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July 2017

Factional fighting and dirty party politics have shattered the SLPP that now finds itself shivering on thin mosquito legs with no hope of recovering even after the conduct of the presidential elections scheduled for next

The margin loss of the All Peoples Congress (APC) party in the just concluded Ward 139, Kambia District election to an independent candidate supported by one of the Presidential aspirants for the main opposition, Sierra

Complaints reaching Sierra Express Media (SEM) reveal that, cattle rearers who are mostly Fullahs in Makarie Gbanti Chiefdom, Bombali District are distressing local crop farmers who are the land owners by allegedly bribing local authorities

Citizens all over the country have expressed their deepest frustration over the incompetent and disgraceful manner the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) is handling the electricity supply in the country especially in the capital

The 2017 Economic Report on Africa calls for harnessing urban growth There has been much talk about Africa’s urban dividends—the increased prosperity and sustained socioeconomic development resulting from the expansion and industrialization of African cities.  (Photo:

Total Ripsta Culture has officially premiered the Post Ebola Bloodless Diamond in Sierra Leone project. The launching which attracted several musicians, Member of Parliament, the media and the general public was held at room one in

Gold Tree, and Oil Palm Company situated in Daru, Jawie Chiefdom in Kailahun District has donated as part of their corporate social responsibilities(CSR), 600 five gallons of palm oil and some sewing machines worth over

The Minister of Energy, Ambassador Henry Macauley has informed the public that, an ethanol producing company located in Bombali District, Addax Bio Energy has employed about four thousand (4,000) workers. The minister made this statement when

His Excellency the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has nominated 10 new High Courts Judges awaiting approval by the House of Parliament according to law. The nominees including Dr. Abou

A pre-Hajj delegation headed by the Special Assistant to His Excellency the President on Social Affairs has arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia to make arrangements for this year’s would-be pilgrims from Sierra Leone. 

In October last year, Madam Princess Bureh was appointed Admin. Revenue Collector at the Connaught Mortuary and has since then brought a lot of improvement in that department. Before her appointment, the Connaught Mortuary was well

Ferries serve a very useful purpose for travellers in and out of Sierra Leone. They are popular with most people because they provide cheap transport, connecting the capital Freetown to the township of Lungi, which

Media Foundation for Development Sierra Leone has joined the fight against corruption in Bo, Southern Sierra Leone. It comes following days of heightened Pay No Bribe (PNB) public campaigns organized by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC). ACC

Deputy Health and Sanitation Minister 1, Madam Madina Rahman has said that the 117 is symbolic to the emergency response and was a successful tool that contributed to curbing the Ebola Virus Disease outbreak in

A Community based organization (CBO) known as the Moyiba Progressive Women Organization Sierra Leone (MPWO-SL) has ended a one day workshop with community stakeholders yesterday at the newly constructed Pentecostal Primary School up Boro-pitch via