000 of the Forum of Africa - China Cooperation – (FOCAC), investment strategy and cooperation of China with

On the day of the 13th International Day of Zero Tolerance for Female Genital Mutilation/Cutting (FGM/C), UNICEF, UNFPA and other development partners are calling on all stakeholders in Sierra Leone — from health workers, traditional initiators

Doctor Roland Williamson Taylor has said the Sierra Leone health system is equipped to implement the Safe Abortion Bill as midwives, Community Health Officers (CHOs) SECHN’s and CHaids are trained in offering post-abortion care service

The Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and Kingdom of Saudi Arabia last Thursday handed over to the Government of Sierra Leone 3 containers of 4,530 cartons of meat for the less privileged. During the handing over ceremony held

The main opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) is a class art of how not to be an opposition in any country; that it has its hands constantly on the self-destruct button is an understatement. In