A midnight fishing expedition has resulted in a fatal accident at the high seas, leaving two people dead when a huge cargo vessel hit and left the small artisanal fishing boat in pieces. Confirming the news, head of the joint maritime committee Commander Sallieu Kanu said the six survivors have been taken to Connaught hospital. Their identities and those of the dead were not known as at press time. He... 

 By James Tamba Lebbie The University of Sierra Leone has concluded a two-day retreat on the theme: Re-Engineering Strategies for the Provision of Tertiary Education in Sierra Leone at the Njala University Conference Centre, Njala University, Njala. Delivering the opening remarks, Vice Chancellor and Principal of the University of Sierra Leone, Prof. Jonas A.S. Redwood-Sawyerr said the emerging landscape... 

By Umaru Fofana It sounds like beating a dead horse but I have to say it, again. Sierra Leone is a country too fertile for its eclectic tourism industry. You have to reason with the tourism minister therefore when she was quoted as saying that her ministry is “useless”. While this is not a piece aimed at addressing the tourist industry of a country that has thousands of species of birds, wild animals,... 

ONE TRIBE AFTER ANOTHER – De Pa STRIKES GOLD First it was the Loko people who flocked to Miatta Conference hall to hail De Pa and assure him of their support come November – No Run Off! They shouted. Next, it was the Madingoes. Youyi Building they went. Their support to the pa they pledged. By the way how many Mandingoes are there in Salone – just that handful at Youyi? Hehehe.Anyway…... 

By Isaac Massaquoi The IMC AWARDS of 2010 will always be remembered for two statements. IB Kargbo, the former president of SLAJ took the stage and in a long and rambling speech assured former employees of the Sierra Leone Daily Mail that their long-delayed retrenchment benefits would be paid them within two weeks. The applause was long and loud. I imagine some of those people were already drawing up... 

BY TANU JALLOH When I listened to the minister of finance and economic development, Dr Samura Kamara and his co-guest, Joe Kallon, on Radio Democracy’s flagship morning show one of these days, I realised there was a complete break in communication to the masses. The minister was apparently representing the views of the government while, Kallon, was there at the behest of the opposition Sierra Leone’s... 

By Walter Lippmann (1939) “Were they pressed hard enough, most men would probably confess that political freedom—that is to say, the right to speak freely and to act in opposition—is a noble ideal rather than a practical necessity. As the case for freedom is generally put today, the argument lends itself to this feeling. It is made to appear that, whereas each man claims his freedom as a... 

  2011/2012 PREMIER LEAGUE TABLE …as at Tuesday 26th June 2012 NO TEAMS MP W D L GF GA GD P 1 Diamond Stars 20 12 1 7 25 13 12 37 2 FC Kallon 19 11 4 4 21 10 11 37 3 Kamboi Eagles 21 8 8 5 18 12 6 32 4 Old Edwardians 20 10 2 8 16 17 -1 32 5 Ports Authority 20 7 8 5 13 14 -1 29 6 East... 

The candidacy of SLFA presidential aspirant Isha Johansen has been petitioned by the Western Area Football Association, WAFA. The petition comes less than a week after the close of nomination for elections scheduled for late July. The eligibility of Johansen’s proposed first vice president Brima Mazolla Kamara is also being question by WAFA. Please see letter below:  Read More »

BY ZAINAB JOAQUE As the Sierra Leone Premier League reaches its 140thmatch today when East End Lions face Old Edwardians at the national stadium, spectators are becoming increasingly uncertain about which team will claim the crown. The Killers’ have vowed to roar at third place Edwards, after narrowly winning against visiting Wusum Stars 1-0 and are bent on stabilizing their form. Old Edwardians... 

 By Alhaji Komba The Sierra Leone programme of the British NGO, Save the Children on Tuesday presented the 2011-2012 Championship trophy to officials of the Sierra Leone Premier League Board (PLB) at the organisation’s office in Freetown. The trophy is a key part of Save the Children’s support to the league under its EVERYONE Campaign Since the beginning of the season all 14 teams of the premier...