Mine workers end strike in eastern Sierra Leone
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
The Secretary General of the striking mine workers at the OCTEA Diamond Group says they have agreed to call off their 5-day long sit-down strike action which turned violent, leaving two dead.
Sierra Leone opposition want Guinean intervention
Defeated presidential candidate of the opposition SLPP has called on Guinean president, Alpha Conde to “use his good office to ensure that we all work together in the best interest of peace and stability in Sierra Leone and the sub-region.”By Aminata Phidelia Allie
Windfall for Fourah Bay College
The governing body of the OPEC Fund for International Development (OFID) has approved a $ 13 Million loan for the development of Fourah Bay College. The fund is meant “to enhance the quality of higher education by expanding and rehabilitating existing facilities” which will enable the college to increase enrolment levels and to prepare them for the job market among other things.
Gunfire and curfew, as mine workers strike in Sierra Leone
An indefinite sit-down strike by hundreds of angry junior mine workers at the OCTEA Diamond Group formerly known as Koidu Holdings went awry yesterday.By Septmus Senesse in Kono
