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September 2017

It is shameful and disgraceful to Government and Sierra Leoneans as Bomeh which is the main dumping ground in the eastern part of Freetown has exploded with mountain of debris that blocked Bai Bureh Road

It was not the visit I had hoped for. I had called the previous afternoon to confirm our meeting the next day. He sounded very lively on the phone. That night, I saw a post

First, it was on Sunday, August 13, one day to the unprecedented mudslide (now, I think it was an earthquake), when he fell off a bridge with water underneath. It was around his house at

The Pharmaceutical Society of Sierra Leone (PSSL), Western Area branch with motto:” with honor and pride we preserve our noble skills” has celebrated the World Pharmacist Day on the theme:” From Research to Healthcare, Your

Through the Ministry of Information and Communication, National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM), and Sierra Leone Cable Limited (SALCAB), Sierra Leone has been singled out for recognition by the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) at the ongoing ITU

Sierra Leone Ambassador to the Republic of South Korea, His Excellency Omrie Michael Golley (in photo) has on Monday 25th September, 2017, been congratulated by the Korean Ministry of Science and Information Communications and Technology

The battle for leadership in the All Peoples Congress Party has started, as the party over the weekend kicks up their primaries election / selection One of the selections of constituency chairman ended bloodily at the

In what can be described as a bold and ambitious step forward, Sierra Leone is for the first time taking part in this year's International Telecommunication Union (ITU) Telecom World ‘17 which opened 25th September

His is a story of travails and triumphs. First, his dad from Masiemra Chiefdom left his village, Rosent, to settle in Kenema to ply his trade as a carpenter. Though his father did not go

Over 4,000 Sierra Leoneans patients queued up at the Brima Atuga Stadium in the east-end of Freetown to receive a free medical service from the Chinese Military Hospital Ship. Over 1,500 people have already benefited

Not so long ago in various blogs, we made the case that it is time to consider a woman president in Sierra Leone.  Some people jumped all over it and thought it wrong that it

Aung San Suu Kyi (in photo) led the National League for Democracy (NLD) to a majority win in Myanmar's first openly contested election in 25 years in November 2015.The win came five years to the

One night in mid-September, President Ernest Bai Koroma, now in the twilight of his presidency, invited his key lieutenants to State Lodge. Among them were some who had declared their intention to succeed him. Others,

Latest reports reaching this medium from the Sierra Leone Network of X-Asylum Seekers has confirmed that a total of 5,800 Sierra Leoneans are to be deported to the country from the United States of America,

The excitement of Sierra Leoneans to listen to divine inspirational prayers delivered by one of the spiritual leaders in the World, Mufti Ishmail Menk has left more than120 citizens including a three year old child