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February 2016

The Minister of Transport and Aviation, Mr. Leonard Balogun Koroma, yesterday surprised Members of Parliament on the passing of a Bill presented for ratification called "Bollore Container Terminal Concession Agreement Addendum No: 4 Concession Agreement"

Usu Boie attracts healthcare support from UK The Minister of Trade and Industry, Alhaji Usman Boie Kamara (in photo) never rested on the bed of roses when he was on medical leave in London. His bitter experience of

A new organization - Salone Got Talent – will on 29th April organize a competition “Salone Strongest man” at the National Stadium at Brookfields in Freetown. The objective of the newly established organization is to promote

The Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) has disclosed that the devastating effect of the Ebola epidemic grounded their annual activities to a halt. Making the disclosure yesterday

Member of Parliament for Constituency 096 in the Western Urban Area, Hon. Alhassan Kamara, on Wednesday 27th January expressed thanks and appreciation to President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma for his massive development strides in the

50/50 Group Sierra Leone and other women’s organisations in the country on Monday 1st February, 2016 presented a sixteen-point document to Members of Parliament at Committee Room No.1 on the moral and factual cases for

The Northern Region executive of the governing All Peoples Congress (APC) last Friday met with stakeholders and aspirants who have declared their intention to contest the Parliamentary Bye-election in Constituency 050 in the Marampa Chiefdom,

It has been reliably confirmed to this medium that the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is interested in the alleged misappropriation of Le2 billion disbursed by Government for the construction of a hall and perimeter fence at

Following an intensive debate by Members of Parliament (MPs) in thanking His Excellency the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma for his address to Parliament on Friday, 11th December, 2015, the All Peoples Congress (APC) Member

The most important controls in any organization of any type should reflect the characters of the leaders. This is something referred to as tone at the top which outlines the values of the entity and the

Residents of Kamayama-Jah Kingdom in the far west of Freetown have commenced the construction of a new bridge to serve the community. According to the Acting Secretary General of the committee set up by the community

The announcement of the recurrence of the deadly Ebola Virus Disease (EVD) in the Northern Region of Sierra Leone by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) a fortnight

Solar street lights in Freetown and the 149 chiefdom headquarter towns in the country. According to the news release issued by the Procurement Unit of the Ministry of Energy, the request for the Expression of

Burkina Faso, a landlocked West African country south of the Sahara Desert, has been in the news since political unrest erupted there in 2014. Had peace prevailed, the country would have had a moment to

In the bid to revamp the operational activities between the Income Tax Board of Appellate  Commissioners  and Business Communities, the Commission on Wednesday the 27th of January 2016 commenced a familiarization tour with Business Stakeholders