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  • ACC empowers physically challenged persons in Tonkolili District

    The Northern Regional Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has empowered physically challenged persons in Tonkolili District to stand against corrupt individuals and institutions. This was done in a sensitization meeting with members of the Tonkolili District Disabled Association (TDDA) in Magburaka on Monday ...

  • Teenage Pregnancy And The Driving Forces

    By Sydney Pratt -Publisher of The Trumpet Newspaper of Freetown : The recent establishment of National Strategic Plan for teenage pregnancy as spearheaded by President Koroma is a novelty that every Sierra Leonean should embrace for safeguarding the future of thegirl child in this country. Teenage Pregnancy is a long time problem that led the way for most of the school drop-outs in various ...

  • Vice Chancellors Work to Connect Sierra Leone’s Universities With Diaspora Scholars and US Colleagues

    FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 20 May 2013. Kalamazoo, Michigan. Vice Chancellors Professor Abu Sesay of Njala University and Professor Jonas Redwood-Sawyerr of University of Sierra Leone have been the focus of much academic attention in Kalamazoo, Michigan (USA) where they recently met with US and Diaspora colleagues to develop an action agenda for "Reconnecting the Academy in Sierra Leone and ...

  • Sierra Leone Nationals Association in the Emirates formed in Dubai

    By Alhaji Jalloh : Sierra Leoneans in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last week held a one-day meeting of all their nationals in the commercial city of Dubai. At the end of the meeting, they officially formed what they called 'The Sierra Leone Nationals' Association in the Emirates," (SLNAE) with Ibrahim Bah as their Acting Chairman (in photo). In a telephone interview with the ...

  • Charles Margai’s disrespect and bullying tactics towards First Lady unacceptable

    John Pa Baimba Sesay : Charles Margai Esq., actually got the needed media hype;(against him), he had time with police officers, or yes, he was their guest for some 66 hours; he was all over the place and the international media was not spared of this political hoax by a controversial figure in Sierra Leone's political history. But come on, all this occurred all for the wrong ...

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Witness [DVD]

Witness [DVD]

Witness is a story full of stark contrasts -- rural vs. city, pacifism vs. violence, simplicity vs. sophistication -- yet it would be wrong to say that at any point the film comes down strongly on one side or another. There is a tendency to see it as romanticizing the Amish community it d ... ...

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  • Girl Child Network Embraced World’s Children’s Prize

    Girl Child Network Embraced World's Children's Prize By Alhassan Spear Kamara Sierra Leone's most renowned child right organization called Girl Child Network situated on Circular road in central Freetown, headed by its erudite executive director Victor Renner, has joined other child welfare groups the world over to observe the World's Children's Prize for the rights on ...

  • Speech delivered by Hon. I.B. Kargbo – Special Adviser to the President – at the Opening of the Refurbished Government Printing Department

    Opening of the Refurbished Government Printing Department Tuesday 21st May, 2013 @ 10:00 a.m. Mr. Chairman, Ministers of Government, Members of Parliament, the Government Printer and staff, the Executive Chairman of Zoom Lion and the Excellent Printing Press of Ghana, Ladies and Gentlemen. The Rehabilitation of the Government Printing Department, a vital component in the day to day ...

  • Freetong Players International 28

    The Freetong Players International (FPI) is celebrating 28 years of existence after going through thick and thin with over six generations of artists, scattered all over the globe. Director-General of FPI, Charlie Haffner told a press conference yesterday that they are set to celebrate in grand style. He added that as part of their celebration a conference on arts, peace, culture & ...

  • In Senegal… Sierra Leoneans asked to be law-abiding

    Sierra Leoneans residing in Senegal and surrounding countries have been called upon to be law-abiding and to serve as ambassadors of their country. This clarion call was made by Ambassador Khadijatu Bassir recently, while hosting her counterparts at her official residence. She implored them to take into account that "we are far from home, let me seize this unique opportunity to call on ...

  • Riot at Albert Academy Senior School… Nine arrested

    The Albert Academy Senior Secondary School at Berry Street was yesterday afternoon transformed into a battleground as pupils threw stones and other missiles. In the process , the Police arrested nine pupils who are now in custody. The incident occurred after, according to one SSS 3 pupil (name withheld) the teachers went round to inform them that the promotional exams percentage is 60 percent ...

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