The Sierra Leone Ports Authority situated at Cline Town in the east end of Freetown is one of the institutions sabotaging President Koroma’s Agenda for Change despite the hard working and dedicated General Manager, Captain
Member of Parliament for Songo, Hon. Claude Kamanda, is alleged to have used thugs to cart away quantity of cannabis after it was arrested by police personnel attached to the Songo Police Station last Tuesday
A new world champion would be crowned in Sunday’s final at the Soccer City Stadium as Spain, yesterday, surged into their first appearance in a World Cup final, after edging out three-time champions, Germany 1-0,
His Excellency the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, is pleased to announce that the Global Agriculture and Food Security Programme (GAFSP) has approved a request from the Government of Sierra Leone for  fifty million dollars
July 5th was LAJ’s birthday, the young Sierra Leonean rapper who came to the spotlight for his hit single ‘Money Nar Bank’ Remix which features Kao Denero, Diamond Saj, Pupa Baja and others. But strangely, LAJ
An Anthology of Contemporary African Short Stories - Edited by Dike Okoro. - This anthology aims to represent the best of contemporary African short stories written in English. Familiar names such as Benjamin Kwakye, Tijan Sallah,
The Office of the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice conducted a two-day workshop in collaboration with the Justice Sector Coordination Office (JSCO) from 17th to 18th June 2010, at the Hotel Barmoi, Aberdeen, Freetown, to
Santigie Kamara is a columnist in the Standard Times newspaper. Most times I find it difficult to understand the message he tries to put across which on most occasions is the same chorus of praise
ABUJA— President Goodluck Jonathan yesterday cautioned officers and men of the Nigerian Armed Forces to shun all forms of ethnic and religious sentiments in the discharge of their duties. He gave the charge at this year’s
Civil society in the country has described the recent pronouncement by the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma on the sudden deactivation of SIM-packs as a show of dictatorial tendency, a
The Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) closes the case of the prosecution in the ongoing trial of the former Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources Afsatu Kabba before Justice Samuel Ademusu of the Freetown High court
DAMEN Shipyards Gorinchem in the Netherlands is said to be held culpable for apparently misleading NASSIT into believing that the ferries they had purchased were operational after its professional services were hired for the procurement
Telecommunication giant in the country, Africell, is indeed a marvel not just in the world of telecommunication; it also practically epitomizes quality leadership in many areas of corporate ventures, particularly in Sierra Leone. This can
Sierra Leone’s National Electoral Commissioner and Chief Returning officer Dr. Christiana Thorpe has shared her views on electoral reforms and credible elections conduct that is characterized by fairness, transparency, free from intimidation and corruption -
CP Snow, later Lord Snow, was one of my favourite authors; his style of writing was beautiful. From him I learnt to use such expressions as “I refuse to accept responsibility for such and such
