Western Region (Sierra Leone)

Unicef's lifesaving drugs donated by West resold by government in Sierra Leone

Life-saving drugs for children in Sierra Leone paid for by western aid are being stolen and resold by government officials and hospital employees on an industrial scale, it has been alleged. By Seamus Mirodan in Freetown and...

Sierra Leone: Historian Discovers A Genealogical Connection

Still in a celebratory mood over the election of America's first black president, students and guests at South Carolina State University's I.P. Stanback Museum and Planetarium on Thursday evening were made privy to the...

Sierra Leone: Sexual Violence Impedes Girls' Education

Posted to the web 20 November 2008 Ibrahim Tarawallie Freetown Country director of plan Sierra Leone has said in Freetown that sexual violence forms a major barrier to girls' access to and completion of good quality education....

Sierra Leone: Sam Sumana Summons Police Boss

Posted to the web 20 November 2008 Mohamed Massaquoi Freetown Vice President Sam Sumana summoned the inspector general of police to look in to the fracas between pupils at St. Edward's secondary school and police officers a few...

Sierra Leone: Stephanie Okereke to Storm Miss University

Posted to the web 18 November 2008 Alhassan Bah Freetown Concord Times managing director has told a press briefing yesterday that celebrated Nigerian film star Stephanie Okereke would grace this year's Miss University as...

Nigeria: Christian Doctors Offer Free Healthcare in Sierra Leone

Posted to the web 18 November 2008 Adeze Ojukwu Freetown Nigerian Christian doctors and health professionals have stressed the need to boost healthcare services in West African countries. The health experts, under the aegies of...

Normob

I hate that word/phrase. It is vaguely insulting and has airs of superiority from the person who utters it or types it. Normob is a shortened catch phrase for "Normal Mobile", to indicate that the person one is speaking of...

Africa: Remittances Set to Fall in 2009

Posted to the web 11 November 2008 Dakar For the first time in over a decade remittances to sub-Saharan Africa are set to fall in 2009, increasing people's vulnerability to poverty, officials at the World Bank say. The World...

Sierra Leone: Africell Launches New Promotion

Posted to the web 10 November 2008 Ibrahim Tarawallie Freetown In a bid to provide quality and affordable services for its subscribers, Africell Lintel Sierra Leone has launched another new promotion called 'Summer Hottest...

Sierra Leone: Mayor Leads Freetown Inspection Team

Posted to the web 10 November 2008 Alhassan Bah Freetown Mayor of Freetown Herbert George-Williams Tuesday led the council's inspection team to inspect the Freetown municipality. George-Williams told Concord Times that: "I am...

               

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