12 January 2013 Report from the African Press Organization (APO) says that the contempt trial of Prince Taylor in the notorious Charles Taylor saga, will open on Monday, 14 January 2013, at the Special Court’s Courtroom 1, subject to confirmation at today’s – Saturday 12th January, Pre-Trial Hearing.
John Pa Baimba Sesay 12 January 2013 The Agenda for Prosperity is explicit in terms of government’s readiness to deepen democratic rights and the rule of law. Generally, prosperity and stability can be a far cry, in any country that is neither democratic nor peaceful. Prior to 2007, Sierra Leone [Read More]
Dr. Sama Banya 11 January 2013. It was the writer of the Book of Ecclesiastes in the Holy Bible, who stated that I am not a journalist, nor have I ever claimed to be one. But I have been involved in the business of writing for the newspapers over a [Read More]
Elias Bangura 10 January 2012 It often takes time for people and entities to be loved or hated, respected or despised. For me I happen to be someone who is not easily led to love or hate the next person, or any entity, for whatever reason. That doesn’t mean I [Read More]
7 January 2013 What most Sierra Leoneans would remember, but wish to forget about 2012 are; the crippling economic predicament they had to endure, the crumbling health care system, declining education standards, rising unemployment, growing poverty and a government that keeps promising a better quality of life that never comes. [Read More]
6 January 2013 The elections in Sierra Leone are long gone, as the vast majority of people in the country get on with the arduous task of putting food on the table. There are few signs around now, of elections having taken place – just two months ago, which saw [Read More]
Raymond Dele Awoonor-Gordon 4 January 2013 “We should never forget that after this year’s elections, and irrespective of whoever wins, we will still be underdeveloped, broke, under the yoke of modern-day economic colonialists and mean-spirited investors and busybodies; who force-feed us and rob our noses in their supposedly scrummy chips [Read More]
30 December 2012 If the latest press statement from State House Communications Unit released today is anything to go by, then the people of Freetown and tourists alike are in for a New Year’s treat. The president, for the first time, and after five years in office is about to take [Read More]
29 December 2012 Miriam Mason-Sesay, the Country Director of EducAid Sierra Leone and a UK national, has been awarded an MBE for her exceptional services to education and charitable work in Sierra Leone. For over a decade, Miriam has been central to developing the provision of education in Sierra Leone [Read More]
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