The United Nations refugee agency on Friday said it was ending refugee status for Sierra Leoneans who fled the country during the civil war due to positive changes so far observed in the country.
The chiefdom that has always been a flashpoint in Kono district, Njaiama chiefdom, since the 2004 local government elections, is now unbelievably calm and peaceful.
Granite gravel at Fao village mining site in the Niminkoro chiefdom Saturday fell and caused serious bodily harm to one Sallieu Kamara whilst he was mining diamonds. He subsequently died while receiving first aid treatment.
Over thirty journalists from Sierra Leone, Liberia, Ghana and Cameroon were Friday certified at the end of a five-day workshop on disaster risk reduction organised by Plan International.
Peoples Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) candidate contesting the mayorship election in Kenema district Tuesday alleged that he was being threatened with death by a diehard supporter of opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) in the district.
Information reaching Concord Times claimed that resident minister east William Juana Smith and the provincial secretary (PS) Alhaji Salia Magona are planning to unseat section chief Brima Kargbo of Gbo Lambiama section.
Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL), commonwealth secretariat (COMSEC) and Sierra Leone Stock Exchange technical committee (SETC) Monday started a three-day seminar on collective investment scheme (CIS) at its recreational complex in Freetown.
President Ernest Bai Koroma Friday conceded, while he addressed residents of Kabala in the Koinadigu district, that the district was the poorest and the least developed in the country.
Thirteen officers of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) were on Friday certified by International Police Organization (INTERPOL) after a week training exercise at the Kenema Police Training School.
About a fortnight ago I was at Hill Station with the Sawyerr's on my usual rounds as a sign language facilitator for Master Victor Onishegun Sawyerr and by coincidence I witnessed an unusual brouhaha between the young master and his
General Manager of Freetown Central Lorry Park has confirmed that his management loaned four million Leones from Guaranty Trust Bank for the construction of their park in the east end of Freetown.
The World Bank today announced that it has debarred Générale de l'Ingénierie des Travaux et de l'Equipement (GENITE), a firm based in Senegal, and Mr. Aliou Niang, a Senegalese national and sole owner of GENITE, for fraudulent practices by GENITE
Following last weekend's 45-6 heavy defeat at the hands of the visiting Western Province team, it's back to the drawing board for the dejected Namibian Rugby Fifteen this weekend.
Minister of Finance, Dr. Shamsuddeen Usman, yesterday identified two reasons why many reforms, including the power sector reform, have not yielded tangible results even after large sums of money have been sunk into the sectors.
Considering prevailing economic realities in the country and worldwide, President Yar'Adua has said that government can no longer perform the function of regulator and yet remain responsible for the maintenance of existing road infrastructure as well as the development of
Principals and non academic staff may be saddled with the responsibility of invigilating the ongoing West African School Certificate Examination in secondary schools as teachers in Bayelsa State, under the auspices of the Nigerian Union of Teachers (NUT), have agreed
The House of Representatives Committee on Banking and Currency has called for the establishment of a consumer protection agency to protect customers from excessive interest rates and other rates demanded by banks for transactions.
