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  • Top ally of ex-Liberian president found in Sierra Leone

    Former Liberian President Charles Taylor walks into a ceremony to hand over power to Moses Blah August 11, 2003 in Monrovia, Liberia. (Chris Hondros, Getty ...

  • Sierra Leone Le10m worth of food windfall for Blind School

    Assorted food items valued to the tune of Le10 million has been donated to the Milton Margai School for the Blind, by the Noble Sarjoski Conclave at the school’s premises yesterday evening. The presentation was done by erstwhile Chairman of the Conclave; Alimamy Petito Koroma to the Deputy Minister of Social Welfare, Mustapha Bai Atila and the Acting Principal, Didymous Kargbo amidst loud ...

  • Sierra Leone 45 CSOs trained on Public Accounts Transparency

    The Center for the Coordination of Youth Activities (CCYA) has ended a-one day capacity training for 45 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) around the country to increase their capacities on how to engage in public finance accountability issues to enhance the economic and social development of Sierra Leoneans. According to CCYA’s Executive Director, Ngolo Katta, the training is to build ...

  • Sierra Leone Minister of Justice debunks Sylvia Blyden’s Banter

    The Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Frank Kargbo has debunked statements made by the Special Executive Assistant (SEA) to the President, Dr. Sylvia Olayinka Blyden that, "The government has no intention of interfering with the press, as the institution is part of the country’s development agenda." Meanwhile, Dr. Blyden, the SEA had severally threatened journalists with ...

  • Sierra Leone First lady vows to support women empowerment

    First Lady, Sia Nyama Koroma has pledged her commitment to promote women empowerment to ensure gender disparity in governance. She made her remarks at ENCISS during a stakeholders meeting yesterday facilitated by Christian Aid-Sierra Leone. According to Mrs. Koroma, gender equality in governance from the political and social point of view is to ensure the empowerment of women to take part in ...

Movie Review

The Man in the Iron Mask

"The Man in the Iron Mask," based on the classic novel by Alexandre Dumas, is a well-made adventure film that doesn't have much adventure. It has a lot of beautiful French locations, a stunning A-list cast of actors, and technical merit oozing from every corner, but it never really grabs hold of you the way a good swashbuckling adventure should. Maybe it has something to do with the fact that the ... ...

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  • Cocoa Where a resources manager is uncovering a sweet find

    After traveling nearly 6,000 miles by plane, helicopter and jeep, Evan Smith, portfolio manager at U.S. Global, is walking along a dirt path in Kenema past dilapidated shops covered with rusted, corrugated metal. He can hardly believe he has arrived at his destination. Surrounded by hundreds of miles of forest and savannah, it's tough to imagine an agricultural diamond-in-the-rough nearby. ...

  • Over 50 Trafficked Children Rescued From Liberia Guinea SLeone

    Cross border child trafficking is reportedly widespread in the Mano River Union (MRU) basin, and rights organization in the region have called on governments of the four MRU countries to act to halt the menace. The MRU is made of Liberia, Guinea, Cote d'Ivoire and Sierra Leone--nations that have been plagued by violent and destructive conflicts over the last two decades. "As we ...

  • Liberia Suggestion Not Decision - CDC Chair Says of Forhs Expulsion

    Opposition Congress For Democratic Change (CDC) chairman George Solo has clarified that the party has not taken any decision to expell Representative Edward Forh for alleged corrupt act. Solo told journalists Monday that the National Executive Committee (NEC) of the party is looking into the report and recommendation made by the committee the party set up months ago to probe the lawmaker's ...

  • Liberia Liberias Armed Forces Platoon to Take Off for Peacekeeping Duties in Mali

    MONROVIA: An infantry platoon-size unit of the Armed Forces of Liberia (AFL) departs the country on tomorrow, Thursday, June 20, to join the Africa International Support Mission in Mali (AFISMA). They will be embedded into the Nigerian battalion, with First Lieutenant Nathaniel Waka serving as Commander of the platoon unit. This will be the first time that Liberia is participating in ...

  • Liberia Mercenaries Plead Not Guilty

    The 19 persons accused of various crimes--murder, rape, mercenarism and theft--have pleaded not guilty to the charge of mercenaries which brought them to criminal court "D" after their first appearance in criminal court "B" for the charge of murder. The will appear in each of the separate courts--A, B, C, D and E--to defend themselves from charges against them. Cllr Tiawan ...

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