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October 2014

"Ebola must go, Ebola must go"; What do we need? More help; When do we need it? Now. Sierra Leoneans in London chanted as they take to the streets of London this morning in a

The increasing social and political disparities in our country Sierra Leone is continuing to grow even at the time of a disaster like the Ebola Epidemic. After ten years of civil war, it seems as

There are two different types of Ebola diseases that currently killing our 11 years post war traumatised and depressed fellow Sierra Leoneans in the country. Therefore, if more serious measures are not put in place

Could it be the next global reserve currency? In March this year Zimbabwe joined a growing list of countries in Africa and the world using the Chinese currency, yuan, also known as remnibi (RMB), as one

Last week the UN Security Council declared the current Ebola outbreak in West Africa "a threat to international peace and security". As the world body met to discuss the most deadly outbreak of the haemorrhagic

Despite two ceasefires, thousands of lives lost and over a million and a half civilians displaced, fighting continues in South Sudan, pitting government troops against opposition forces. The latest ceasefire – the second since violence

Madam Rugiatu Neneh Turay on behalf of the Amazonia Initiative Movement (AIM) and the German based PfeffeminzGreen Organization on 9th October 2014 handed over Le10 million to the women’s organization, 50/50 Group, to undertake sensitization

The Saudi Arabia based Islamic Development Bank (IDB) last week approved USD $300,000  as Technical Assistance for the fight against the Ebola Hemorrhagic Fever in Sierra Leone.  (Photo: Ambassador Kargbo signing Tech. Assistance Agreement for

The Ebola outbreak which started over 5 months ago can be described as a cruel scourge. The pain of Ebola is inherent in the relatives’ inability to get closer to their loved ones when they

One of the oldest secondary schools in Port Loko District, Schlenker Secondary School celebrates 55 years past Friday 10th October, 2014. (Photo: Chernor Sahid Kamara, Principal) The school was established on 10th October 1959 at Old

LONDON, UK (GlobalData), 9 October 2014 - Liberia’s current invitation-only bidding round has ignited interest among international oil companies, due to the country’s considerable hydrocarbon potential and favorable fiscal terms. However, the Ebola virus outbreak

President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma on Wednesday 8th October received the Cuban delegation of 165 staff including doctors and nurses at State House. The delegation was led by the Cuban Ambassador to Sierra Leone resident

9 October 2014 – The international community must “step up” its response to the Ebola outbreak in West Africa before it gets much worse, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon stressed today , adding that a

October 9, 2014 - Since the first cases of the disease in Sierra Leone in May, over 2500 of our people have been infected, of which there are a little over 530 survivors. Our people

Freetown, Oct. 9, 014 (MOHS) -The Organization Young Professionals headed by the young dynamic renowned Lawyer, Sulaiman Kabba-Koroma has donated assorted food items to 49 Ebola patients that survived the deadly Ebola virus disease at