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  • Hundreds join Toms crew in aid of Africa

    He will be among hundreds s lining up to raise £2,000. Together they aim to cover 155 miles which is equal to the width of the African ...

  • Parliament Approves Three Nominees

    Parliament on Friday, June 14, approved three presidential nominees, Leonard Balogun Koroma as Minister of Transport and Aviation, Sahr Kpulun as Board Member of the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) and Lahai Momoh Farma as Board Member of ...

  • Ahead of Bye-election – NEC Chair Gives Stern Warning

    In preparation for the Constituency 62 parliamentary bye-election in Tonkolili District scheduled for June 29, 2013, the Chairperson of the National Electoral Commission (NEC) Dr. Christiana Thorpe, has issued a stern warning to the Mile 91 police to provide maximum security for especially the independent candidate, John Gbla and his supporters to ensure that the election goes on ...

  • Headman Negotiates Le 300M for Hastings

    The Headman of Hastings revealed that he has succeeded in negotiating a Le300 million soft loan for the women of Hastings; the loan he said will be provided by the Minister of Trade and Industry, Usman Boie ...

  • Youth unemployment in Africa a ticking time bomb or an opportunity

    Senegalese opposition politicians denounced the country's high unemployment rate to mobilize youth against former President Abdoulaye Wade in the country's 2012 presidential election. Joblessness was one of the main issues that drove the country's many young unemployed into the voting stations to press for a change of government. The lesson of Senegal's election violence is ...

Movie Review

Fargo

Marge Gunderson, the very pregnant police chief from Brainerd, Minnesota is the heart and soul of "Fargo." Without her, this little bit of snow-driven film noir might have been an ugly, mean-spirited movie. But with her at its core, it's the best film of 1996. Brought to life with wonderful affection by Frances McDormand, Marge is such a fundamentally decent person that you have to wonder how she ... ...

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  • African Union calls for more investment to promote jobs in Africa

    Dr. Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma, the first woman to head the African Union Commission, urged African Member States and international partners to invest more in order to promote job creation in the ...

  • St. Joseph’s Convent Wins ACC Symposium On Corruption

    St. Joseph's Convent Secondary School, Makeni emerged as winner of a symposium organized by the Northern Regional Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) for Integrity Clubs in Makeni in observance of this year's Day of the African Child -June ...

  • Minister Receives Saudi University Professor

    Thursday June 13, 2013 – The Minister of Social Welfare Gender and Children's Affairs, Mr. Moi Jui Kai Kai received Professor Dr Alie Ibrahim Azahraani of the Islamic University of Medina, Saudi Arabia in his New England office in Freetown. Mr. Kai Kai welcomed the Dr Alie and promised to give his fullest support to the university's activities in Sierra Leone whenever the need ...

  • African youths demand involvement in governance

    Ask members of the African political elite, civil society activists or anyone else about the role of youths in national development and you will hear a lot of profound, if trite, catchphrases, such as "The youths are the future; they are the leaders of tomorrow." African leaders even declared 2009-18 the African Youth Decade. Before that, in 2006, they adopted the African Youth ...

  • Agriculture Celebrates National Tree Planting Day In Kenema

    In his welcome address the District Forestry Officer, Kenema district, welcomed all for coming, adding that he was very happy for the turnout and that even though people were not adequately informed and called on, all were able to fully participate as they were cerebrating national tree planting ...

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