LONDON (Alliance News) – Stellar Diamonds PLC Wednesday said it has completed its first ore blast in its bulk sampling programme at the Tongo Kimberlite Dyke project in Sierra Leone. The AIM-listed diamond development and production company focused in West Africa said the ore blast was completed on schedule, and said it is aiming to […]
Kankaylay Girls School, among the first to offer Islamic education to girls in Sierra Leone, has benefitted from a scholarship, learning materials, and the reactivation of its library, by Mohamed Lamin Sesay, a 26-year-old Sierra Leonean student living in the United Kingdom. (Photo: Dr Sesay making a speech at Kankaylay School) https://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/61734
The Publisher and CEO of the COCORIOKO Newspaper , Rev. Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu , who is also Sierra Leone’s Minister Plenipotentiary to the United Nations, has received another coveted award for outstanding Journalism and Community Service. He was one of many distinguished Sierra Leoneans honored with the GEMS OF AFRICA Award yesterday night by the […]
Female footballers who were invited for training to the national U-20 team have expressed their excitement over the invitation and promised to do their best in representing the country. The Sierra Leone U-20 female technical team on Tuesday invited 28-players, and yesterday the players had their first training session at the Football Academy ground, Kingtom […]
In a newspaper article written by Mr. Abdul Fonti (thenewpeople.com, 06/10/13), the author questions whether the President, Dr. Bai Ernest Koroma was becoming a DICTATOR. According to the article, “President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma stands accused of putting on display a dictatorship tendency. The President surrendered himself to a barrage […]
FREETOWN, Sierra Leone — Sierra Leone officials say they are bolstering security in response to the heightened threat posed by the Islamic extremist rebels of al-Shabab expressing concern the West African nation could be targeted because of its support for peacekeeping operations in Somalia. https://www.washingtonpost.com/world/africa/sierra-leone-ramps-up-security-to-prevent-al-shabab-attack-over-somalia-deployment/2013/10/09/6e8c0664-30e9-11e3-ad00-ec4c6b31cbed_story.html
Forty two year old Dr. Mohamed Sheriff (in photo) has won a prestigious award from the United Nations Organisation. Due to his hard work in changing the approach to food safety and quality management he has been given the UN 21 Award in the “Efficiency” category. The award was announced recently by the UN Secretary General, Mr. […]
Sama Sesay aka Pupa Baja, Solomon Vandy aka A-Class and Mohamed Daramy aka Naughty Dove of Bow-Wow Society. Are reported to be staging another triumphant musical explosion in Sierra Leone in November this year with a yet to be known debut musical album and musical concerts. https://www.sierraexpressmedia.com/archives/61505
British Airways is growing its presence in West Africa and has appointed Kola Olayinka as Commercial Manager for the region. Olayinka, who was previously the country manager for Nigeria, will be responsible for the airline’s commercial operations in that country as well as Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia. https://www.gbcghana.com/index.php?id=1.1562011
Sierra Leone born France International Eunice Barber has told this medium that she has competed for Sierra Leone and then for France since 1999 and beyond, where she won many trophies. In 1992, Eunice competed in the Barcelona Olympics in both Heptathlon and 100m huddles, and also participated at the 1993 world championships in Stuttgart […]
