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April 2014

Citizens in democratic countries  invariably insist that extensive information be provided on the operations of government to build a true citizen—oriented participatory government to open the process of communications by eliminating  boundaries between government departments

Economist, businessman, philanthropist, and true son of the soil, Sierra Leonean born, Momoh K. Konte (in photo) is set to kick off yet another mega million project in his home town of Kabala, Koninadugu district

When the deadly Ebola virus outbreak was announced in West Africa last month, the Government of His Excellency the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma made frantic efforts to ensure that Sierra Leone is protected from

The second documentary in a groundbreaking Al Jazeera series, Lifelines: The End Is In Sight profiles the extraordinary work of African health heroes as they tackle river blindness in Uganda and trachoma in Ethiopia.  The End

14/04/2014 - The Mr. & Miss Black Beauty Universal Pageants, hosted the first Mr. & Miss Black Beauty UK 2014 at Walthamstow Assembly Hall on the 28th March 2014. Mr. Tashian Shaw who represented St.Kitts &

but I will defend to the very end their right to be heard! It is a cardinal principle of natural justice that an accused person or any person alleged to have committed an offence must be

Sierra Leone's High Commissioner to the United Kingdom today received a petition on behalf of Galaxy Radio Sierra Leone against popular Lebanese businessman Yazbeck. His Excellency Edward Mohamed Turay was handed in a petition by the

Green Scenery in collaboration of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has organized a two days training for practicing journalists from the South and the Eastern region of the Republic of Sierra Leone at

Presidential Youth Aide Mr. Bai Mahmoud Bangura on Friday 11th April donated a quantum of footballs on behalf of President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma to the ECOWAS football team in Banjul, The Gambia. The Presidential Youth Aide did

African agribusiness is set for a huge leap, according to a World Bank report Imagine for a moment the impact of a $1 trillion African agribusiness sector on the lives of Africans. Currently worth about $313

It is said that if all lizards lie prostrate then it becomes difficult to tell which one is truly suffering from a belly ache. But this is not the case with our law school, a

They are selected because they are—or could be—as good as agricultural scientists anywhere. They are groomed in leadership, and conduct research into problems facing their individual countries. They still face an enemy—the perception that African

Despite the lack of evidence shown in court in Cairo, the three Al Jazeera English journalists will remain behind bars until the next hearing on 22 April 2014. The fifth hearing in the trial was halted after

At last, what has turned out to be one of the longest and most protracted trials on egregious violations against journalists in Africa has finally being laid to rest. On the 28 of March, 2014,

Sierra Leone’s Hon. Health and Sanitation Minister Madam Miatta Kargbo has shown Sierra Leone’s success in combatting open defecation at this year’s Ministerial Participation on Thursday April 10, 2014 at the Headquarters of the Pan