The ECOWAS Commissioner for Trade, Customs, Tourism, and Mines, Industry and Free Movement Alhaji Mohamed B Daramy has told the ECOWAS Business Forum in Ghana that “Recommendations conclusions resolutions is not going to solve the problem for the West African region only action” The former Sierra Leone Minister of Development and Economic Planning under the[...]

Abdul Conteh, a Senior Secondary School (SSS) three pupil of the Saint Edwards Secondary School, is now undergoing treatment for an injury he sustained during a scuffle with some members of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) and his brother Oremi Explaining to this press how it started, the victim said on Saturday he was at[...]

Inspector General of Police, Brima Acha Kamara, has replied to queries from the minority party (SLPP) members in parliament about the police jubilating on the day the presidential results were announced. Since the debate in parliament started on the motion of thanks to President Ernest Bai Koroma on the speech delivered at the state opening[...]

Sierra Leone’s fastest growing gambling house, Mercury International, yesterday awarded a Le84 million Union Trust Bank cheque to the lucky winner of the 5/90 lottery, Mohamed Conteh, who won Le 93 million but received Le 9 million prior to the presentation. In his statement before the presentation at the Siaka Steven Street betting office, the[...]

Sierra Leone’s edifying music idol, Olohufeh Israel Cole, aka Dr Olo, was yesterday buried at the Ascension Town cemetery after a well attended funeral at the Christ Church in Freetown. Dr Oloh, who created the popular acclaimed Milo Jazz and put Sierra Leone on the world musical map with his ‘Gumbay Music’, died on Saturday[...]

A community-based organization, Voice of Women, is expected to be official launched today at 30 Wallace Johnson Street in Freetown. Voice of Women, a network of HIV positive women, was launched in May 2007 by the (then) Minister of Health and Sanitation, Mrs Abator Thomas. Its goal is to contribute to policy issues relating to[...]

Residents of the Kissi Teng chiefdom in the Kailahun district, and the entire district, are requesting and appealing to the new government to build their roads. This was echoed by the chiefdom speaker, Edward Kundor Foyor, who also said the people of the entire district had been deprived of the benefit of their agricultural products[...]

Two accused persons, Alusine Jalloh and Momoh Kamara, both of Foindu Mameima in the Lower Bambara Chiefdom in the Kenema district have appeared at the magistrate court for stealing a sheep. According to Prosecutor Sgt. 3220 Bockarie, the accused persons on Wednesday October 10 stole a sheep valued at Le240.000 at Foindu Mameima and kept it[...]

The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) and Children In Crisis (CIC), both advocating for the welfare of children in their fight against HIV/AIDS, on Monday launched the Teachers’ Learning Book (TLB) for primary schools. Speaking at the ceremony the programme manager of CIC, Gladys Carrol, said her organization seek to ensure that children had[...]

The USAID Trade and Investment Officer, Jeff Cochrane has told delegates to the first ECOWAS Business Forum that the private sector must “speak with one voice” Mr Cochrane made this statement at the opening session of the ECOBANK sponsored three day ECOWAS Business Forum at the Accra International Conference Center in Ghana yesterday Monday Speaking[...]