By Ibrahim S.Bangura Alimatu Lemakhan Sesay, a local actress, has been nominated for the category of ‘Supreme Actress of the Year 2023’ among other prominent actresses in Africa. This came about after several public nominations had been made on her behalf through websites and through a system of peer adjudication with final ballot tabulation by...Read More

Eastern Filmmakers Union is mourning the death of Ibrahim Benson Kargbo, aka IB4, a movie director in the east of Freetown, who recently died after several months of illness. The 35-year-old was also an actor and film producer. He started a career in the film industry at an early age when he was inspired and...Read More

By Stephen V. Lansana The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) in partnership with International Labour Organisation (ILO), on Friday December 15th, 2023 concluded the ILO Opportunity Salone Business Competition at district levels for selected applicants in the project implemented in the districts of Bo, Kenema, Makeni and Port-Loko. The events were well attended by...Read More

By Desmond Tunde Coker Ahead of the 2023/2024 Women’s Premier League season, the Female Premier League Board has organized a training for coaches and captains of the 12 Premier League Female Clubs for the purpose of helping the coaches and team captains understand the culture of female football, as a way of helping them understand...Read More

Shaylim Castro Valderrama Chevening scholar, BBC Media Action But journalist Sombo Angelina Fullah learned how to drive one in just three days – not for its normal use of transporting people or products, but to conduct interviews for Dorget en Lappa, a 30-minute radio magazine produced by BBC Media Action in partnership with Radio Wanjei in...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu The Central Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) meeting was concluded on December 14, 2023. According to the communique released by the Bank of Sierra Leone, the Committee, in consideration of the underlying fundamentals of both global and domestic economy, decided to raise the Monetary Policy Rate (MPR)...Read More