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H. E. Mr. Zhao Yanbo, the newly appointed Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the People’s Republic of China to the Republic of Sierra Leone, arrived in Freetown on Dec 31, 2013, and was warmly received by officials from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Republic of Sierra Leone https://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/64293

FREETOWN — Sierra Leone’s National Power Authority [NPA], which is responsible for providing the country with power, has deployed a new device that can detect faulty underground cables. The hope is to help provide electricity around-the-clock through the use of this equipment. It will have a great impact on Sierra Leoneons, who face blackouts on a […]

Editor’s note: This is the first part of a two-part story. The second portion will run in the Jan. 2 edition of The Cabinet. SIERRA LEONE, West Africa – When I completed my Peace Corps assignment in Sierra Leone, West Africa, more than 25 years ago, a war there was unimaginable. – See more at: […]

A cry, unlike anything I had heard before, rang out as we stepped into the intensive care ward of Sierra Leone’s only children’s hospital.  It came from a woman in the corner of the room, and I understood what it meant.  Her frail little toddler, lying on the bed beside her, had just died. https://www.conservativehome.com/platform/2013/12/from-sajidjavid-uk-aid-is-securing-a-brighter-future-for-the-worlds-children-%E2%80%A8.html […]

In a demonstration of their commitment to the welfare of their workforce, Dawnus signed a Collective Bargaining Agreement with the United Mine workers’ Union of Sierra Leone on Wednesday 18 December 2013. The Collective Bargaining Agreement is born out of the Mine workers’ Gazette which outlines the rights and responsibilities of mining companies and their […]

Information and Communications Minister On Thursday 12th December, 2013 Officially Launched the Sierra Wifi Internet Services At the Company’s Headquarters On Wilkinson Road in Freetown. Hon. Alhaji Alpha Bakarr Kanu said that Information Communications Technology (ICT) is a core part in the development of any country, but especially in Africa. He went on to illuminate […]

Super Falcons coach, Edwin Okon will submit a 30-man list to the Nigeria Football Federation (NFF) technical committee for the two-legged African Women Championship (AWC) qualifying match against Sierra Leone. https://www.supersport.com/football/nigeria/news/131222/Okon_invites_30_for_Leone_Queens

The World Bank’s Board of Executive Directors last Wednesday approved a US$40 million credit from the International Development Association (IDA) to help Sierra Leone reduce poverty and expand economic growth by establishing a strong national electricity distribution utility with better technical performance, financial viability, and improved electricity delivery to the country’s 6 million residents. https://www.thepatrioticvanguard.com/spip.php?article7555

DHL has awarded  Le11m worth of Scholarship to a Senior Secondary School pupil of the Sierra Leone Grammar School.This was done through its Upstairs programme, which is meant to provide financial support to the children and families of the company’s employees for the pursuance of better education. Handing over the award, the Managing Director of […]

The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) yesterday commenced the second set of its two-day (18th and 19th December 2013) trainings on the criminal libel law and its applications for journalists in Makeni. The training, which was made possible by a grant from the Freetown Embassy of the United States of America, is set to […]