By Our Correspondent. Sierra Leone’s beauty queen, Swadu Natasha Beckley was adjudged the first runner-up at the Miss Africa USA pageant 2010 in front of a sold out crowd at the Montgomery College Vikings Center, Maryland, USA on Saturday July 24, 2010 The first round the day before, saw each contestant present their humanitarian platforms before a crowd of African diplomats at the Vikings Center Maryland USA on Friday July 23rd, 2010, combining beauty, brains and their passion to (...)

Commentary By Edward Tedson Sesay, London, UK. Sierra Leoneans at home and abroad are deeply shocked and saddened by the news of the deaths of Godfrey Manley-Spaine, also known as Lord Bongo Johnson and his partner Claudia. Even more shocking is the manner in which the lives of the couple ended. Gone is Lord Bongo but his memories will linger on in the minds of many Sierra Leoneans whose lives he touched in a very special way with his great sharp humour HUMOUR THERAPY: WHAT BONGO AND (...)

Opinion By Messeh Kamara, London, UK. When events occur I like to wait and see what information comes to light before jumping in with ’it’s this’ or ’it’s that’. What appears to be one thing at the start can become something quite different a few months or years later. I have read many articles and heard stories and explanations about the government’s proposed Commission of Inquiry into the execution of 29 citizens of Sierra Leone in 1992. And I (...)

Commentary By Steven Morie Samuels, USA. The All People’s Congress (APC) and the Sierra Leone People’s (SLPP) Party, our major political parties in Sierra Leone ought to know that the political landscape of our beloved country is changing fast, and the old techniques of hiring thugs to disrupt voting and rigging elections are becoming gradually unpopular. Also, the illusion of both SLPP and APC political leaders that categorized the country into South-west for SLPP and (...)

Obituary: Reverend Henry Crispin Bernard – Harlem New York. The Bernard family regrets to announce the death of Rev. Henry Crispin Bernard aged 76. He was until his death Associate Senior Pastor of Saint Mark United Methodist Church in Harlem, New York. He passed away 3pm, on July 26th, at the Columbia Presbyterian Hospital in Manhattan. He’s survived by his children: Daphne, Stella, Donald, Doreen, Victor, Victoria and Christine. Other relatives include the Frazer and Sawyer (...)