August 2010 Archive

Sierra Leone Daily Mail revived
In order  not to allow the great journalism institution to die, the Sierra Leone Daily Mail –at one time one of the leading daily newspapers in Africa–is to be kept ...
Jerry Rawlings cautions U.S. on democracy
Former President RawlingsFormer President Rawlings has called on the United States to be cautious in judging the success of democratic regimes on the continent. He said on numerous occasions the United ...
What irresponsible journalists do not know about dictatorship
By Ibrahim  Sourie Mansaray : Ramadan is indeed a month of peace, tolerance and forgiveness.This month as it is universally respected in the world, does not only cater for muslims ...
Is the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR) a mere expression of western values ?
By Teddy Foday-Musa. The universality of human rights is often defended by cosmopolitan scholars in light of the need for universal principles of justice to be applied cross-nationally. This ever-expanding concept ...
The British Daily Telegraph newspaper is off the mark
The new conservative government in Britain seems to exuberate over-zealousness in the way it wants to demonstrate to its voting public that it is serious in cutting its budget deficit. ...
Karefa-Smart’s death : An incalculable loss for Sierra Leone
 By Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu : By the death yesterday of veteran politician, Dr. John Karefa-Smart,  Sierra Leone has lost not only a distinguished son of the soil but  a captivating, colorful ...
Veteran politician Dr. John Karefa-Smart is dead
Sierra Leone’s octogenarian political icon, Dr. John Karefa-Smart , died this evening at 8: 25 pm in Freetown . The Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the UN was immediately ...
APC appoints Fund-Raising Ambassador
  Mr. Dauda Tombo Bangura has been appointed Fund-Raising Ambassador by the Ruling All People’s Congress.  This was announced today by the Secretary General of the APC, Mr. Victor Bockarie Foh . ...
Queen Juliet of Sierra Leone releases top – spinning single and a book
Queen Juliet is  a contemporary Christian artist, author, advocate and counselor on domestic violence and abusive issues. She has  just released a new single titled; "America The Mother." She told COCORIOKO yesterday ...
Sierra Leone posts dramatic increase in diamond exports
FREETOWN — Diamond exports from Sierra Leone increased by 43 percent in the first half of 2010 over the same period last year, reaching 51 million dollars, the Government's Gold ...

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