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August 2021

Kono District is most synonymous with mining than perhaps any other place in Sierra Leone. The soils of Kono are home to some of the country's previous minerals, like diamond, gold, bauxite, iron ore, etc. However,

On the 20th August, 2021, British High Commission hosted the 2021 Chevening Cohorts to congratulate and bid farewell to the four talented Sierra Leoneans that were awarded Scholarship places to study their post graduate degrees

The Criminal Investigations Department (CID) of the Sierra Leone Police led by Assistant Superintendent of Police Turay on Monday 23rd August 2021 invited for questioning 21 students of the Milton Margai Technical College at its

21-day ultimatum for CA to go Allegations and counter-allegations abound at the Freetown City Council between the Mayor and the Councilors on the one hand, and the Chief Administrator on the other. The opposition dominated Council of

Though being hassled and harassed by the current regime and accused by many within his party, the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) party, the former President, HE Dr Ernest Bai Koroma remains as constant

The trending political vicious circle of revenge is sending a huge cloud of apprehension and threat to the survival of peace and democracy in a country that flows with milk and honey – endowed with

The Director General of the Sierra Leone Correctional Service, Joseph Lamboi is reportedly sick and undergoing treatment in the United Kingdom. Mr Lamboi is on a one-year contract after reaching retirement age last year. Report says

A vessel belonging to Shandon Mining Company which is engaged in Iron Ore mining is currently endangering the lives of ferry travellers between Kissy Terminal and Tagrin (Lungi). The vessel is anchored right along the

Proving the point that he is in charge and in control of Kono District in the eastern region, droves of residents defied the heavy down-pour to give a hero’s welcome to a son of the

As schools are about to reopen and the results for the Basic Education Certificate Examinations soon to be released, parents are engulfed in the preparatory process of providing their children with the necessary paraphernalia to

Four years after the mudslide, survivors struggle for normalcy in Mortomeh and 6 Mile With its undulating leafy terrain, Mortomeh is one of the more attractive suburban areas of Freetown. Since the 2017 mudslide, though, it

In the wake of the latest hearing of the matter between Alfred Peter Conteh (plaintiff) and the 1st, 2nd, 3rd and 4th defendants including the Chairman and Leader of the main opposition All Peoples Congress

The Consortium of Progressive Political Parties (COPPP) has accused the All Political Parties Association (APPA) as a toothless bulldog that does not represent the membership of opposition parties in the political landscape of the country. “All

There was jubilation in the Prince Harding camp in Freetown, when news broke out that one of his staunch supporters, Mr Gerald Nahbay of Circular Road, had been elected chairman of the Freetown Central District

The General Manager the Irish League of Credit Union Foundation Limited, (ILCUF), Mr. Solomon Mwongyere on Monday 9th August 2021 informed this medium in an exclusive interview at his Fort Street office in Freetown that