Month: August 2010
Dry Eye Crew & Bajah play at World Music Festival in Chicago (Sept 28)
World Music Festival Chicago—Sierra Leone, September 28Bajah + the Dry Eye Crew of Sierra Leone and DJ Tudo perform at Mayne Stage Tuesday, September 28 at 8 p.m. as part of the ...Bunce Island Slave Castle gets a boost on the eve of Sierra Leone’s 50th Independence ...
Image via Wikipedia Melbourne Garber of the Krio Heritage Society and the Bunce Island Coalition (US), has announced that philanthropists in the US and UK who have pledged millions of dollars for Bunce Island’s ...In Memory of Dr. John Karefa Smart (1915-2010)
The eloquent and legendary Dr. John Karefa Smart passed away last week on August 26th 2010 at Bintumani Hotel. He was 95 years old and returned to Sierra Leone just a couple weeks earlier after ...In Sierra Leone should race determine your right to citizenship?
Nasser Ayoub Over the past two decades, thousands of Sierra Leoneans have emigrated to different parts of the world and in that time they’ve become naturalised citizens of those countries. In the ...Sierra Leone at 50 Independence Anniversary: Celebrating a new Sierra Leone
Image via Wikipedia I have officially been recruited to be a part of the planning of Sierra Leone‘s 50th Independence Anniversary Celebration set to start January 1st – December 31st 2011. Back ...Solomon Berewa rises from the DEAD!!
Former Vice President Solomon Berewa and President Kabbah at the Funeral Service of Dr. Alfred Fawundu SLPP Chairman John Benjamin Dr. Sama Banya (Pawui) cross section of the high table at the ...War Survivor Mohamed Kamara is NY Yankee Hope Week Honoree
Mayor Michael Bloomberg met with New York Yankees 2010 Hope Week Honoree Mohamed Kamara and Yankees Players Derek Jeter, CC Sabathia, Marcus Thames, Curtis Granderson and Yankees General Manager Brian Cashman. Mohamed ...Each 1 Teach 1: Amare Stoudemire’s visit to Sierra Leone (Photos 2008)
Amare Stoudemire with Salone B Ballers Stoudemire and Alpha Kanu (then Minister of Presidential Affairs) Stoudemire’s Each 1 Teach 1 foundation built wells to increase access to clean water back in 2008 ...Vickie Remoe, Di Biggest Swit Mot Na Salone
Vickie Remoe is a Marketing Communications Specialist, a business consultant, and an entrepreneur with 7 years of experience. She has a B.A. Degree in Political Science from Haverford College in Pennsylvania. She also holds ...Flashback K1x Freetown Collection
Images (c) K1x Back in 2005 K1x Sports Company used Sierra Leone’s national basketball team as inspiration for their new line of athletic sportswear. They created beautiful contrast images of a ...