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Let the games begin. Barring any hitch, the FIFA soccer tournament is certain to start on Thursday. For many South Americans, the games took a long time returning. The continent hosted the World Cup in 1978 and for Brazil in particular, the last game there was as far back as 1950. Running up to the […]

Members of Parliament constituting the Committee on Internal Affairs have reffered the immigration Post at Gbalamuya as “one big international embarrassment” because of the lack of basic immigration equipment to effectively control the country’s gateway.Situated in the Kambia District, north of Sierra Leone, the border crossing point to the neighbouring Guinea, during an oversight visit […]

Port Loko residents including youths over the weekend hailed the Talented Young People Everywhere-Sierra Leone (TYPE-SL), a Non-Governmental Organization with headquarters at 15 Bai Bureh Road, Freetown.  (Photo: TYPE-SL Executive Director, Ibrahim H. K. Shaid) The organization  was established on 6th October, 1998 to enhance youth and community empowerment in that part of the country thereby […]

Even though Big Markit is one of the more popular arts markets, The Lumley Arts and Craft market, situated along the Lumley beach road just behind the office of the National Tourist Board – is one of the largest arts and craft market in the country whic mostly stocks purely Sierra Leonean arts. Founded about […]

The largest iron ore miner in Sierra Leone, African Minerals Limited (AML), has said in a statement that despite recent various media reports regarding the outbreak of the Ebola disease, its activities are not affected in any way. – See more at: https://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/68050#sthash.ptgirWI5.dpuf

LONDON, 5 June 2014 – PRNewswire Africa  – Figures released by the UK Department for international Development (DFID) confirm the UK’s position as Sierra Leone’s leading bilateral donor to help reduce poverty in Sierra Leone. Figures released by the UK Department for international Development (DFID) confirm the UK’s position as Sierra Leone’s leading bilateral donor, […]

Zambia’s power generation major Copperbelt Energy Corporation (CEC) has signed an investment deal worth US$220mn with the government of Sierra Leone to build a 128MW power plant in Freetown The plant will be constructed in Wellington east end of Freetown, according to government officials. Through its subsidiary CEC Africa Investments Limited (CECA), CEC will also […]

Freetown’s first branded boutique hotel, the Swiss Hotel offers three floors of individually designed rooms, an internationally recognized restaurant and modern business facilities.

A high powered delegation from the Ministry of Defense and the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces led by the Chief of Defense Staff Major-General Samuel Omar Williams were in Nairobi Kenya via on a Ten Day official visit to the Kenyan Defense Forces (KDF) to strengthen the bilateral relation between the two countries.  (Photo: […]

Inspired by her travels as a United Nations representative, Maria Cruickshank’s new book “Not for Granted: My Experience Working with International Organizations” (published by Balboa Press) describes the conflict, beauty and experience of living in countries like Cambodia, Macedonia and Sierra Leone. Read more: https://www.digitaljournal.com/pr/1964752#ixzz33lYVmiNh