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Office of the Prosecutor Trains Kingstom Police Prosecutors

The Office of the Prosecutor (OTP) concluded a two-day training of fifty police prosecutors at Kingtom Police Barracks on Saturday, held as part of the OTP's ongoing effort to build capacity in Sierra Leone's judicial sector. The training was led by Special Court trial lawyer Mohamed Bangura, who recently returned home to Freetown after participating in the prosecution of former ...
Defending Sierra Leone’s First Lady

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 ...
President Ellen Sirleaf and Liberias Comeback

U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton, center, and Liberian President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf, left, meet with Chief of Police Marc Armblah at the police academy in Monrovia, Liberia Thursday, Aug. 13, ...
Sierra Leone’s NATCOM is breaking bold new ground

The chairman of Sierra Leone's National Telecommunication Commission (NATCOM) – Siray A. Timbo, was recently lauded in Istanbul, Turkey, for the bold steps he is taking in addressing the country’s ICT regulation challenges. Mr. Timbo (Photo) was attending the 8th International Electronic Communications Regulators Conference, where he was commended for his "unwavering ...
Judge gives 72hrs for lawyer’s papers as Afri radio goes to Appeal Court

Appeal Court Judge, Justice E.B. Edwards on Friday ordered the lawyers representing African Media Sierra Leone Ltd and the Independent Media Commission (IMC) to submit their written arguments and all relevant documents relating to the cancellation of Afri Radio’s license, within seventy-two hours. Counsel Yada Williams and Osman Jalloh representing the appellant (African Media Sierra ...

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The Great Gatsby

At one point in Baz Luhrmanns The Great Gatsby, the titular millionaire asks without a hint of irony, You think its too much? as he surveys a room that he has literally filled to the ceiling with flowers in a desperate attempt to impress his lost love, although he could very ... ...

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AIG launched Operation Watch your Neighbour

The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) Kenema division has on Tuesday 14th May 2013 launched a new operation titled "watch your neighbor" in the regional headquarter town of Kenema and its environs. The Assistant Inspector General of Police (AIG) east Sorie B. Kargbo told the press before commencing the raid that the exercise is going to be a continuous food for the police in the region. He ...
IMC to award Journalists on 24th May

The Independent Media Commission (IMC) will on Friday 24th May, 2013 at the Bank Complex in Freetown, award Journalists who submitted their work on various fields of reporting. The 7th National Media Awards (NMA), according to the organisers, there will be spectacular events which will showcase journalists talents of what they have submitted to the Commission. Individual Winners will receive ...
Sierra Leonean arrested over fake passport in Bangkok

A Sierra Leonean Kelvin Sesay is among five Africans who were arrested in Bangkok over the use of fake passports. According to press reports from The Post, "The five men were apprehended immediately after they arrived in the resort town of Prachuap Khiri Khan province in a van from Bangkok. They were identified as Angelr Ibekwa, 29, a Nigerian; Seyyid Zena Abdulai, 33, from Ghana; Kelvin ...
GTBank Ltd Opens Wellington Branch

Guaranty Trust Bank (SL) Limited, a leading bank in Sierra Leone is set to open its twelfth branch on Monday May 20, 2013. Housed in the Old ATC Compound at the Wellington Industrial Estate in the East-end of Freetown, this new branch will serve its numerous customers in the area and extend its brand of excellent banking services to all and sundry in Sierra Leone. In the last two years, the ...
Vitafoam to start mattress production soon

The new Vitafoam mattress at Hastings will start production soon. According to the Acting Country Manager of Vitafoam Odunfeyitimi Olaoluwa,the factory which will be producing about 1000 mattresses a day will also serve the Mano River Union sub-region with 600,000 mattresses a year. He made this disclosure while speaking with the Minister of Trade and Industry Usu Boie Kamara who was on a ...

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Security Council welcomes agreement by Guineans to resolve differences peacefully

29 April 2013 150 The Security Council today welcomed the joint declaration of non-violence signed last week in Conakry between the main Guinean stakeholders in which they committed themselves to resolve all differences exclusively through peaceful means.

In a statement issued to the press, the 15-member Council also welcomed the declaration by President Alpha Cond233; whereby he expressed his readiness to ensure the transparency and the credibility of the electoral process, and committed himself to accepting the results of the upcoming legislative elections.

In March, protests in the West African nation related to the polls led to several deaths and hundreds of injuries. At that time, both Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the UN human rights office appealed for calm amid the violence and urged political actors in Guinea to pursue dialogue to create conditions for peaceful elections.

The Council, which was briefed last Thursday on the situation in Guinea by Under-Secretary-General for Political Affairs Jeffrey Feltman, expressed its concern over the "volatile situation" in the country.

"The members of the Security Council deplored the violent incidents that occurred during the demonstrations in Conakry on 25 April 2013, which resulted in the death of one person and injured a number of others. ...