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Chinese State Councilor Yang Jiechi met Wednesday with visiting Sierra Leonean Foreign Minister Samura Kamara and the two sides agree to work for closer relations. Yang said China and Sierra Leone have maintain good relations since the two countries established diplomatic relations 42 years ago, and that bilateral relations have been particularly warm in recent years. China […]

Christopher Mark Doyle subscribes to the oath of allegiance as a citizen of Sierra Leone through Naturalization. The ceremony took place at the State Lodge, Hill Station, Freetown. President Koroma called on him to take the message of the new Sierra Leone far and wide, although he was not expecting him to act now as […]

The public relation officer of the Sierra Leone Musicians Union, Mr. William Taylor, also popularly known as Willo-Wise in a recent interview with our reporter said that the issues surrounding the development of musicians who are expected to benefit immensely from their products needs an address and that he is calling on all musicians to […]

The decision by appeals judges to uphold the war crimes conviction of former Liberian president Charles Taylor has been welcomed as a milestone for international justice, and one that might set a precedent for other courts. Despite a ruling seen as a success, advocates of justice and people who suffered directly from the widespread atrocities […]

Now, it is not just doctors, nurses, priests and nuns, critical netizens, but also scientists and journalists, who should watch out for their safety and human rights. Journalists in this country are seen as enemies instead of partners of development. We try to do our job to the best of our abilities to inform and […]

AMPUTEE The 4th Cup of African Nations for Amputee Football (CANAF 2013) scheduled to take place in Nairobi, Kenya from November 22-30, 2013, has been postponed. The new date for the biennial event is December 5-11, 2013 in the same countries. https://www.ghanaweb.com/GhanaHomePage/SportsArchive/artikel.php?ID=291216

The Deputy Minister of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s Affairs, Mustapha Bai Atilla has on Friday officially launched the Coin a Child campaign at the British Council Auditorium. Coin a Child is an initiative of Women in Movie Advocacy Network (WiMANet). The program was well attended by Actors and Actresses in the Sierra Leone movie […]

The third annual Dr. Midori Yamanouchi Lecture Series at Misericordia University is presenting Ishmael Beah, 32, a former child solider in Sierra Leone and a N.Y. Times bestselling author, for the presentation, “A Long Way Gone: A Story of Redemption and Hope,’’ on Monday, Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. in Lemmond Theater in Walsh Hall. […]

Girl Rising, playing Wednesday at The Kentucky Theatre, urges local activism to combat the global problems of inequity in education. The film highlights the struggles of getting an education for girls in nine Third World countries https://www.kentucky.com/2013/11/04/2911667/lexington-mother-hopes-showing.html Read more here: https://www.kentucky.com/2013/11/04/2911667/lexington-mother-hopes-showing.html#storylink=cpy

After hours of trade negotiations and alliances made and lost, the Monroe High School marketing students representing Sierra Leone took home the prize in a recent day-long interactive economic summit  providing real-world experiences. “We’re really trying to reach out beyond our school walls to understand about the world. Washington has such a number of ties […]