Sierra Leonean politician Dauda Tombo Bangura has two new assignments. He has been mandated by the leadership of the ruling All People’s Congress(APC) to unite all members of the party in North America. The other assignment is to be in charge of fundraising as the party heads towards the 2012 elections. DTB, as he is popularly known, is a founding member of the People’s Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC), who, like many of his colleagues, decided to join the APC a couple of (...)

By Leeroy Wilfred Kabs-Kanu, Cocorioko newspaper, New Jersey. By the recent death of veteran politician, Dr. John Karefa-Smart, Sierra Leone has lost not only a distinguished son of the soil but a captivating, colorful , influential, historic ,enticing , enigmatic , brilliant , outstanding and legendary politician and public servant who has definitely left indelible footprints on the political landscape of the country and the academic bastions of the world. Some men are born great (...)

Commentary By Melbourne Garber, USA. In the 1950’s, Dr. Easmon called the Bunce Island slave castle – “A Place Where History Sleeps.” Bunce Island is almost certainly the most important slavery site for African Americans in the continent of Africa, and though its importance is not yet widely recognized, its reputation among African Americans will grow as more historical research is done, and as more and more African Americans find a DNA link to the Sierra Leone (...)

Since she was adjudged 1st Runner-Up in the Miss USA 2010 BEAUTY PAGEANT, in Maryland, USA July 24, in a ceremony surrounded by controversies that made commentators to question whether she was not the actual winner, Miss Swadu Natasha Beckley (see photos and video below) promised to give this press an exclusive interview. The interview, which was conducted in the main via email and a snap telephone conversation, has not been easily forthcoming. This was due mainly to Ms. Beckley’s (...)

It was in the Friday, 6th August 2010 edition of the Independent Torchlight Newspaper I came to know about his ill-health. This is how the paper reported Dr. Karefa Smart’s condition: “Reports reaching The Torchlight state that one of Sierra Leone’s most celebrated politicians, Dr. John Karefa-Smart, has been discharged from an American hospital with word that he only now has a few days to live. Karefa-Smart’s wish and request was that he would like to die in his (...)

By Leonard Quarshie, Maryland, USA. May we gain the dignity that comes from taking care of “your own.” May our children eat and be full. May we realize our potential and translate our promise into reality. May our wounds be healed and the tears of our people be wiped away. May we meet our needs without looking up to others. May we develop the capacity to add value to our resources. May there be a flourishing of the arts, of science, of industry in our time. May we tell (...)

According to Mining Weekly (www.miningweekly.com) Sierra Leone would benefit from $1,75-billion in direct foreign investment over the next two years, as Aim-listed African Minerals moves ahead with its Tonkolili iron-ore project. The iron-ore and base-metals miner recently announced that the government of the West African country had approved a mining lease for the project. Further, the Parliament of Sierra Leone also ratified the mining lease, the planned related infrastructure projects (...)