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September 2009

The Director in the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Mr. Fuord Sheriff, told Sierra Express that the Government has tightened its belt to ensure that no illegal fishing is carried out in the territorial

Residents of Wellington in the East of Freetown have prorated that the spate of armed robbery has intensified in their community making life completely in peril for peaceful dwellers that stay awake the whole night

Head of Government Asset Commission Unisa Alim Sesay aka ‘Awoko' has said in Freetown that the commission is bent on changing what used to tag government to be lacking the maintenance culture of property and

Prior to the hosting of the O.A.U in 1980, the power sector enjoyed a relatively stable supply of electricity. This was made possible due to the installation of the Sulzer engines which were then managed

Accidents in whatever shape or form could not be prevented if it has been destined by God Almighty to happen. No amount of human sacrifices could stop it from occurring. This is a sad reality

My several newspaper critics, who are mostly supporters of the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) party, have a common trait which is to respond to my opinions with insults and name-calling rather than a logical

Youths opting to be admitted into the Middle East Overseas employment; mostly ex-combatants stormed the Ministry of Labour and Social Security on the news that the final list has been released yesterday. Amidst much excitement

The irate decision by the Mayor of Freetown City Council, Herbert George Williams, to have sales outlets belonging to thousands of traders in Freetown in ‘Operation Sweep Clean' have not gone without leaving its ugly

There has been a lot of talk and discussion in the press and elsewhere as well, on the two ferries ordered by NASSIT which arrived some months ago and have been berthed at Government Wharf

The Systems Review Department of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) has paired with the administration of the Prison Department to better organize the management system at the department in order to avoid shortfalls that may

Teachers of the United Muslim Association Secondary School (UMASS) led by senior teacher Joseph French have stated that the reopening of school will not fall through if salaries owed them is not paid in time.

Fishing activities have stopped as a search operation continues The overcrowded boat that capsized off Sierra Leone with more than 150 people on board was not carrying lifejackets, the information minister says. "The rules were violated, the

Youths with machetes, whistles, and other forms of crude weaponry at Goderich village West of Freetown, on Saturday 5th September 2009, launched a self-defense club to resist the rampant incidence of crime in their locality.

Head of the Sierra Leone Police Media Unit Assistant Inspector Ibrahim Samura has been petitioned by the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) to resign his post after the police force had falsely held Production

In what has been termed as remarkable development in the Pademba Road Maximum Prison the United Nations Integrated Office in Sierra Leone (UNIOSIL) has donated a state of the art database system to help with