By Our Correspondent. Government officials and many members of the public in Freetown and other parts of the country are living in fear following the recent escape from detention of private Abdul Sesay, a former RUF fighter now a member of the Sierra Leone armed forces. Sesay was allegedly caught recently with some deadly weapons and state security had hinted that he was part of a wider conspiracy to destabilize the country. But while he was undergoing interrogation at a “detention (...)

By Abu B. Shaw, Vanguard London Bureau Chief The print and electronic media in Sierra Leone and other sectors have got a new progressive partner in the person of Mohamed Kallon(photo), one of the most outstanding professional footballers from Sierra Leone. His investment has contributed immensely to the resurgence of the country’s ailing economy. Captain of the national football team, the Leone Stars, striker Kallon who displays his soccer skills in France with first division (...)

By Alpha Jalloh in Freetown and Gibril Koroma in Canada. According to our Freetown correspondent Alpha Rashid Jalloh, a recent report released by by Sierra Leone’s Public Expenditure and Tracking Survey (PETS) has revealed that there is massive fraud and corruption in the country’s public sector especially at the Central Medical Store in Freetown. The Central Medical Store (CMS),the repository of the country’s medical supplies, has been a den of corruption for decades as (...)

KAMAJORS RELEASED FROM PARTY OBLIGATION FOR PUBLIC RELEASE, 11 NOVEMBER, 2006 This is to inform members of the Kamajor Movement and the public at large that from now forward, any Kamajor wishing to join any political organization in the country including but not limited to the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLLP) is free to do so at will. With this notice, the letter dated 26 August 2006 from the Hon. Chief Sam Hinga Norman under the heading “Exhortation to Kamajors” advising (...)

In what may be regarded as a severe blow to many Limba people in and out of Sierra Leone, the Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has recently delivered its ruling on the highly explosive incident which involves the recent crowning of a Mandingo medical doctor, Dr. Issa Sheriff, as paramount chief of Biriwa, an area largely populated by Limba indigenes. The ruling, published below, is in favour of the new chief and the actions of President Kabbah’s SLPP government which conducted the (...)

Madam Massah Kallon passed away on Tuesday,Nov. 7th, 2006 at her residence in Potoru,Pujehun District. She is survived by her children: Dr. Michael Lahai Rogers,MD,Georgia,USA, Madam Haja Messie Rogers,Potoru, Amie Kanneh,Potoru, Mariama Rogers,Potoru. Daughter in-Law: Mrs. Amie Jah-Rogers. Four grand children,sisters,brothers,nephews, and nieces all in Sierra Leone and abroad. She has been buried in Potoru. Funeral arrangements will be announced later. For more (...)

According to Transparency International, Haiti, Myanmar and Iraq are perceived as the most corrupt countries in the world while Finland is seen as the cleanest, the respected global graft watchdog reported recently. An Agence France Presse report quoted Transparency International (TI) which, in its annual Corruption Perceptions Index covering 163 countries noted that some of the world’s poorest nations were also the most sleaze-ridden, undermining international development efforts. (...)

By Our Correspondent. The leader of the PMDC Charles Francis Margai and his entourage arrived in the Delaware valley on Thursday November 2nd 2006 after touching down at the Dulles International Airport in Washington, earlier on Thursday, amidst thunderous applause from supporters. The leader’s reception was graced with pomp and ceremony by numerous PMDC stalwarts from the Washington metropolitan area who accompanied the delegation to Philadelphia for hotel check in, followed by a (...)

LEGAL NOTICE OF PENDING LAWSUIT BIRTH CONTROL PATCH CLASS ACTION LAWSUIT Have you been prescribed ORTHO EVRA TRANSDERMAL BIRTH CONTROL PATCH? Have you been diagnosed with any of the following symptoms since you started using the ORTHO EVRA TRANSDERMAL BIRTH CONTROL PATCH? 1. RISK OF BLOOD CLOTS 2. PULMONARY EMBOLI 3. HEART ATTACKS 4. STROKES Call the following Law offices: AMAMGBO AND ASSOCIATES (...)

By Karamoh Kabbah A crowd of sympathizers caught party officials and supporters of the People’s Movement for Democratic Change (PMDC) by surprise on November 2, 2006 at Dulles Airport in Virginia. There were no preparations in place to manage such an unexpected large crowd of Sierra Leoneans on the corridors of the airport. As the crowd gathered, a curios passerby who was mesmerized by enthusiastic people in brilliant orange color T-shirts, flags and banners asked; (...)