- Protesting pupils in Kenema
By Mohamed Vandi
EU election chief follows campaign trail
The Chief Observer of the European Union Election Observation Mission (EU EOM) to Sierra Leone, yesterday observed campaigning in the Western Area rural of the main opposition SLPP and will do same in the eastern city of Kenema today where the ruling APC will hold theirs, according to a press release from the the Mission.
Soccoh Kabia is a deadwood…says PMDC media chief
By Abubakarr Bah
Head of media of the People's Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC), Raymond Bamidele-Thompson has described the resignation from the party of Dr. Soccoh Kabia as “insignificant” to the PMDC.
Guinea Franc replaces the Leone
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
According to residents in Mafindor chiefdom one of the border chiefdoms in the diamond-rich eastern district of Kono, over the past ten years they have been using the Guinea Franc as the legal tender, which is the only currency in circulation in the chiefdom.
UK, US commited to peaceful elections in Sierra Leone
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
In what is believed to be the first time in the recent history of diplomacy in Sierra Leone, the British High Commissioner and the United States Ambassador to the country have held a joint press conference in Freetown.
