Sequel to replacement – Soldiers not happy over CDS sacking

Over fifty soldiers visited our office yesterday to register their displeasure over the sudden dismissal of the former Chief of Defence Staff, Alfred Claude Nelson-Williams by HE, the President, Ernest Bai Koroma. According to the disgruntled soldiers, since Nelson-Williams took over office two years ago, he was able to institute reforms and improve the welfare [...]

Gbalamuya Customs Post of National Security Relevance

The National Revenue Authority (NRA)’s head of the Gbalamuya Customs Post, Daniel Sesay, informed this writer that the post which borders Guinea and Sierra Leone is a major trading hub for thousands of mainly female indigenous Sierra Leonean importers/exporters, and its importance should not be seen in merely statistical revenue terms, but of National Security [...]

Sacking of Army Chief – A Political Undercurrent

The recent sacking of the Army Chief of Defense Staff, Major General Nelson Williams, has created doubts in the minds of senior as well as junior army officers, referring to the sacking as having ‘deep political undercurrents.’ Though efforts to reach Nelson Williams for comment proved futile, sources convincing to Sierra Express News say the [...]

Government Position on the Togolese Helicopter Disaster

The Minister of Information and Communication I.B. Kargbo has informed the general public about the position of the Government in relation to the claims made by a Togolese lawyer, Lawrence Sansogno Assiobo on behalf of the families of the 18 Togolese footballers who died as a result of a plane crash at the Lungi  International [...]

100 People certificated on forest management workshop

A two-day workshop has been held at the Kamakwie Town Hall 24th and 25th August 2010. The workshop was organized by Young Green Women Sierra Leone .The theme of the workshop was to promote sustainable forest management aimed at promoting biodiversity conservation, peace building and knowledge sharing in protected areas of Guinea and Sierra Leone. [...]

Environmental Impact Assessment Licence awarded to AML

African Minerals Limited, the iron ore project development company that is developing the Tonkolili project in Sierra Leone, West Africa, is pleased to announce that the Government of Sierra Leone has approved and the Parliament of Sierra Leone has unanimously ratified the Mining Lease (the “Mining Lease”) for the Tonkolili iron ore and related infrastructure [...]

Sierra Leone gets Technical Power support from Ghana

The Minister of Energy and Water Resources, Professor Ogunande Davidson on Thursday, 18th August 2010 signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) for Technical Co-operation in the energy sector with Ghana’s Energy Minister, Dr. Oteng Adjei (in photo)  in Accra. The signing of the MOU would strengthen the bilateral relations between the two countries. The Ghanaian [...]

Shake Up In The Military… New CDS Staff Appointed

At an emergency press briefing held yesterday at the Ministry of Defense headquarters, Tower Hill, the Minister of Defence, Alfred Palo Conteh (in photo)  announced the appointment of a new Chief of Defense Staff (CDS) in the person of Brigadier Yirra Koroma, formerly Deputy Chief of Defense and spokesman of the military who now replaces [...]

School authorities worried over new education policy

Interviews conducted with head teachers and principals of secondary schools in the Western Area revealed mass dissatisfaction over recent decision taken by the government with regards the country’s education system. These school authorities, who preferred anonymity, argued that the government in its wisdom decided to abolish ceremonial uniforms in schools but countries like Nigeria and [...]

Police jubilate over Acha’s sacking

The Inspector General of Police, Brima Acha Kamara (in photo), has been relieved of his official responsibility as head of the Sierra Leone Force. The former IG was relieved alongside his Deputy Inspector General, Oliver B.M. Somassa, who is presently on a peacekeeping mission for the African Union (AU). Reasons for the sacking of the [...]

Next Page »

LATEST NEWS HEADLINES

• Deputy Health Minister to face trial for assaulting soldier
• Sequel to replacement – Soldiers not happy over CDS sacking
• Two Brits molesting Sierra Leoneans – a call to nationalism and patriotism
• APC Government is incapable
• Senegal’s Youssou N’Dour launches TV station

ALSO IN THE NEWS

Vacancy Notice – Independent Media Commission

The Independent Media Commission was established by an Act of Parliament in 2000 and amended in 2006 and 2007 as an autonomous body for the regulation of mass media institutions and for other matters connected therewith:- The Commission currently seeks to fill the following vacancy:- ASSISTANT MONITORING, RESEARCH AND PROJECTS OFFICER Objective: To assist the [...]

MORE STORIES

U.S. Shifts from Military to Civilian-Led Mission in Iraq

• SLAJ urges Government to follow Uganda’s example
• Funeral Arrangements – the late Dominic Anderson Bangura (aka Maliaka)
• Sacking of Army Chief – A Political Undercurrent
• Government Position on the Togolese Helicopter Disaster
• Sierra Leone to host OGI in New York
• Is His Excellency listening?

HAVE YOUR SAY

Are things in Sierra Leone better or worse since President Ernest Bai Koroma became President?

Our New Website Has a More Efficient Layout

We invite you to give us your feedback

MORE NEWS HEADLINES

• Le1.2 billion for pipe borne water for Port Loko District
• 100 People certificated on forest management workshop
• ‘Love One Another’ campaign goes to Aberdeen
• UNFPA team meet with Northerners
• Acha leaves legacy in police
• ACC and its Public Perception