Hundreds of supporters of the All Peoples Congress (APC) yesterday welcomed the General Manager of the Sierra Leone Ports Authority Captain Benjamin Davies, into the folds of the party. Capt Benjamin Davies had resigned his position in the Peoples Movement for Democratic Change, shortly after he was sacked as Lands Minister a position he had[...]

The Former Executive Chairman of the National Planning Committee of the 50th Anniversary says he is not surprised at the decision to replace him as Director. Dr. William Konteh made this statement in an interview with Awoko on Tuesday while explaining the rationale behind his replacement. Dr. Konteh, who now serves as the new National[...]

When David Cameron was leader of the then opposition Tory party, he rode his bicycle against the traffic on a London street. Even though he was obviously seen then as the Prime Minister in-waiting, he apologised and paid the fine any other citizen would have paid on the commission of such an offence after the[...]

The rearing of goats as part of agricultural activities by farmers in rural communities is fast becoming a lucrative business. Most farmers in the Moyamba District, Southern Sierra Leone are now concentrating on raising goats for commercial purposes. The high demand for goats by members of the public has had a corresponding increase in farmers to rear this specie as a way of making money. For most communities in the Moyamba District and beyond goat is a coveted commodity and a farmer can pay a whole year school fees for a child attending primary or Junior secondary school from the proceeds of a single goat sold. As a way of responding to this growing demand for goat the Animal Science Department of Njala University has established a barn specially meant for raising [...]

Harvesting of 500 acres of rice cultivated at Tobada, Taninahun and Rubebu all in the YKK.Kpanga Kabondeh and Kpanga Krim Chiefdoms in the Pujehun District by the F.S Anthony Foundation has been concluded. Several farmers expressed the hope that the bumper harvest will put an end to the problem of seed rice which most say has partly affected rice cultivation in the District and the country. The month long Harvesting which was undertaken by local residents and special contingents brought in from Shenge in Kagboro Chiefdom in the Moyamba District can best be described as indeed strenuous and difficult as it was done through local methods due to the problems posed by the harvester. The Chief Executive Officer of the F.S. Anthony Foundation Frank Anthony called on Government to [...]

The Town Chief of Komende Gaytiwalo in the Lower Bambara Chiefdom Kenema District Musa Kamanda has called on the Central and Local government, International and Local NGOs operating in the Kenema District to improve on the road network in their community. Musa Kamanda made this appeal at a Press conference recently. He said Komende is among the list of the highest cocoa, coffee and cola nuts producing communities in Kenema District therefore they need good roads to link it up with nearby towns and cities. The Chief explained that the deplorable road condition leading to Komende Getiwalo and its immediate environs in the Chiefdom are a source of embarrassment to its inhabitants especially farmers dealing with perishable goods such as vegetables. Chief Musa Kamanda disclosed [...]

The Leadership Empowerment and Development organization (LEAD) Global is an international development and consultancy agency that exists to identify, encourage and empower leaders of character to be agents of change and influence. The organization yesterday briefed journalists at the Ministry of Health conference hall on the organization's plan for 2011 especially the Sierra Leone medical initiative that is being done in partnership with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation. The President of LEAD Global Mr. Don C. Osman told the press that the organization is here to boost the free health care as pronounced by the President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma on April 27, 2010. He also said there is a 40 feet container which arrived on the 9th of January, 2011 with medical equipments [...]

The long awaited verdict in the three decades long Court battle over the Diamond Mining village of Walihun on the bank of the Sewa River in the Bumpeh Ngao Chiefdom, Bo District, has been handed down in favour of Haja Mamie Yayah Gatewa of Mogbedeh town in the local Court presided over by Court Chairman Joseph S. Kobba. On Friday February 4th 2011 the Court ruled that the defendant Foday Kanesie has no legal hold on the land in question as per the statements adduced from all of the witnesses. They categorically stated that the portion of land which has been in dispute rightfully belongs to the Plaintiff who is in possession of the legal documents signed by concerned Local Chiefs. The Chairman in turn debunked the earlier evidence purporting that Walihun has been deserted [...]

The training coordinator of the Maternal Child Health AIDS (MCHAIDS) School in Kailahun District Josephine Madiyai has told the press in Kailahun town that the Nursing School in Kailahun District was established in 2010 to train MCHAIDS nurses from Kailahun District and beyond so that they can join efforts aimed at making health delivery services accessible to all Sierra Leoneans. Josephine Madiyai told the press that the establishment of the MCHAIDS school in Kailahun District will not only make health facility accessible to all but will form part of the effort to capacitate the people of Kailahun District with the skills that will enhance their contribution to community development. She maintained that since the inception of the school in Kailahun town three months ago they [...]

Officials of the Anti Corruption Commission including the Director of Public Education and Outreach Department, Investigation, Intelligence and Report Center Units have spent days in the last week in Koya Chiefdom in Port Loko District sensitizing the grassroots in six villages on the ills of corruption and related issues. Elders, community youths and school children in Masiaka, Mafinda, Makeiteh, Rogbana, Rogbere and Mahoma all in the Koya Chiefdom converged in their respective community centers and Court Barries where they were duly educated on the forms of corruption; how to reject, resist and report corruption acts to the ACC from their respective communities. Explaining the negative effect about corruption and its appalling consequence on national development, the [...]