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NEWS
All Roads Lead to Makeni for Sunday's Sierra Leone Marathon
CORRECTED TO REFLECT SUNDAY AS DAY FOR MARATHON AND NOT SATURDAY: The foremost international magazine covering various marathons being conducted all around the world at various points in the year is Runner’s World Magazine. It has given very high marks to this Sunday May 26th 2013 marathon which will be held in Makeni as a fund-raising event aimed at sponsoring welfare of street children in Sierra Leone. With a lot of excitement oozing out of its description of what to expect at the marathon event, the magazine writes:
May 22, 2013, 23:12

NEWS : Politics
APC-Led Gov’t Clocks 6 Months into Second Term ...Party Prepares for Third Term
The ruling All Peoples Congress (APC) will tomorrow May 23rd 2013, clock a full six months into its second five-year term in governance. It can be recalled that November 23rd 2012 was the date that the presidential elections results were announced with the APC candidate and incumbent, Ernest Bai Koroma being declared winner making him re-elected to a second and final term in office.
May 22, 2013, 17:18

NEWS : Local News
In Sierra Leone, President Koroma Launches WASH Confab
His Excellency the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has on Tuesday 21st May 2013 at the Bintumani Hotel in Freetown, officially launched the first Water, Sanitation and Hygiene (WASH) conference in Sierra Leone.
May 22, 2013, 17:16

NEWS : Local News
In Sierra Leone, Hon. Amani Sannoh Boosts Sports in Constituency 112
As a way of uniting his constituents and bring youths together in his constituency, the Member of Parliament (MP) for Constituency 112 in the far west of Freetown, Hon. Shekuba Amani Sannoh aka 'Amani for Many,' is currently financing and promoting various football galas and leagues in his constituency.
May 22, 2013, 17:14

NEWS
Vice Chancellors Work to Connect Sierra Leone’s Universities
20 May 2013. Kalamazoo, Michigan: Vice Chancellors Professor Abu Sesay of Njala University and Professor Jonas Redwood-Sawyerrof University of Sierra Leone have been the focus of much academic attention in Kalamazoo, Michigan (USA) where they recentlymet with US and Diaspora colleagues to develop an action agenda for “Reconnecting the Academy in Sierra Leone and the Diaspora”. The Symposium,capping off a 10-day visit by the two Vice Chancellors to Kalamazoo College, was attended bySierra Leonean and US academics from multiple fields, as well as friends of Sierra Leone from non-profit agencies, health care, and business fields.
May 22, 2013, 17:10

NEWS : Local News
In Sierra Leone, 'Mami en Pikin Welbodi' Week to Benefit 1.2M Children
The Ministry of Health and Sanitation in collaboration with UNICEF, WHO, Rotary International, Helen Keller International, the Sierra Leone Red Cross Society and other partners, yesterday 21st May 2013 launched the 'Mami en Pikin Welbodi' Week in Freetown. From 23rd to 27th May this year, integrated health activities targeting 1.2 million children under the age of five will be carried out in all 13 districts of Sierra Leone.
May 22, 2013, 17:08

NEWS : Local News
Awareness Times News Briefs from Sierra Leone - May 22th 2013
*9 Albert Academy Pupils in Police Net *Disaster Hits Kambia District *Sierra Leonean Arrested over Fake Passport in Bangkok *GTBank Opens Wellington Branch *Kenema Police Launch Operation ‘Watch Your Neighbour’ *Vitafoam to Start Mattress Production Soon *APRM Launches Youth Unemployment and Job Creation Forum.
May 22, 2013, 17:06

NEWS : Local News
In Sierra Leone, Government and Partners Strategize against Fistula
The Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and its health development partners have developed a five (5) years strategic plan aimed at ending Fistula in Sierra Leone.
May 22, 2013, 17:04

NEWS : Politics
APC’s Youthful Ministers Prove Mettle
Sierra Leone’s current full-ranked Cabinet Ministers still in their thirties are Ms. Miatta Kargbo, Hon. Minister of Health & Sanitation and Mr. Momodu Maligie, the Hon. Minister of Water Resources. The two have continued to prove their mettle and show confidence of President Koroma in appointing them to such lofty positions, was not misplaced.
May 21, 2013, 17:20

NEWS : Local News
In Sierra Leone, College of Theology ends Public Relations Week
College of Theology, Management and Church Training on Wesley Street in Freetown has on Thursday 16th May 2013, ended its 2013 Public Relations Week in Freetown. Principal of the College, Rev. Dr. Mrs. Olivia Wesley told journalists that they want the world over to know there is such an institution in Sierra Leone which offers professional courses on various disciplines.
May 21, 2013, 17:16


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NEWS
All Roads Lead to Makeni for Sunday's Sierra Leone Marathon
APC-Led Gov’t Clocks 6 Months into Second Term ...Party Prepares for Third Term
In Sierra Leone, President Koroma Launches WASH Confab
EDITORIALS
Publicising Our Views on ERSG Toyberg-Frandzen in Sierra Leone
Awareness Times is Flying High at Sierra Leone’s High Court
Call for better Response to Child Abuse Rape cases in Sierra Leone
FROM OUR TEAM
Time to take Sierra Leone back from Lying Hate Mongers
My Journalism Journey reaches a Stage in Sierra Leone
Still on Wicked & illegal Police Detention of Four Supporters of SLPP’s Julius Maada Bio
COMMENTS & OPINIONS
Alice Foyah’s death: APC and SLPP dwell together in unity
“LIKE CHARLES MARGAI, LIKE MOUSSA IBRAHIM!!” PART 2
Water and Sanitation in Sierra Leone – with the Minister of Water Resources
SPECIAL REPORTS
Sierra Leone Opposition Operatives Plotting for Post-Elections Violence using Texas University Computers
Violence & Disenfranchisement as 871 Voted out of 6,184 Registered in Sierra Leone's Bye Elections
Africa Confidential on Sierra Leone - Maada Bio Overthrew Strasser and Marketwomen Chased Bio from Power (16 Years Ago)
FEATURES
Ministry Of Local Government And Rural Development Briefs Newly Elected Councillors On Their Roles And Responsibilities
Sierra Leone: A Brief Look at Tamba Sam and a Call for John Benjamin to Hand Over “SLPP” to Julius Bio
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93 Years Old S. A. J. Pratt of Sierra Leone
In Loving Memory of Charles Sylvanus Browne of Sierra Leone
Dr. Edward Wilmot Blyden Lives! His Messages Live!
THE ECONOMY
Sierra Leone: AFRICA LINK INSPECTION COMPANY LIMITED
Standard Chartered first half profit up 9% to US$3.95bn
NOTICES & DOCUMENTS
Press briefing by the Minister of Finance and Economic Development
Heineken Provides well over a Billon Leones for Ultra Sound Services to Pregnant Sierra Leone Women
STATEMENT DELIVERED BY HON. MIATTA KARGBO MINISTER OF HEALTH AND SANITATION AT THE OFFICIAL LAUNCH OF THE NATIONAL STRATEGY FOR THE REDUCTION OF TEENAGE PREGNANCY IN SIERRA LEONE
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Sierra Leone Judgment against MILLICENT LEWIS-OJUMU (nee HAMILTON-HAZELEY), Dr. PAUL CHIY & CLAS LEGAL LTD.
BBC Media Action seeks to strengthen production team in Sierra Leone (Job Opportunities)
Sierra Leonean Woman Dies at the Age of 105 Years
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