An assortment of rusty corrugated zinc sheets fashioned awkwardly in square and rectangular forms, dotted with blue and white strips of plastic sheets creates a bizarre mosaic on the muddy garbage plain, which stretches from the foothill of Lightfoot Boston Street to the sea face of Kingtom. Here sits the lowly shelter for over 5,000[...]

The Campaign for Just Mining (CJM), a task force of coalition of civil society organisations, has expressed dismay over the handing over of 70 houses without windows and doors to affected property owners.  In a press release issued in Kono, CIM alleges that, “even though Koidu Holdings Limited has made some desperate efforts to put[...]

The German Technical Cooperation/Food Security and Reconciliation (GTZ/FSR) is carrying out training session for Ward Committee members on project implementation in Koidu town for Kono district and Kailahun town for Kailahun district. Speaking to participants the programme officer, Rex Kenneh, said the workshop was part of the preparations to help the Ward Committee members to[...]

A huge quantity of counterfeit drugs, worth about nine million Leones, has been destroyed at Mondema Town in the Gorama Mende Chiefdom, Kenema District in eastern Sierra Leone. The fake drugs were seized from pharmacies, drug stalls and drug peddlers in Mondema Town and its environs. Madam Fatmata Gassimu, the team leader of the Pharmaceutical[...]

The usual weekend football practice by members of the ‘Sportslife’ International  at the Police oval, Kingtom in Freetown, ended up in tragedy last Saturday after lightening struck dead Pastor Augustus Sahr and left Sheku Fofanah and Ajina Sesay in critical conditions. Amidst commiserating clamour at the Kingtom Police hospital, Mohamed Sorie who was playing in[...]

Receiving the Grand Commander of the Order of the Republic of Sierra Leone which is the country’s highest award, outgoing President of the Federal Republic of Nigeria Chief Olusegun Obasanjo has appealed to Sierra Leoneans to copy the Nigerian example and go for continuity. President Obasanjo recalled that between May 1999 when he became President[...]

The Special Court for Sierra Leone has been approved of an US$ 89 million for the Court’s three-year budget. This amount was approved and reaffirmed by the Court’s Management Committee on 15th May 2007 as its commitment to working with the Court to raise its profile and to seek more financial contributions from members of[...]

The ongoing maternal and neonatal tetanus elimination campaign, organised by the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, is greatly affected in the Kenema District by rumours that the vaccine contains substances that cause infertility. Head of the immunization campaign, Patrick Songu, says many women and girls are refusing to take the vaccine, fearing that it may[...]

Three accused persons: Alieu Conteh, Emmanuel James and Augustine Swaray on Wednesday were acquitted and discharged at the Kenema High Court on insufficient evidence against them. The matter was presided over by Justice Nyawo Maturi Jones. State counsel Timothy Patrick Momoh Sowa told the court that the accused persons were charged to court for store[...]

Members of the United Tailors’ Association (UTA), Blama Town in the Small Bo chiefdom in the Kenema district, have elected an executive to man the affairs of their association. After the election the post of chairman went to Momoh Fatorma to be assisted by Sheriff Morlai. The post of secretary general went to Mohamed Munda[...]