The Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC) has on Friday, January 21, 2022 held dialogue with different stakeholdersto share their experiences, identify solutions and develop proposals for the upgrading of informal settlement in the city of Freetown. The Dialogue brought together different actors at the Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) hall in Freetown. The discussion...Read More

Residents of First Street Communityin the east of Freetown have on Thursday January 20, 2022 appealed for boreholes to prevent their children from sexual and physical exploitation while in search of water. According to Pa Alimamy Kamara, an elder of the community, the community has two boreholes whichdry up during the dry season. He said...Read More

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) southern region office has engaged core staff, councilors and heads of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) devolved to the Bo City and Bo District councils to mirror on issues of accountability and transparency contained in the 2020 Auditor General’s Report.  These engagements were held on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th January...Read More

State House, Freetown, Friday 21 January 2022 – The New Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mohamed Lamin Tarawalley Esq. and the new Solicitor-General, Robert Baoma Kowa Esq. have subscribed to the oath of office before President Dr Julius Maada Bio during a short ceremony. Section 57 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone provides for both...Read More

Country Manager of Bollore Transport and Logistics, Captain FabjankoKokan, will depart Sierra Leone in the coming weeks to take up responsibility in Bollore Guinea. Captain Kokan has been working in the Country for seven years and had overseen the transformation of the Freetown port to a transit hub in the sub region. The announcement of...Read More

In its drive to enhance integrity in the management and utilization of school fees subsidies, the Regional Manager of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Al-hassan Sesay has told heads of schools in Port Loko City to enhance transparency, accountability and best practice and stand up against corruption and other forms of malfeasance in schools and support...Read More

Gibril Aruna Kargbo, aka Coco Rhymes, a singer and song writer has on Friday January 15, 2022 announced that he is soon to open a music studio name Wild Play Entertainment. He hopes that opening the studio will support musicians in Sierra Leone and the music industry in general. According to Kargbo, the experience he...Read More

Traditional gender roles of men as bread winners of families are changing in Sierra Leone. These changes are due to a variety of reasons. Premier News went out to find out what is causing this and how some women are coping. Marie Y. Kamara, a single parent who does Petty Trading at Rokupa Junction in...Read More