November 5

• Rights Group Chides Parties Over Obscenity

  Concord

  The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRC-SL) has reproached members and supporters of the ruling All People's Congress (APC) and the opposition Sierra Leone People's Party... Read more »

• Mystery Surround Millitary Tracks At Mombasa Port

  The Star

  Mystery surrounds a consignment of military trucks at the Mombasa Port that are headed for Somalia. Some 146 truck drivers and loaders who were contracted to transport the 73 green... Read more »

• Youth Unemployment - a Threat to Sierra Leone's Security?

  IRIN

  Sierra Leone has come a long way since the brutal 1991-2002 civil war, which left thousands dead, countless numbers displaced, and the country's economy and institutions in... Read more »

• Cholera Kills 20 in Moyamba

  Concord

  The Monitoring and Evaluation Officer of the District Health Management Team (DHMT) in Moyamba district has disclosed that about 20 people have died from the cholera outbreak in... Read more »

• African Union Commission Ready to Send African Election Observer Mission to Sierra Leone, Burkina Faso and Ghana [press release]

  African Union

  The Chairperson of the African Union Commission has yesterday 1st of November 2012, approved the deployment of the African Union Election Observers Mission (AUEOM) to observe... Read more »

• Light Policing 'A Good Sign for a Peaceful Election', EU EOM Chief Observer Says

  EU Election Observation Mission - Sierra Leone

  Following the first phase of electioneering for the forthcoming Sierra Leone elections, the light policing at campaign rallies has been described as "a good sign for a peaceful... Read more »

• Ritual Murders Threaten to Recall War [opinion]

  Concord

  A woman has been killed at Six-Mile Village, 26 miles from the capital Freetown, her breasts and private parts cut off, and her heart plucked out, apparently for ritual purposes... Read more »

• Verdict 2012 - Now That November Is Here!

  Concord

  Time goes, you say? Ah no! Alas, time stays. And here we go again. Time, they say, is like the wind: 'it lifts the light and leaves the heavy'. The political chronometer in Sierra... Read more »

• Slansa, Stakeholders Dialogue On Arms and Ammunition ACT

  Concord

  In its efforts to popularise and correct misconceptions around the just legislated Sierra Leone Arms and Ammunition Act of 2012, the Sierra Leone Action Network on Small Arms... Read more »

• Soldiers Accommodation Worries CDS

  Concord

  The Chief of Defence Staff of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) yesterday expressed concerns over the perennial problem of accommodation of soldiers. Read more »

• President Goodluck Jonathan's Visit to Sierra Leone - a Post Mortem [opinion]

  Concord

  President Goodluck Jonathan has come and gone. His visit, though brief, was incredibly significant and a far-cry from his predecessor former President Olusegun Obasanjo's visit... Read more »

• President Ernest Bai Koroma [opinion]

  Concord

  My first meeting with Ernest Bai Koroma was in 1981 when I was a student at the Ahmadu Bello University (ABU) in Nigeria on a vacation in Freetown. He was then in the National... Read more »

• All the President's Men [opinion]

  Concord

  When the former American President Richard Nixon in 1976 was involved in the Watergate scandal that caused his resignation as President and almost tarnished the esteemed image of... Read more »

• Salone Pilgrims Complete Hajj in Sound Health

  Concord

  Head of the medical team that accompanied Sierra Leonean pilgrims to perform this year's hajj to Mecca has said that the pilgrims' health condition was satisfactory. Read more »

• Man Remanded for Assaulting Police Officer

  Concord

  Magistrate Komba Kamanda of Court No. 2 yesterday remanded one Fuad Turay for allegedly assaulting a police officer at Blue House, Wellington. Read more »

• Cape Lambert Promises More Reforms

  Concord

  Managing Director of Cape Lambert, Philippe "Phil" Francois, has reaffirmed his company's commitment in not only adhering to its corporate social responsibility, but also in... Read more »

• Police Officer Testifies in NPA Cable Theft

  Concord

  Assistant Chief of Defence Staff, Brigadier General Daniel Yapo Sesay - who was alleged to have been involved in a sexual scandal while serving as peacekeeper in Darfur, Sudan -... Read more »

• Transport Minister Receives ATP Facilities

  Concord

  Minister of Transport and Aviation, Vandi Chidi Minah, yesterday received the keys to the Airport Transfer Project (ATP) from the project's director. Read more »

• WWH Meets U.S. Embassy Chargée

  Concord

  On October 30, 2012, the Chargée d'Affaires of the United States Embassy in Sierra Leone, Kathleen FitzGibbon, met with two members of the Women for World Health (WWH)... Read more »

• Scouts Association Unveils Camporee 2012

  Concord

  The Sierra Leone Scouts Association over the weekend unveiled its inaugural Camporee 2012 at the Sierra Leone Museum in Freetown with the theme 'Spirit of unity'. Read more »

• 'Port Loko/Lungi Road Construction Ongoing' - State House Chief

  Concord

  Chief of Staff at State House yesterday confirmed to Concord Times that the construction of the Port Loko/Lungi road, alongside 25 agro-business centres and a water project, is... Read more »

• Murderer Asks for Lawyer

  Concord

  Edward Alexandra Bangura, who was alleged to have murdered his parents, Dr. Kekura K. Bangura and Svetlena Alexandra Bangura at their 8 Thunder Hill Road, Kissy residence on May 20... Read more »

• Moyamba Takes the Lead - Political Parties, SLP Rally Against Election Violence

  Concord

  The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) in collaboration with the District Office in Moyamba and various political parties including the main opposition SLPP and the ruling APC yesterday... Read more »

• Kids Passion Amazes Wrestling President

  Concord

  President of the Sierra Leone Wrestling Association (SLWA), Prince Sualley, has confessed he was moved by the love and passion demonstrated by school going pupils for wrestling. Read more »

• Mercury Bails Out Cyclists for Continental Championship

  Concord

  Sierra Leone's popular sports betting company, Mercury International, on Thursday came to the rescue of the Sierra Leone national cycling team by providing them with Le30 million... Read more »