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April 2013

EcoMed, the state of the art Medical Diagnostic Centre which opened in November last year, continues to add to its range of advanced medical diagnostics, reinforcing its position as an affordable one-stop-shop for all major

Young legal luminaries have pledged Le20 million to support their colleague lawyer,  Osman Timbo who has vied for the Western Area Regional Youth Chairmanship of the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) in the party’s coming

Police officers in Koribondo, Bo District, southern Sierra Leone, are reported to be having their precious lives jeopardized by the dilapidated building which they are using as a police post. Reports say the building was vandalized

As Kelvin triumphs, joy overflows the heart of the great bird.  The election of Kelvin AWOKO Lewis as president of journalists has left Parrot in tears of joy.  Congratulations, Chief Awoko. Well, to prove to Kelvin

After 15 odd years of fleeing from my land of birth Sierra Leone, I finally made the first visit to the country in February this year.  I left Sydney, Australia, on 14 February and arrived

Recently, I was in Franklin Park, New Jersey, USA where I met and interviewed one of President Barack Obama's strongmen in the Democratic Party in Union County, New Jersey.  Mr. Mohamed Sellu Jalloh is a Freeholder

The National President of Local Council Chairmen in Sierra Leone and Chairman of the Port Loko District Council, Ahmid Munir Fofanah has told members of the European Commission in Brussels that, ‘the Commission should allow

Major General Samuel Omar Williams, Chief of Defence Staff of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces attended the 9th Military Operations Coordination Committee (MOCC) meeting organized by the Department of Peace and Security of

Waking up one day to hear that her entire family had been slaughtered sounded like a horror movie to Jacqueline Murekatete. And yet it happened to her and scores of men, women and children in

Amid continuing calls to increase primary school enrolment in Africa, a new report urges greater emphasis on the quality of what students learn. The Africa Progress Panel, a policy think tank chaired by Kofi Annan,

International African Festival Tübingen proudly announces its 2013 season today, bringing together world class African lifestyle, music, food, exciting newcomers to the international stage from 8-11 August 2013 – African Village (Festplatz) Open-air –Down town Tübingen,

Old Prince Waleans Association, USA, Washington Metropolitan Chapter is holding its 25th Anniversary Thanksgiving Service on Sunday, April 14, 2013. Christian and Muslim Services will commence at 10:00 a.m. prompt, followed by a reception at the

Statement by Mr. Amara Denis Turay (aka Kao Denero), at the United Sierra Leone high-level conference 12 April, 2013 Freetown - Foremost, let me reiterate my very sincere apology to the people of Sierra Leone, and to

The Oswald Hanciles Column On the 3rd  of April, 2013, the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, H.E. Ernest Bai Koroma, issued a stern warning to ‘investors’ that would be granted land  leases  by government 

His Excellency Dr Ernest Bai Koroma, the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone will today commission the Growth Centre Complex in Bo. The massive complex, costing over $1 million, was built with funding from