The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) through the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) will be submitting the list of 680 teachers including   203 Heads of Schools from different public schools for retirement in 2023. According to the Secretary of TSC,  Mr. Sorie I. Turay, their retirement takes effect on August 31, 2023 and...Read More

Sierra Leone is among 28 countries in Africa where Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting is known to be practiced and regularly performed in a ‘secret society’ called the Bondo Society. According to the 2019 Demographic Health Survey, 83 percent of women aged 15-49 have undergone FGM, a decrease from 90 percent in 2013. The Human Rights...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is gravely concerned about death threats directed against citizens and state functionaries on social media. These threats are aimed at causing the targeted functionaries’ insecurity and serious discomfort, the police said in a statement it put out on Wednesday. “The threats are also intended to blackmail...Read More

Staff at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS) are reeling from the theft on 20th July 2023, of the organization’s brand new Toyota Land Cruiser, essential for chimpanzee rescues. Without a suitable replacement, their ability to save the lives of endangered chimpanzees and carry out critical field operations is severely compromised. Tacugama has launched an appeal...Read More

By Desmond Tunde Coker The Technical Department of the Sierra Leone Football Association is set to hold a Coach Instructors’ Course designed to train trainers of coaches to develop the profession across the Country, through capacity building. The course will take place from Wednesday the 2nd of August to Wednesday the 23rd of August 2023...Read More