A meeting by the Committee of Ten (C-10) nations chosen by the African Union (AU) to pursue ways of getting Africa into the ‘permanence’ of the UN Security Council is currently underway in the Libyan
The Federal Republic of Nigeria has strengthened Sierra Leone’s Health and Education sectors by releasing another forty four (44) Medical Doctors and Professional Teachers to the West African country, to teach in various teaching and
Freetown – The President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma has assured journalists that his Government will review Part V of the 1965 Public Order Act, which criminalizes libel. Speaking at a press conference at State
A Sierra Leonean, living in Sudan (?), by the name of Idrissa Conteh, aka Atomic Pen has attempted to state some areas where, in his opinion, the APC led government of Ernest Bai Koroma has
At a short but impressive ceremony at State House today, President Ernest Bai Koroma addressed Chiefs of Defence Staffs from the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) who are in Sierra Leone to attend
When the majority of Sierra Leoneans proudly begin to define their purpose of being good citizens and making giant strides towards national progress, so will our enduring flag continue to fly so high amid the
The second batch of 497 Sierra Leonean pilgrims are expected to depart the King Abdul Aziz International Airport Jeddah Friday, 11th December, 2009 at about 3: 00 A.MÂ Saudi Arabian local time, on board a
Background: PIP is an EU-funded development programme operating in African-Caribbean-Pacific (ACP) countries. After a very successful evaluation of its first 8-years, a second phase of PIP was launched on 12th October 2009 and will run
Not too long ago, the opposition leader, Mr. John Benjamin wrote a very concise and matter of fact letter to President Ernest Koroma on various issues bordering on governance, the economy and corruption. Unfortunately, it
His name is Idris Conteh (Atomic Pen); he was until his departure for greener pastures a newspaper editor or columnist or both. He has an international job and now lives very comfortably in the Sudan.
OBJECTION! “Sustained or Overruled!” - It is easy for any APC-NA aspirant to be showcasing or bragging pointlessly around North America chapters about Freetown connections. So what? I was really agitated when I heard that
On 20 October 2009, at the prestigious Fridge Club in Brixton London, ‘Salone Concert Live 09’ was staged in front of a cheering audience beamed to an international media coverage from BEN TV and broadcast
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Finance, Dr. Samura Kamara, stated that a key objective of the government’s agenda for change is to intensify domestic revenue mobilization and that government will, in this direction continue to step
Sierra Leone Arc Of Hope - A New Hope For Sierra Leone Ambassador Bockarie Stevens is a household name in Sierra Leone. Apart from being the son of Dr. Siaka Probyn Stevens, the former President
The local government council of Kono district has emerged as the best administered councils out of 19 local councils nationwide. This rating was conducted by the Decentralization Secretariat (DESEC) for the year 2009. The council
