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July 2014

The Speaker of Parliament, Honourable S.B.B. Dumbuya, is representing the Parliament of Sierra Leone in a bilateral parliamentary programme at the UK’s Houses of Parliament in Westminster.  (Photo: Sierra Leone's Speaker, Hon. S.B.B. Dumbuya) Commencing this

Kailahun, June 30, 2014 (SLENA) - The Government of Sierra Leone as part of its numerous strides to contain the deadly Ebola disease in the country has provided the Kailahun District Health Management team the

(6MW) as part of International Renewable Energy Agency/Abu Dhabi Fund for Development (IRENA / ADFD) financing facility A landmark Renewable Energy Project in West Africa, adding valuable and needed clean electricity to the grid ABU DHABI, UAE,

Someone, I believe it was the national chairman and leader of the opposition SLPP party Chief Somano Kapen who quoted the old Chinese Proverb that "a journey of a thousand miles begins with the first

Nigeria and Algeria have failed to set up an all-African quarter-final fixture that would have seen an African team in the semi-final of the World cup for the first time after the two teams were

The African voice was loud and clear during roll call at the 18th YMCA World Council opening in Estes Park, deep within the heart of the Rockies mountain range in Colorado, USA. Amidst the resounding

As China continues supporting  Sierra Leone in a  number of areas including the development of the country's human resource capacity, in the next two weeks, our country will be blessed with twenty-four graduates from China, following the completion of their studies

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Education has informed participants and organizers of the Global Partnership for Education Pledging Conference in Brussels that his government will continue to provide scholarships for girls who sit and pass the

With the rapid misconceptions surrounding the treatment of Muslim women from some Muslims who may justify their oppression and mistreatment of women on the basis of Islam and also from some non- Muslims who have

The National Fire Force which was established to provide predominantly emergency firefighting and rescue services in the country has decorated One Hundred and Fifteen Fire Officers to different cadre of the Fire Department at a

The Anti-Corruption Commission Southern Regional Office has set up Chiefdom Network  Committees in the Jaiama Bongor and Tikonko Chiefdoms on the 20th  and 24th June 2014 respectively. The setting up of the committees is part

After missing out in the last three World Cup finals Colombia have made a remarkable comeback by written a new page in their football history.  (Photo: The new born star James Rodriquez takes Colombia to

The Program Coordinator of the Women’s Network for Environmental Sustainability (WoNES), an affiliate member of a larger and inclusive noble institution including the 50/50 Group, has enlightened at the ‘Citizens’ Conference on Land and the

Building partnership with other pillars of integrity in combating graft is a core principle of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS). It was in this spirit that the Commission's Northern Region Office on Wednesday 25th June

The second conference geared towards assembling representatives of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS), who are currently residing in the United States of America, otherwise known as members of the Diaspora, is progressing. Though