Traders in a market at ‘Pepeh’ Wharf in Tombo in the Western Area Rural District have on Friday January 8, 2021 decried the closure of ‘Lumas’ (markets)and borders crossing points. They added that the closures have reduced the volume and proceeds of their trade, sometimes leaving them with little or no sales and worsening their...Read More
The leadership of the Public Service Commission (PSC) has Monday January 11, 2021 called at State House to present their biennial report for 2018–2020 to President Dr Julius Maada Bio. Chairman of PSC, Kalilu Umar Bah, said they were honoured to present the report to the President, adding that the process preceded the laying out...Read More
In a bid to account to the people of Sierra Leone on the work of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), the Deputy Commissioner Augustine Foday Ngobie and Coordinator of Operations ACC, Emmanuel Koivaya Amara Esq. on Saturday 9th January 2021 engaged a cross section of the media, civil society and religious leaders in Kenema on the...Read More
Community Development Initiatives, Sierra Leone (COMDI-SL) has on 9th January 9, 2021, trained 50 stakeholders in Sogbini Chiefdom on enhancing Community based structures for effective service delivery and accountability. The one-day workshop took place at the Court Barrray in Tihun Village and it targeted traditional leaders and youths. COMDI Programe Manager, John Kortu in his...Read More
The 2019 Auditor General’s report indicated that Sierra Leone National Fire Force (NFF) does not have enough firefighting equipment like fire engines, no rescue equipment such as breathing apparatus (BA set) to prevent fire fighters against hazardous fumes, no break-in tools and no Very High Frequency (VHF) radio communication equipment for easy transmission of vital...Read More
Fishermen at the Yawri wharf in Tombo in the Western Rural District have on Friday January 8, 2021 said that, the outlawing of some of the fishing nets by the government has affected their livelihood leaving some of them out of jobs. The use of monofilament nets was banned as part of the measures to...Read More
Sierra Stars, the under 17 national football team of Sierra Leone, continue to prepare for the West African Football Union football tournament although the tournament has been postponed. Presently, 27 boys are camped in Makeni City as intensive training continues ahead of the upcoming WAFU Zone Total U-17 AFCON Qualifiers for Morocco 2021. Raymond Samuel...Read More
Moviemakers have recently disclosed to Premier News that, the film industry in Sierra Leone lacks proper structure and is badly administered thus causing its poor output and the backwardness of its officials. Brima Abdulai sheriff, a movie director, said that they encounter lots of challenges while working with government ministries like the ministries of information,...Read More
The management of Special Movie Awards (SMA) has nominated Brima Abdulai Sheriff, a local movie Director to serve among international panelists who would review movies in the forthcoming Special Movie Awards festival in Sierra Leone in March 7, 2021. Special Movie Awards (SMA) is a platform where filmmakers in and outside Africa will be celebrated,...Read More
East End Tigers Football Club have on Wednesday, January 6, 2020, unveiled a 42-seater Bus at the forecourt of the Siaka Stevens Stadium in Freetown. Speaking during the unveiling ceremony, the Chairman and Owner of the Yellow Submarines Victor Lewis said: “We are not a rich club; we are just trying in our little way...Read More
