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Lawyers in tussle with Works Minister

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012
Lawyers in tussle with Works Minister

The Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) has in a letter accused the Minister of Works Housing and Infrastructural Development Alimamy Petito Koroma of intimidation, heavy handed conduct, and undue embarrassment of a legal practitioner Samuel Navo Esq. in March Last year In the letter addressed to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice the Bar[...]

“Seat belt does not determine vehicle manufacture date”-Vijay Nathan

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

The wide spread rumour that is going on that the Tow Vehicle that was bought by the Sierra Leone Road Transport Corporation SLRTC, was a used vehicle (second hand) as a result of the date on the seat belt of the said vehicle has been clarified. This clarification was done in an interview by Mr.[...]

Protesters turn law court into a market centre

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Supporters and family members of the SLPP constituency 104, ward 369 Councillor, Mohamed Kanu-Mansaray and three other accused persons on the alleged kidnapping matter before magistrate Komba Kamanda of court No.2, past Friday turned the law court environs to a market centre by using all sorts of obscene languages. The accused persons are Mohamed Kanu-Mansaray,[...]

Tony Blair Faith Act on Malaria prevention drive

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

To demonstrate that faith can be used as a force for good living the Tony Blair Faith Foundation through Faith Act has engaged about 20 Ambassadors on malaria prevention. Given the objective of the training, Josephine Muhairwe said that they want to demonstrate that faith works in terms of malaria since it is a killer[...]

NDA in Disarray

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

As political parties prepare for the 2012 General Election, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) is busy fighting an internal rift among executive members over the distribution of motor bikes and other items which they say has caused some party stalwarts to go in disarray. At a press conference held at SLAJ headquarters at Campbell Street[...]

APC accused of up to old tricks

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Once more the ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) has come under scathing accusation of cooking up aged old tricks in its plans to win hands down in the 17th November polls. This scathing accusation follows the start of the ongoing Biometric Voter Registration which commenced on 23rd January to end in Match this year, a[...]

Airtel launches fastest internet on 3.75G services in Sierra Leone

Tuesday, February 7th, 2012

Airtel the strongest, most reliable and affordable telecommunications network with the widest coverage in Sierra Leone has officially launched the fastest mobile internet on 3.75 G thereby enabling subscribers to have full and uninterrupted access to the internet on desktops, laptops, IPAD and phones while on the move. The service was launched past Friday night[...]

Farewell Michael Schulemberg

Friday, February 3rd, 2012
Farewell Michael Schulemberg

A cross section of the executive of the Guild of Newspaper Editors have bidded an emotional farewell to the outgoing Executive Representative of the UN Secretary General to Sierra Leone Michael Von Schulemberg. The outgoing ERSG was very instrumental in the setting up of the Guild and has encouraged the executive to ensure that they[...]

At Transformation conference … Children present 20 points for Salone in 25 years time

Friday, February 3rd, 2012
At Transformation conference … Children present 20 points for Salone in 25 years time

At the closing ceremony of the Sierra Leone Conference on Development and Transformation last Wednesday 1st February the results of an essay competition for secondary children on the topic “How I will want to see Sierra Leone in the next 25 years” were read out. Out of the 303 entities from 29 schools, 14 winners[...]

Blind voters rejected at registration center

Friday, February 3rd, 2012

Two blind people Alie Conteh and Thaimu Dedimus Kargbo have been rejected by NEC officials to be registered at Ward 391 in Collegiate school compound. At about 12am Wednesday 1st February the two blind men arrived at the center to go through the normal registration. On reaching the registration desk, they were told by the[...]