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January 2014

Freetown, Jan. 23 (SLENA) - The Budget Bureau Department in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED) on Monday this week held a one day workshop on the implementation of activity based budget system

Bo, Jan. 23 (SLENA) – Mission for Sierra Leone in partnership with World Vision Sierra Leone has ended a four-day regional training for Church Leaders  at the Bishop Gbonda Hall, Dambala Road in Bo on

US senator John McCain says the detainment of the Al Jazeera journalists by the Egyptian authorities is a "clear violation" of human rights and freedom of press. • Calls detainment a "clear violation" • The Egyptian government

As bankers, business leaders and politicians descend on Davos to ponder the future of the world economy, one issue should be top of mind – the world economy is not creating enough jobs, particularly for

Accra, Ghana – When I heard Komla Afeke Dumor had passed away, I was shocked and befuddled. Komla had become a symbol of excellence, hard work, perseverance and integrity for our generation. Komla inspired all of

The United Brothers and Sisters of Sierra Leone  (UBSSL) based in California, USA in collaboration with Carl’s Junior Restaurant also based in California, has on Saturday January 18th awarded scholarship to university students and school

“Cotton Tree News” (CTN) has re--‐‑launched its news and current affairs program from the studios of Radio Mount Aureol at Fourah Bay College in Freetown. The program is built around CTN’s flagship news bulletin, a

Now in its third year, the free radio workshop will commence during the City’s public school Midwinter break from Monday February 17 to Friday February 21, 2014 in Brooklyn, New York.  Free Metro cards, will

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Youth Hon. Alimamy Kamara while attending the 4th PAN-AFRICAN SUMMIT OF YOUTH LEADERS OF THE UNITED NATIONS in Senegal paid a courtesy call on his Senegalese counterpart Hon. Benoit Sambou Minister

In a bid to finalize the concept of the Sierra Leone Integrated Nuclear Security Support Plan, the International Atomic Energy Agency(IAEA) through the Nuclear Safety and Radiation Protection Authority in the Ministry of Energy started

President Ernest Bai Koroma has visited Ras Al Khaimah in honor of the invitation of Sheik Saud Bin Saqr Al Qasimi, Supreme Council Member and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah. Welcoming President Koroma and delegation, Sheik

Bo, Jan. 21 (SLENA) – The Paramount Chief of Tikonko Chiefdom, Bo District, PC Kangbai Makavorie III has praised NaCSA (National Commission for Social Action) for organizing the just concluded week-long training of Community Management

His Excellency, President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Monday 20th January participated in a panel discussion on renewable energy alongside the Prime Minister of Ethiopia, Hailemariam Desalegn and Senegalese President Macky Sall moderated by the

Pujehun, Jan. 21 (SLENA) – The Volunteer Ecotourism Adviser, Environment for Africa (EPA), Thomas Armitt, has disclosed plans of introducing a heritage trail for the first time on the Tiwai Island at Kambama village in

The Fourah Bay Community Foundation, a charity organization dedicated to serve the welfare and the development of the Fourah Bay Community past Sunday 19th January, 2014 held prayers and Quranic reading sessions at the Sulaimania