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July 2014

A UK registered international development charity based in Portsmouth has sent a 40 ft container of tools, books, wheelchairs and medical equipment to Sierra Leone. The items will support post-war community schools, young offenders’ institutes,

I had written before that Teacher Olumbe Bassir taught Biology and Nature Study from Prep to School Certificate level throughout Bo School. He left in September 1946 for the United Kingdom on a Nuffield scholarship

Campaign for Human Rights and Development Sierra Leone (CHRDSL) notes with considerable alarm the African Union’s (AU) endorsement of immunity for serving heads of state and other senior government officials, or “ high level officials”

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to the Gambia, His Excellency Soulayman Daramy, on Tuesday, presented his letters of Instruments (credentials) to the Vice President of The Gambia Haja Dr. Isatou  N’Jie Saidy on behalf

The Women’s Network of the Methodist Church Sierra Leone (MCSL) on Thursday 10th July 2014 paid a courtesy call on the newly-elected Bishop, the Right Reverend Albert Beah, President of the Methodist Church Sierra Leone

As promised in the bogus manifestoes of the current mayor of the Kenema City Council, Mayor Joseph Samba Keifala during the campaigning of Mayoral candidate under the ticket of the main opposition Sierra Leone People’s

The organizers of Project Fame West Africa have excluded Sierra Leone from participating at this year’s edition of the reality music show because of the ebola outbreak. An SMS message which was sent by the organizers

In a poem, The Misfortune teller: I have a dream that 2014 will be…., which I wrote at the beginning of this year, I predicted that “…. 2014 will witness………the clipping of the wings of

Haja Khadeeja Deen Savage had a dream of making it to the holy city of Mecca for the Muslim pilgrimage (Hajj) for the second consecutive time, but that dream was never realised as she answered

The United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) on 11th July 2014 commemorated World Population Day at its new headquarters on Signal Hill Road, Congo Cross in Freetown on the theme ‘Smart Choice, Invest in Young People.’ 

International SOS has seen another rise in the number of requests for advice on Ebola in recent weeks. Number of June requests for advice up 400% on May Education toolkit made available to UN and other organisations Risk

One of the new prospects in the Uganda's national side, Farouq Miya was the architect for Cranes victory at the slippery Phillip Omondi Stadium in Lugogo against visitors Seychelles.   (Photo: Mayi celebrates his goal.) Seychelles like

Sierra Leone International Swedish based striker Alhassan Crespo Kamara (in photo) is likely to miss out for selection against Seychelles in Freetown for the second round first leg of 2015 African Cup of nations (AFCON) qualifier

In their nourishment for life drive and in line with their dream in reaching all, Sierra Leone’s most friendly malt drink, Maltina has been embraced by hundreds of Muslims across the country in this Holy

The Indian Ocean Island national team will be heading to Freetown, Sierra Leone with a 27-man contingent after their 1-0 defeat to Uganda Cranes on Friday at the KCCA Stadium in Lugogo.  (Photo: Seychelles squad