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June 2016

Plan International (Plan) is celebrating 40 Years of dedicated Service to Children in Sierra Leone We have been working since 1976 and in partnership with the Government and People of Sierra Leone, implementing programs in

Some six months after cabinet approved the national land policy, there are fears that its ground-breaking provisions may not see the light of day, soon or at all. This year, the government allocated the sum

It is very easy to conclude that the American Presidential Election is between Democrats and Republicans, or Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump. This year’s election goes farther than that. For the first time in its

Sierra Leone’s Press Attaché to China has said, the present global era is one of mutual development through collective and concerted efforts of nations, given the reality that “no country can develop in isolation.” John Baimba

The Member of Parliament for Constituency 107, Hon. Francis Emmanuel Kowa, has been urged by constituents to fulfill his numerous promises during the parliamentary bye-election late last year. According to one Mr. Charles Cole of William

One of the leading mobile company operators in the country, Airtel Sierra Leone, on Monday 6th June, 2016 launched *800# at their headquarters at Hill Station in Freetown. In his welcome remarks, the Acting Marketing Manager,

Member of Parliament for Constituency 062 in Tonkolili District, Hon. Aaron Aruna Koroma in collaboration with the US based Yoni United States of America (YUSA) on Friday 3rd June, 2016 donated 300 chairs to three

Dutch born UK based and of Sierra Leonean parentage, Sanusie Jabbie has been overwhelmingly voted Best player, Player’s player, and Parent’s player, at his Cheshunt Football Club U-9 team over the weekend. Sanusie  who wears the

A new agenda of democratic and economic changes "Burkina is proud,” declare the billboards along the capital Ouagadougou’s major thoroughfares. When they were first put up in December 2015 to mark the election of a new

As African countries scramble for solutions Is terrorism becoming the dominant mode of conflict in Africa? This is a question many are asking following the recent surge in terror attacks across Africa. Since January about a

The Kingdom of Saudi Arabia’s Supreme Court has said that the first day of the holy fasting month of Ramadan will be Monday, 6th June, 2016. In a radio and television announcement, the Royal Court quoting,

Flagbearer aspirants were denied access to the NEC meeting despite official invitations as observers from the National Chairman, Chief Sumano Kapen following a meeting with the PPRC. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella aka KKY, Alpha Timbo, Munda Rogers,

Sierra Leone manifests as one of the most blessed countries in West Africa that is endowed with large portion of God’s natural resources as gifts and one among them as cleverly categorized is the Ministry

Humanitarian organization, Tangible Academic Youth Forum (TAYFO) and Foundation for Education and Dawaa (FEDDAW) in collaboration with the Cultural Consulate of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI) have engaged hundreds of pupils

The College of Travel and Tourism Studies (CTTS) has held its 8th graduation ceremony, considered to be the biggest since the foundation of the college over ten years ago, in Freetown, where about one hundred