Year: 2015

The following are 4 reasons why this Huffington Post article on female circumcision, misnomered as Female Genital Mutilation by opponents, making its rounds on Sierra Leone listservs and social media over [Read more]

His Excellency President Ernest Bai Koroma, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, State House, Freetown, Republic of Sierra Leone   Mr. President,   You will recall that in several [Read more]

When a proposal, at a meeting held in the offices of The Sportsman in London on 20th July 1871, by the FA Honorary Secretary Charles Alcock “that it is desirable [Read more]

In an effort to facilitate the reopening of schools to achieving new heights and moving beyond pre-Ebola gains in the country’s educational system, the Ministry of Education, Science and Technology [Read more]

In a nationwide broadcast, the President speaks: "Fellow Sierra Leoneans We have been ensuring a steady downward trend in the number of Ebola cases in Sierra Leone over the past [Read more]

As the tide of the Ebola virus is beginning to recede with Pujehun and Bonthe confirming Zero cases in 42 days, many Sierra Leoneans are now breathing a sigh of [Read more]

You could feel the sigh of relief and if you try a bit harder, you could palpate it as well. Imagine the number of “thank God”, “praise the lord”, “praise [Read more]

A British doctor performed female genital mutilation on a young mother after she gave birth in hospital, a court has heard. Dhanuson Dharmasena, 32, is accused of carrying out the [Read more]

The Premiership is entering the business phase, and the mind games have already started. With the Chief Rabbi of Mind games, Sir Alex Fergusson, duly retired, it is not surprising [Read more]