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Ibrahim Sorie Kamara is DTD Commissioner

Ibrahim Sorie Kamara, who until 72 hours ago was Acting Commissioner for the Income Tax Department of the National Revenue Authority, has clinched the position of Commissioner for the pending Domestic Tax Department. This department

I hadn’t read the official mouthpiece and propaganda machine of the ruling APC party newspaper “We Yone” for some time until the November 1st edition. The reason is simple; the newspaper consists mainly of articles

Sierra Leone’s new Head of Chancery to the Federal Republic of Germany, Switzerland, Italy and Austria, Alhassan Kondeh (in photo) has said one of his main priorities in his new appointment is to help re-brand

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Federal Republic of Germany, H.E Jongopie Stevens has disclosed plans for the visit of President Ernest Bai Koroma to Germany in February 2011.  (Photo:  Ambassador Jongopie Stevens and the Chairman

International comedian Gina Yashere will be hosting the long awaited Miss West Africa on the 26th of November 2010. UK will once again be enlightened by the most exciting Africa event in UK exploring beauty

The race for the flagbearership of the main Sierra Leonean opposition, the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), is gradually becoming fearsome.  While some aspirants are described by columnists as academic giants, others are named decorated

21-year-old Mustapha Hadji Bangura last Saturday scored a great hat-trick 3-0 for his side Apollon Limassol in their derby triumph over AEL Limassol. The Sierra Leone international has been playing in Cyprus for five seasons now,

On Sunday October 31st, Hope International Church, based in Dallas Fort Worth with a Sierra Leonean pedigree, made yet another history when it surprised its Senior Pastor, Emmanuel Kwasi Botchway, with a brand new Suzuki

Sierra Leone’s President today stunned a jam-packed Westminster Hall with an astonishing presentation on private investment and economic growth and development in Sierra Leone. Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma was delivering his keynote address at the high-profiled Private

The Ma Dengn Association, organizers of the well acclaimed Ma Dengn Beach Festival 2009, is geared up to produce the highly anticipated 2nd annual festival on December 31st and January 1st 2010 at the Lumley

On Saturday, 23rd Oct. 2010, the USA Caucus for Alpha O Timbo (in photo) proved beyond all reasonable thought that Hon. ALPHA O. TIMBO, among all the other aspirants that have stormed the diaspora so

My attention has been drawn to a press release issued by two primary defence lawyers of Haja Afsatu Kabba (in photo) – Fode M. Dabor and Sulaiman Tejan-Jalloh. Initially, I was perplexed over the attacks launched

Sierra Leonean AIK wonder kid Mohamed ‘Poboshy’ Bangura has made great success with the Stockholm side this season, last season Swedish Champions AIK confirmed the striker who scored in their match against Elfsborg last Sunday

In a bid to build the capacity of local councils, the Anti-Corruption Commission has in the first phase of regional training started a two day training of administrators and councilors in Bombali, Tonkolili, Koinadugu Districts

A nine day New Partnership For Africa’s Development (NEPAD) trade fair has on Sunday October 31st ended in what was described by the Secretary to the Nigerian Government of the Federation Alhaji Yayale Ahmed as