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September 2013

Today on Al Jazeera’s talk show South2North, Redi Tlhabi discusses healthcare in developing countries and if the right to health is merely a dream. “Do all human beings deserve universal health care?” asks Redi at the start of the

The Chairman of the Monument and Relics Commission, Mr. Charlie J. Hughes has said in Freetown that UNESCO has named six cultural heritage sites in Sierra Leone which are now on UNESCO's world list. They

The Deputy Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Madam Mabinty Daramy (in photo) has said that the government has received a loan of $315M from the Chinese government. The Deputy Minister said the loan will be

The National Coordinator of the Office of National Security (ONS), Brig. Gen. M.K. Dumbuya (Rtd) has urged Muslim leaders to maintain the religious tolerance the country which it is known for nationally and internationally. The ONS

Due to the influx of alcoholic beverages flooding the market, the Deputy Minister of Labour and Social Security, Mr. Augustine N. Kortu (in photo) has inspected the KADCO factory situated at Murray Town in the

Their code name and theme for this planting season is titled “Cut One Plant Five” aforestation and deforestation is our vision.  These were the words of the Vice President of  Sierra Leone Timber Association, Mr. Abass

Official events attended by Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, have been held today FREETOWN, Sierra Leone, September 12, 2013/ -- Official events attended by Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the

The Ministry of Trade and Industry (MTI)  on Friday September 6th 2013 commenced a one-day orientation workshop for Trade Monitors. Mr. Charles Merriweather Thompson, Director of Domestic Commerce and Industry, disclosed to the trade monitors that

The Sierra Leone Scrap Metal Association has passed a vote of non confidence against their president, Mr. Omotayor Vida McCarthy on allegation of fraud amounting to billion of leones and failing to secure the office

Sixteen clubs are currently battling for the Morrison Sannoh Trophy at the National Insurance Company (NIC) ground, Kaningo. The sponsor, Morrison Sannoh who also happens to be the Chairman of Eastern Region Football Association (ERFA) took

One time non-division Western Area football super heavyweight champions, Real Friends FC was re-launched over the weekend, Sunday 8th September 2013 at the Grassfield Community Centre. The ceremony was jam packed with players, executive, parents, guardians,

A gruesome road accident occurred on Sunday September 8th 2013 at about 9:45 pm at Kwama along the Freetown-Newton Highway. Eye witness reports have it that a Renault taxi car with Registration Number AIN 163 heading

Prior to the North London derby two weeks ago, there was a general consensus in the media that the game would represent a shift in power in the rivalry between Tottenham and Arsenal.  Spurs had

President of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Isha Johansen, has told journalists that football’s world governing body, FIFA, will fund the refurbishment of the Sierra Leone Football Association Complex. She made this disclosure in a

Frederick Peters aka Famous, is set to release a hot new video this month. The video which is tentatively titled: ‘Da Bondo Way Den Nor Call You’, was shot and edited in the United Kingdom