Koidu Holdings set to increase Sierra Leone’s diamond export

Approximately a year ago, Koidu Holdings announced its plan to invest an additional $200m in its Koidu Kimberlite project to unlock its full potential. The construction of a new 180 tph plant and the development of the relevant support infrastructure such as workshops, stores, training facilities, changing rooms, dining areas, clinic, office blocks, and power [...]

FDID-SL Press Release

The Foundation for Democratic Initiatives and Development Sierra Leone-FDID-SL totally and in strong terms condemns the act of vandalism against peaceful citizens within St John and Campbell street area, in Freetown by some lawless youths on the 11th May 2012. Our Organization is concerned with the increase in violence, and the perpetrators going scot free.  [...]

NDA in uneasy go slow in Sierra Leone

The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) has suddenly developed hitches along the line towards the approach of the polls in November. The party which has a been in existence since 1996 has a record of surviving the norm odds of politics till date but a change of ideology has manifested squarely on the party’s input manpower [...]

Kallon makes a return to Sierra Leone national team

Ex-Leone Stars Captain, Mohamed Kallon is back in the Leone Stars home-based selection team after a long spell out of action for the national side. The ex-skipper formed part of the 19 home-based players John Keister, the home based coach has invited to training sessions at the football academy, Kingtom, Freetown. Leone Stars Swedish Coach [...]

“Rodney Michael will win hands down” – delegates

The battle for FA Presidency slated for July 21st, 2012 in Kailahun Town is drawing nearer and has angered most football delegates across the country. Fotball delegates revealed to Sierra Express Media that come rain or shine they are going to elect Rodney Michael (in photo) to succeed Mr. Nahim Khadi as the next FA [...]

SEM News Brief

Le23, 607,000 in Limbo – Principles of some senior secondary schools in the Kambia District are accused of conniving with Sierra Leone teachers in neighboring Guinea and Liberia to include the names of over sixty one foreign nationals in the ongoing West Africa Senior Secondary School Examinations in the District at the expense of the [...]

As ACC awaits witness for May 21 – Sorious Samura blasts Sierra Leone

The Anti Corruption Commission’s (ACC) chief witness in the Aljazeera timber documentary trial, Sorious Samura, brandished Sierra Leone on the airwaves of the British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) last week (Thursday) at around 2:30 a.m. calling it fragmented along with regional links and political colours. Sorious was promoting a documentary on Rwanda and the presenter was [...]

Leone Stars friendly, 16 foreign players invited

Leone Stars Coach, Lars Olof Mattson has invited 16 foreign based players ahead of the Iraq, Jordan International friendly matches scheduled to be played  in Turkey on the 22nd and 26th of May, 2012. Coach for the home based squad; John Keister has also put in place 20 players to add up a squad of [...]

Mack Pharmacy donates to Soccer Queens FC

Mack Pharmacy over the weekend donated an assortment of football items and medicines to Soccer Queens FC. On behalf of Mack Pharmacy, Team Manger of Real Mack FC, Mahmoud Mackie donated one set of jersies, one set of bibs, one captain’s band, and two FIFA approved footballs, together with sports medicines. The ceremony was observed [...]

CARL-SL welcomes new legal aid law, urges coordinated implementation.

Freetown, May 15 2012 – The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) yesterday congratulated the Sierra Leone Parliament for passing one of the most progressive legal aid laws on the continent. The bill, which was unanimously passed on May 10, represents a significant step forward in improving access to justice for indigent Sierra [...]

One Blood clique strikes public terror

Celebrations of the famous ‘Bob Marley night’ were marred with a rude awakening as members of a robbery gang broke the peace of residents of the Brookfields community at midnight, Friday May 11. The incident was understood to be conducted by an organized crime syndicate led by IB’s clique called ‘One Blood.’  They stopped at [...]

As ACC boss exposed… DFID, others to withdraw support

It is public knowledge that the donor community has expressed concern over the alleged financial mismanagement that is going on the country’s anti graft agency, the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC).  The attention of DFID, a British NGO entrusted with directing its finances in African countries under British routine, according to a source, was drawn to [...]

FCC, local taxes please!

We are heartened to ask such a question as to why local tax is not paid anymore because we realize that the masses are no longer coerced or required to pay the traditional local council tax. It could be recalled that when the ruling All People’s Congress (APC) assumed power, the tax issue was a [...]

Premier League Board provokes fan row

Before the first round of the Sierra Leone Premier League competition climaxes, the Premier League Board (PLB) Chairman, Victor Lewis (in photo) announced the 11th, of May as the date on which the second leg of the league will commence. Fans were disappointed on visiting the National Stadium to have witnessed no match actions. The [...]

Dauda Mansaray aspires for Constituency 93

Over the years, great admirers and initiators of goodwill, have demonstrated great ability and strength to build what is today the new Goderich highways and communities across the Sixty Mile Road around the peninsular. All of these fine honorable men and women have not only exemplified themselves in pushing for socio-economic justice and Infrastructural development for [...]

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The attention of the Editorial Team of Sierra Express Media is drawn to a story published on its March 15th Edition on page 4 captioned “ACC Should Monitor Indicted Persons”. A lot of miscalculations were made on that story which conclusively castigated the character and personality of Mr. John Kwesi, one of the workers indicted [...]

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