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June 2014

Information gathered from the New Site Development Committee (NSDC) Allen town, Kola Tree, indicated that the Member of Parliament representing Constituency 96 Hon. Alhassan Kamara has vowed to settle the long standing land dispute between

Reports monitored 4th June 2014 from the southern city of Bo indicate a serious clash between police and commercial motorbike riders (okada riders).  No fatality has been reported but the situation remains tense. The clash broke

The recent issue pondering the hearts and minds of the Fourah Bay College (FBC) community is the rampant robbery of Lecturers quarters at night.  (Photo: Francis Munu – Inspector General of the Sierra Leone Police

Reports reaching Sierra Express Media  say the traffic division in charge of District Traffic Office Mile 91 Inspector Sokena has successfully put the okadas plying within the Mile 91 axis under control by massively arresting

An American national Danielle Detrude, mentor and fundraiser for Social Workers Sierra Leone, has donated 600 masks towards efforts in controlling the spread of the deadly virus across the country. The masks will be distributed by

Bo, June 6, 014 {SLENA) - Health and Sanitation Minister, Miatta Kargbo has called on all health workers to continue the good work in the fight against the dreadful Ebola disease. Speaking at the National launch

A delegation from Bank of Industry (BOI) in Nigeria, led by the Executive Director for Business Development, Waheed Olagunji, paid a courtesy call on President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma at the State Lodge, Hill Station

Witnessing the Sierra Leone national team, Leone Stars, on home ground was not impressive enough to repose confidence in them.  The first half was impressive enough to have put them ahead of the visitors.  This

Defence lawyers for Peter Greste, Baher Mohammed and Mohammed Fahmy made strong final arguments in court Friday. The three Al Jazeera English journalists have been detained in Egypt since 29 December 2013. In remarks which drew applause

Sierra Leone’s first female Deputy Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China, Madam Kumba Alice Momoh was on Wednesday, 4th June given a rousing and befitting welcome by staff of the Mission, including His Excellency Ambassador

The largest iron ore miner in Sierra Leone, African Minerals Limited (AML), has said in a statement that despite recent various media reports regarding the outbreak of the Ebola disease, its activities are not affected

Sierra Leone’s new Ambassador to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, H.E Alhaji M.S. Kargbo on Wednesday, 4th June, 2014, paid a courtesy call on the Chief Executive Officer of the King Fahad Medical City in

Project title:   Consultancy on Rapid Assessment of the Incentive ProgrammeSection: EducationKey partners: World Vision, Development Initiative Programme, Action AidLocation: 6 Programme DistrictsDuration:  Period of 35 daysStart date:    16 June 2014Reporting to:  Chief of

There was near crisis in the Bo school in 1946 when with barely three months to the Cambridge School Certificate Examination, the equivalent of today’s West African School Certificate Examination WASCE and the Junior Cambridge

Part of my job that night together with the smartly dressed SLPP UK/Ireland Young Generation Team was to offer guests their correct seat allocation. In an event like this which was advertised by the most