- AMERICAN WOMAN, 32, LOOKING FOR HER AFRICAN FATHER – never seen him before by Allieu Badara Mansaray, WASHINGTON, DC USA “Look at me. Don’t I look like an African? All I want is to meet with my father because I have the right to be loved by my father; to be known by my father and for me to know him, also. But here I am – at age 32, and I have never set eyes on my biological father. I don’t know him and am begging for anyone who has information about the whereabouts of my father, to please, please help me find him,” pleaded Dearest Brown, in tears, as she laments, on Tuesday, how deeply she is missing the hugs and love of a father. She sai…

The British government said in a statement, Thursday, that it did not take action to pleas for support of an inquest by family members of 29 victims - who were brutally executed in 1992 by former junta leaders of the then ruling NPRC government and their hoodlums - because it's an internal affair. - “A letter was sent to all diplomatic missions in Freetown on this subject, last year. Upon receipt of the letter, the British government noted the matter but no action was taken as this is an internal Sierra Leonean matter,” a Foreign and Commonwealth spokesperson, said. Relatives of the executed individuals, last year, tripled their efforts to seek justice for their loved one…

- DUEL OF THE DIVAS: SUPERMODEL vs. ACTRESS IN 'BLOOD DIAMOND' TRIAL by Allieu Badara Mansaray Washington, DC USA 　 Supermodel Naomi Campbell, earlier this month at the International Criminal Court (ICC) in Netherlands, told the court that she was not given any diamonds by former Liberian President - Charles Gbakay Taylor, whilst attending a fund raiser dinner party in South Africa hosted by Nelson Mandela in September,1997, but by two men who came knocking on her door in the middle of the night and gave a pouch containing some small dirty looking stones and told her it was a gift. "When I was sleeping, I heard a knock on my door and I opened my door. And two…

- SOUTH AFRICA 2010: A WORLD CUP THAT 'STRANGELY' REWROTE HISTORY By Allieu Badara Mansaray Washington, DC USA On July 30, 1966, England won the FIFA world cup trophy by beating West Germany 4-2, with the third goal in extra time, arguably, the most contentious issue to date in the history of the game. The ball appears to have rattled off the cross bar, down over the goal line and bounced off into play again. The referee awarded the goal to England after consultations with his linesman. Ironically, 44 years later on June 27, 2010 in South Africa, the aforementioned scenario reciprocated itself. England scored a goal to make it 2-2 (or so they thought), in t…

As FIFA and Sony prepare to launch the first ever global 3-D experience at the 2010 World Cup in South Africa - from June 11 to July 11 - manufacturers of televisions with 'three-dimensional' viewing capabilities have issued health advisories and alert to viewers of 3-D TV. - Samsung, a manufacturer of TV equipped with the 3-D feature has indicated that 3-D TV is hazardous to human health although the firm is expected to sell about four million ‘three-dimensional’ televisions this year. “Some viewers may experience an epileptic seizure or stroke when exposed to certain flashing images or lights contained in certain television pictures or video games. "I…

Danny Glover, the man who was named 'Mandela', in the 1987 popular South Africa television drama series MANDELA, was arrested last Friday and cited for trespassing by police in Gaithersburg, Maryland police officials said Tuesday. - Montgomery county police information spokesperson, Angela Cruz, said: “Mr. Glover and 11 others were indeed arrested on Friday afternoon in Gaithersburg for trespassing, when they crossed a police line after been verbally warned (three times) not to, during a planned protest.” Police authorities said the protesters were released immediately after the citations were issued and did not say when they will appear before a judge to pay a fine …

A final decision on the 'active' referees that will be officiating matches at the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa would be decided next month, according to FIFA. - “The final assessment and decision as to who will be the acting and supporting referees prior to the first match appointments will be conducted next month,” a FIFA spokesman confirmed Tuesday. A group of 30 trios of referees from 28 countries, who successfully completed a rigorous training process, was appointed early February in Zurich by the FIFA referees committee for the 2010 world cup in South Africa. According to FIFA, the road for the selection started in 2007, when its executive committee, d…

There are very serious concerns about security situation in Haiti especially its capital city, Port-Au-Prince, as reports of looting armed robbery, kidnapping are reaching the UN and thus, the prospect of a resurgence of armed conflict, a senior UN military officer said recently. - “We are very concern about the possibility of armed conflict erupting in Haiti. Of the many prisoners that escaped during the earthquake, it’s only a few of them; very few of about 3%, that have been recaptured. They ran away with so many weapons and they have not been recovered yet,” the military officer – who requested not to be named – and with direct knowledge to military op…