I think one must be several sandwiches short of a picnic to buy into the horribly unspecific mantra that is the agenda for prosperity, as it is currently being touted. [Read more]
When President Barack Obama declared his intention to become the most powerful man on the planet, it was laced with the audacity of” hope” and only “hope”. Only the minority [Read more]
Youth in Action for Development (YAD), a non-governmental organization operating in the eastern district of Kenema, has on Tuesday July 23, 2013 officially launched a new project titled “Youth Sensitization [Read more]
Barely, a month after Ivorian President Alassane Ouattara honored him with the Commander of the National Order of Ivory Coast; Sierra Leonean born Dr. Kandeh Yumkella has been selected as [Read more]
Greetings to fellow Sierra Leonean Muslims and Bravo! for the courage to observe the holy month of Ramadan despite the harsh economic situation we are living in. I was born [Read more]
Over the past month our collective focus in South Africa has turned to the health of Nelson Mandela with much speculation turning to what the future of the country will [Read more]
The recent Transparency International (TI) public opinion survey, which found corruption has worsened worldwide over the last two years is causing a stir in Sierra Leone. Evidence of its annual [Read more]
The board and management of Youth in Action for Development (YAD) are delighted to inform the general public that the organization has won the United Nations Alliance of Civilization (UNAOC) [Read more]
THE HAGUE, Netherland, July 16, 2013/ — Statement from the ICC President: International Criminal Justice Day: Fifteen years ago, on 17 July 1998, history was made. Gathered in Rome, [Read more]
Ruby Johnson is not your typical beauty pageant Queen. Just over a month after her homecoming trip to Sierra Leone to mark the country's 52nd Independence Anniversary, Miss Sierra [Read more]
Like a fart in the meeting room, it is impolite to mention it. So let’s whisper it, one more time. At the top of our society, there is kleptomania as [Read more]
Habib Munda, the (dis)honorable (mis)representative of Constituency 017, you might think the Pathfinder brouhaha between you and YAD has been laid to a rest hence you have never been summoned [Read more]
As the drama unfolds…. By Journalist Amadu Lamrana Bah (filed on Friday July 5th 2013) The Minister of Information and Communications Alhaji Alpha Khanu has in an interview with Journalists [Read more]
Let’s be blunt about it. The manner of our search for foreign succour is like a randy 70 year-old roaming all over town and inviting a nymphomaniac to be [Read more]
Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka, a veteran feminist activist and politician was appointed Wednesday by UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon as the new executive director of UN Entity for Gender Equality and Empowerment of [Read more]
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