Three Artists from Sierra Leone have been nominated for International music Awards to take place later this year. Benjamin Menelik George, aka Drizilik was nominated in the category of Listeners’ Choice in the Music Television (MTV) Base Awards 2021, alongside Tiwa Savage of Nigeria, Khaligraph Jones of Kenya etc. This Award ceremony will be hosted...Read More
Debt service relief is a key instrument for countries to manage the impact of the COVID crisis. The IMF in April 2020 launched an urgent fundraising effort that would enable its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust Fund (CCRT) to provide further debt service relief to countries most seriously affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Initially established...Read More
Mohamed Bangura, aka Medulo, a local musician in the east of Freetown has on Thursday January 21, 2021 released a single song titled: ‘Mama’. The song teaches gratitude and respect towards mothers for the sacrifices they make in life for the welfare of their children and families. He said, “I composed the song for all...Read More
The Acting Minister of Agriculture & Forestry, Abubakarr Karim, has said that the Agriculture Ministry would create a credit facility to stimulate private sector activity, pre-position agricultural machines for lease to the private sector, give direct support to farmers through an E-voucher system for input and mechanization services, and modernize the agricultural advisory services through...Read More
The Impact Movie Production in the east of Freetown is to release a movie titled: ‘De Gron Dry’. The movie’s script was written by Alpha Gentle Gbesay, popularly known as Mr. Gentle. He explained that the movie portrays unity and criticizes political biases. He added that it teaches moral lessons in politics and on the...Read More
The Vice-Chairman of the Commercial Bike Riders Union in Shell in the east of Freetown, Alusine Bah, has said that Police and Traffic-Wardens in the community usually charge and unlawfully take money from them. He said on Saturday January 23, 2021 that, the activities of the police and traffic wardens in the community have affected...Read More
Chairperson of the African Union, Moussa Faki Mahamat, has on Monday January 25th 2021 paid a courtesy call on President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House in Freetown, where he commended his Excellency’s leadership to foster development in Sierra Leone. The AU Chief also thanked President Bio for the opportunity to visit Sierra Leone,...Read More
The National COVID-19 Emergency Response Centre (NACOVERC) has put a ban on spectators from venues hosting events. In a bid to comply with the regulations, the Western Area Football Association (WAFA) has in a press release issued on Saturday January 23, 2021 announced to football stakeholders that it has postponed a series of football competitions...Read More
As a way of protecting the mangrove forest in Liberia and Sierra Leone, the Wetlands International and Stakeholders have last week concluded validation workshop for the diagnosis study and priority action plan in the priority intervention Landscape Grand Mano at the Dohas hotel in Bo. The two-day workshop which was held on Monday and...Read More
One of the few well attended basic education institutions in Ward 349 located in Tuasu town, Makpele Chiefdom, Pujehun District, the Sierra Leone United Islamic Primary School is in dire need of support. According to the Head Teacher of the school, Thomas Sandy, the institution which caters for about 300 pupils from the town and...Read More
