Dr Alpha Wurie yesterday declared to run for the post of Presidential candidate of the Sierra Leone Peoples’ Party (SLPP) that will be contested in March 2011.
Making his declaration, Dr Alpha Wurie said he has the initiative, mental strength and leadership that would make him a formidable contender for the leadership of the party as[...]

The Sierra Leonean born Managing Director of London Mining Company David Keille has been sacked. This came as a shock to most of the Sierra Leonean staff who had looked forward to working under a Sierra Leonean Managing Director as opposed to other mining companies which have foreign nationals.
Company officials are keeping sealed lips on[...]

Moyamba government hospital is currently suffering from acute shortage of essential drugs that are badly needed by patients.
Our reporter visited the Moyamba District government hospital sometime last week and it was discovered that the Dispensary Department of the hospital had run out of essential drugs for pregnant women, lactating mothers and under five children.
In an[...]

The Assistant Secretary General (ASG) of Sierra Leone Peoples’ Party (SLPP) Alpha Timbo has resigned from his position and declared for the flagbearership of the SLPP come 2012.
He made his declaration yesterday at the party’s headquarter along Wallace Johnson Street to the Secretary General of the party Jacob Jusu Saffa with a mammoth crowd that[...]

Former Minister of Education Youth and Sports under the erstwhile Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) government Dr. Alpha Tejan Wurie has been honoured by the Sport Commentators and Analysts Association (SCAA) for his invaluable contribution towards promoting sports in the country. Presenting the certificate to Dr. Wurie yesterday at Liverpool Street, Abubakarr Turay of SCAA said the association gives national sports achievement award every year to a deserving personality that has contributed greatly towards the promotion of sports in the country. This year four personalities were nominated for the award and they include Brigadier Komba Mondeh of The Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, Benjamin Davies, General Manager of Ports Authority, Alhaji Abubakarr Sankoh, National [...]

Francess Anthony is a Sierra Leonean by birth residing in the United State of America currently in Bo to answer to a Court case involving a portion of land situated at Kortumahun Layout in Bo in dispute between the Pessima Gbondo Smart Land owing Family versus the family of late Frank Anthony and has been complaining of Police harassments following Low Cost visit made to the site on Saturday 14th 2010 by the Bo Magistrate Court presided over by Magistrate Mohamed Stevens. Speaking of her ordeal to Awoko News Francess Anthony complained as to how she was subjected to police questioning for four days starting from 16th August to 20th August 2010 on the invitation that she had presented a fictitious Site Plan to the Court marking the survey carried out by the regional Surveyor [...]

Eleven youths of the Mabella Slum, one of the largest slums in the city, over the weekend participated in a photovoice exhibition project initiated by Defense for Children International-Sierra Leone (DCI-SL) for the past three months, to enable participants to give a picturesque message of their past, present and even their future. The project which is primarily sponsored by the University of McGill in Canada is targeting youths in the Mabella community who have been involved in an empowerment project pioneered by the Defense for Children International, whereby participants are trained in photographic techniques to adequately able them to document their lives through the camera. During the three months period set by DCI-SL, participants were asked to take varieties of [...]

The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry Madam Mabinty Daramy on Monday 30th August, 2010 launched a food processing and fortification seminar initiated by Helen Keller International (HKI) at the Mamba Point in the West End of Freetown. She said the vision behind the launch of the process is to alleviate poverty and create wealth which is in the President's Agenda for Change to move the country forward. She noted that the availability of food industry and nutrients can sustain the life and economy of a nation since fortification delivers a health care product to its consumers. Madam Daramy maintained that the government should partner with civil societies, development partners and private sector institutions to ensure the success of the food fortification plan. The [...]

This year, 17 African countries are celebrating 50 years of independence. In the main, it has been a roller-coaster ride for Africa in the last half a century. In many instances it has been a matter of one step forward, two steps backwards. But at the heart of this has been the issue of leadership, which really underpins the process of development. The question that we must ask is this: have African leaders finally made the transition from overseeing colonial economies to ones that can now cater for the needs of their people? This does not appear to be the case in most of Africa. Fifty years after the heady days of independence, the economies of most African countries have not moved on from cash crops, oil production and mining, and on to industrialisation, which should be the [...]

The Chairman of the 50th Independence Anniversary Committee Dr William Conteh has reiterated that the Logo for the anniversary is the sole property of his committee. He said they were officially appointed by the president and they are the only officially recognized committee of the government with the mandate to plan and implement public events for Sierra Leone's 50th Independence anniversary celebrations. Dr Conteh averred that individuals and institutions that want to use the logo must request for a written permission from his committee. “Additionally, the Sierra Leone @ 50 logo and theme are exclusively reserved for use by events planned, and implemented by the committee”. The committee he said is the sole copyright owner and distributor of Sierra Leone @ 50 logo and [...]