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October 2010

Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom this afternoon met officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Norway, where he paid a courtesy call and presented working copies ahead of his presentation

City Council’s Chief Administrative Officer, Bowenson Phillips, is being suspended on the allegation that he misappropriated Le 151 million.  (Photo:  Mayor Herbert Williams of Freetown City Council) Findings by this press revealed how Bowenson Phillips received

Rice supplies, as was ordered by President Koroma, has caused soldiers to go discontented not having a seed for almost three months now. Soldiers at Wilberforce Barracks had called government’s refusal to supplying them ‘take home

Albert Ansu, editor Spectator newspaper, who has recently metamorphosed to becoming a soldier of fortune for SL Brewery in the guise of cheque book journalism, thoughtlessly takes for granted misguided data and posted on his

Comuim, a mobile company rated by subscribers as Sierra Leone’s best choice in communication, has again hit the telecommunication market with another promotion, this time ‘Comuim Loyalty Reward’ a programme that will see Sierra Leoneans

Two Sierra Leoneans will be facing each other this Sunday in the Nowegian Tippeligaen division in a vital and tricky football contest. Leone Stars new boy Alfred Sankoh of Stromsgodset and Umaru Zaingallya Bangura playing

Despite the hard work and dedication there are still individuals who believe taking a government position is an opportunity to enrich themselves.  (Photo:  Ibrahim Worneh, author) As the new Anti Corruption commissioner has taken up office,

The protracted corruption case between the former Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Haja Afsatu Kabba (in photo), has ended in the High Court in Freetown. Afsatu Kabba was ‘convicted’ on five, out of the seven,

A STATEMENT BY HONOURABLE ALHAJI BEN KARGBO, MINISTER OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION FOR SIERRA LEONE ON ACE PROCUREMENT GROUP MEETING ON THE 18TH OCTOBER 2010. Salutation Government has recently developed a National ICT policy which serves as

SUCH are the pitfalls of traveling on the African continent that even World Cup champions Spain, England and Germany would struggle to qualify. Believe me, this is no exaggeration. Africa is certainly not for sissies and

African Minerals Limited the iron ore project development company that is developing the Tonkolili project in Sierra Leone, West Africa, has announced the appointment of Miguel Perry as Group Chief Financial Officer and as a

“Five-Star Brass,” a member of the U.S. Naval Forces Europe Band, visited Sierra Leone from October 9-14 to forge cross-cultural connections through music by entertaining, educating and interacting with Sierra Leoneans from all walks of

Comrades: Take your minds, bodies and souls off all the personal attacks and the bickering, let’s concentrate and debate on the things and political issues our President is doing and how we as a branch

Courtesy of concerned readers, the Sierra Express Media reluctantly pitched a question it asked in its Thursday 14th edition: “Afsatu’s Conviction… APC/Afsatu: Who Chopped Le 300 M.” Findings as revealed in High Court 2 explains how

Five Police Officers Tuesday 12th attacked a City Council Policeman, ordering him to take off a crown fixed to beret he was wearing or face arrest. In the early hours of Tuesday 12th, a City Council