Marginalisation at Lands Ministry ‘Permanent Secretary named’

Reliable source reaching SEM intimates that the Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Lands and Country Planning, Mr. Jacob Quee has been marginalizing senior members within the ministry in the allocation of office spaces. When SEM reporter confronted him with the allegation, Mr. Quee admitted that the matter was an administrative one and so he [...]

How to Live Your Life

I think the whole philosophical school of ethics serves but one purpose — to tell us how to live our lives. Most religions do it too, at some level, and define what morality is. These prescriptions and teachings always bothered me a little. Why should I let anybody else decide for me what is good [...]

Sierra Leonean solider dies in Darfur

A female officer in the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) Adama Kamara lost her life while serving as peace keeping officer in Darfur Sudan.  The sad event took place on the 2nd July 2010 at the Pakistanis Level 111 Hospital in Khartoum, Sudan. According to a press release issued and signed by Brigadier [...]

Nigerian CEO fined Le185m

Freetown Magistrate Court No.3 presided over by Magistrate Bankole Shyllon yesterday fined a Nigerian national, Peter Yillah, the Chief Executive Officer of Wealth Builders Network the sum of one hundred and eighty five million leones (Le 185 million). He was charged to court on eight count charge of engaging in financial activities without a license. [...]

PMDC demands more power for PPRC

Change Party (PMDC), William A.B. Tucker yesterday pledged his party’s support and commitment to work with the restructured Political Parties Registration Commission. His commitment came during the second week of the Commission’s visit to political parties and development partners. Mr. Tucker said his party attaches great importance to the existence and work of the PPRC [...]

Njala ZAC participants celebrate with Zain

On Tuesday 13th July 2010, Zain distributed prizes to the Njala University at their new campus situated at Henry Street for their commendable effort in the Zain Africa challenge (ZAC). The prizes included Zain modems with internet paid for a full year, two desktops, twenty-two gigabytes flash drives, $1,500 each for fulfilling the Ultimate Challenge, [...]

Medicine Kills More Than HIV/Aids – Pharmacy Board Registrar Alerts

Registrar of the Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone has said in Freetown that errors that occur in the use of medicines and medical therapy are greater than the combined death rate caused by HIV and Aids, breast cancer and car accidents world wide. (Photo: WCN Johnson, Registrar, Pharmacy Board) His observation painted a rather grim [...]

The APC Commission of Nonsense

The APC government’s planned commission to investigate the death of Bambay Kamara and 28 others, during the reign of the NPRC, was conceived in deceit and could have disastrous consequences more so when senior APC politicians like Rtd. Lt. Col. Sim Turay have started using the commission as an opportunity to promote tribalism. The commission [...]

Sierra Leone invited to wash the Kaa’ba in Mecca

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Saudi Arabia and the Gulf States and also Permanent Representative to the  Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC) Tuesday 13th July, 2010 joined high profile dignitaries in the ceremonial washing of the Holy Kaa’ba (The Black Stone) in Mecca.  (Photo: Prince Khaled Al-Faisal standing in front of the Black Stone – [...]

Notice of vacant position – Trainer/Assessor (Cultural Awareness Program)

African Minerals Limited has an immediate requirement for the position of Trainer/Assessor (Cultural Awareness Program) in its Lungi operations The candidate must have a good command of the English Language, excellent communication skills (both verbal and written) and very proficient in doing presentations using modern visual aids and equipments. He/She should be computer literate and [...]

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