Sierra Leone

Festival of Nations: A world-class event

stltoday.com     Aug 21, 2008          

The Festival of Nations is held every year in Tower Grove Park. This weekend at the ninth annual Festival of Nations, you can tour the world without those worries and experience the cultures of 80 countries while barely making...                    

Art addresses Rio-l problem

thesun.co.uk     Aug 21, 2008   1 related          

THIS eye-catching view is the Morro da Providencia favela – one of the most violent shanty towns in Brazil. A French photographer, known as "JR", has brought his "Women Are Heroes" campaign to the south American country's Rio...                    

Former Human Rights Lawyer, Sadiq Khan MP, volunteers for VSO in Sierra Leone

24dash.com     Aug 21, 2008          

Sadiq Khan MP, a former leading Human Rights Lawyer, has used his legal expertise to train advocates, paralegals, field officers and volunteers in human rights while volunteering for VSO in SierraLeone. Sadiq spent two weeks of...                    

Isaiah Washington Gives Back

etonline.com     Aug 20, 2008   1 related          

Isaiah Washington opens up to our Kevin Frazier about his new project -- giving back to the people of Sierra Leone. Washington, who learned of his ancestral ties with the country, has donated funds to help with the construction...                    

Video: An historic moment in global drug policy

stopthedrugwar.org     Aug 20, 2008          

SSDP is influencing United Nations drug policy and expanding internationally. Two years ago, Canadian Students for Sensible Drug Policy appeared on the scene and immediately began influencing policy discussions in Ottawa....                    

Saluting the Coming Exploration of Mars Stamps

swapace.com     Aug 21, 2008          

Saluting the Coming Exploration of Mars Stamps "Saluting the Coming Exploration of Mars Stamps" Description This set of six mint stamp sheets is from Sierra Leone, including four sheets with nine stamps each and two souvenir...                    

Surgeon’s email account hacked

hindu.com     Aug 21, 2008          

HYDERABAD: After websites being hacked, it’s now the turn of email accounts. An unknown hacker has let loose a series of fraud letters inducing email recipients to pay money after hacking accounts of hotmail users. A city-based...                    

PMDC Press Release On Political Violence

allafrica.com     Aug 20, 2008   3 related          

The People's Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC), Sierra Leone's hope for positive change, has received with shock and utter disappointment news about persistent violence between the two oldest political parties, the ruling...                    

Sierra Leone: James Oguoguo: the Final Moments of a Virtuous Journalist

allafrica.com     Aug 20, 2008   1 related          

I have had a steaming love relationship with the Concord Times family over a decade now. This marriage was forged and fostered by my mentor and good old friend, Lans Gberie. But unlike him, I have never worked for Concord Times...                    

Sierra Leone: Ten More Cocaine Suspects Arrested in Kenema

allafrica.com     Aug 20, 2008   1 related          

Posted to the web 20 August 2008 Mohamed Vandi and Abraham Abdulai Kenema Police in Kenema have conducted spontaneous raids at various locations arresting 10 suspects in possession of large quantity of cannabis sativa or...