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May 2017

When I visited Moyamba Town, recently, I had the opportunity to talk with the Member of Parliament for constituency 81, Hon. James Alie who strictly warned the Government of Sierra Leone not to entertain any

The National Election Watch (NEW) has expressed fear that the Government of Sierra Leone is not well prepared for the coming general elections slated for March 7, 2018. Speaking over AYV television during the National Dialogue

Sierra Leone is on a crossroad and whatever happens from now till the next general elections   will either make or break the socio-economic landscape of this country. The next general election is the most important

Magistrate Dr. Abu Bakarr Binneh Kamara of Court No.1 has sentenced 25 accused persons to four months imprisonment each on two counts of indictments ranging from Carrying offensive weapons without lawful or reasonable excuse Contrary

Chairlady, Mercury Welfare Association, Josephine Karim Koroma makes statement Multilateral companies located within the same venue including the sport betting entity, Mercury International, First Discount House, National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) and the National

Police have arrested a suspect known only as Alpha who was reported to have been in possession of a bag believed to be the bag full of money stolen from the Mercury office at the

It cannot be gainsaid that the Sierra Leone Teachers Union (SLTU) is one of the biggest, wealthiest and most powerful trade unions in Sierra Leone. Having manpower of over 35 thousand teachers on pay roll, the

Sierra Leone’s President, His Excellency, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has made history in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as the first African leader to make two official visits to the Kingdom in two weeks. Two official

"Fellow citizens, for over 23 years we have been misruled by an oppressive, corrupt, exploitative and tribalistic bunch of crooks and traitors, under the umbrella of the APC (All people's Congress) government. This regime has perpetuated

The new Chairman of the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC), Justice Patrick Hamilton, has admitted that he has never seen electricity in the PPRC office since he took up office weeks ago. He made the confession

Diaspora Health Workers Invited to Sierra Leone Over the years, there has been a mass exodus of health workers from Sierra Leone mainly due to deplorable working conditions. Thousands of them have left their homeland to

The Public Relation Officer, Ministry of Education Science and Technology (MEST), Brima Michael Turay, has informed media practitioners that less than five days to the National Primary School Examination (NPSE), Kono District alone sent eight

For the past few months, the Sierra Leone Motor Drivers and General Transport Workers Union has been on a massive road campaign geared towards the drastic reduction of road fatalities by sensitizing the membership on

War widows in Sierra Leone have written a pathetic letter to the President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma, begging him to intervene to ensure that they get their payments recommended for them by the

Sierra Leone’s President has arrived in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia on the kind invitation of the Saudi Monarch. His Excellency, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma was invited by The Custodian of the Two Holy Mosques, King