By Mustapha Sesay
Howard University has donated assorted laboratory equipment to the chemistry department at Fourah Bay College in Freetown.
FBC gets multimedia equipment
By Mustapha Sesay
The Chinese-run Confucius Institute at Fourah Bay College has donated two sets of multimedia equipment to ease the University’s communication problem.
Tongo principal slams Education Minister
By Mohamed Vandi in Kenema
The Principal of in King Fahad Junior Secondary School in Tongo, in the eastern Kenema district has condemned the decision by the Minister of Education that only pupils with a certain aggregate passes at the National Primary School Education (NPSE) certificate will be allowed to write the junior secondary Basic Education Certificates Examination (BECE).
AML records 200% increase in sales
Sierra Leone's main iron ore miner, African Minerals (AML) recorded a near 200% increase in its sale for 2013. According to a brief from the company, it sold 12.1 million metric tonnes (Mt) up from 4.1 Mt in 2012.
Youth demo against Sierra Rutile
By Joseph Sevalie in Mattru
Hundreds of youth, mostly commercial motorbike riders, joined security personnel of the SSGI security firm in Moriba Town, Bonthe district on Saturday to protest against the Sierra Rutile company and top officials of SSGI over the mysterious death of a security guard, Sowahibu Kallon aka Lahai.
He was a native of Kabati village in Jong chiefdom.
Indian investors explore Mile 91
By Crispina Cummings
Member of Parliament for Constituency 62 in Mile 91 has led some Indian investors on a fact-finding mission to Massengbeh village in the Tonkolili district, where he says they hope to invest in large scale agriculture.
The MP, Aaron Aruna Koroma, welcomed the company, Rain Maker Sierra Leone Limited, and appreciated their coming to invest in that part of the country while assuring them that his people would protect the investment.
Youth threaten to burn NPA transformer
By Bampia James Bundu
Dozens of youth in Portee, eastern Freetown, have threatened to burn down the National Power Authority (NPA) transformer, for what they claim is a biased supply of electricity within the vicinity.
One of them, Isatu Kamara, told Politico that the Wharf Road, Zara Lane and other streets had been getting regular supply of electricity for weeks now, whereas William Street and the other parts of the same community up to Brima Lane continued to "suffer from blackout".
