The Minister of Agriculture & Food Security has marked the end of this year’s World Food Day celebrations held in the Eastern District of Kailahun by donating one combined rice harvester to Med-Tulai Agribusiness and another to Pujehun-based Tivamiah agribusiness and other farm machinery to deserving players in the ‘Feed Salone programme’.Announcing the close of...Read More
By Ibrahim J. Conteh Freetown, 17th October 2024 – Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED) convened a high-level consultation to assess the nation’s progress on the 2024 International Conference on Population and Development (ICPD) commitments. The meeting, which took place at the FQC2 + RVG Hall in Brookfields, brought together a diverse...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu October 15, 2024: In a groundbreaking partnership to address the critical shortage of anesthesia providers in the country Mercy Ships, Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health, and the University of Sierra Leone have launched a Nurse Anesthesia Diploma Programme, according to a statement which was distributed by APO Group on behalf of...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone – On Thursday, October 17, 2024, the National Cooperative Credit Union Association (NaCCUA) teamed up with the Irish League of Credit Union Foundation (ILCUF) to mark International Credit Union Day. Held at the New Brookfields Hotel under the theme “One World Through Cooperative Finance,” the event not only celebrated the contributions of...Read More
Indian Investors to Visit Salone By George M.O. Williams Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Umaru Napoleon Koroma will return home with high spirits and greater optimism for more direct foreign investment in Sierra Leone’s mining sector. On the invitation of leading Indian author, multi-millionaire businessman, and investor – Dr Opesh Singh of Opesh...Read More
Accra, Ghana – October 18, 2024 – The inaugural Africa Skills Week (ASW) has wrapped up in Ghana, calling for robust action to address the continent’s skills gap and youth unemployment challenges. The event, which hosted leaders from governments, educational institutions, and international organizations, concluded with a powerful communiqué urging the institutionalization of ASW as...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, October 18, 2024 – In the ongoing murder trial of Abdul Kpaka, the fourth prosecution witness, Princess Wilson, Manager of Virtues Funeral Home, testified that the accused was in deep distress, crying bitterly over the body of his deceased girlfriend, Sia Fatu Kamara. Wilson described Kpaka’s emotional state at the funeral...Read More
(By Med-Tulai Agribusiness Communications) The Makeni-based agribusiness initiative, Med-Tulai Agro Dealer, on October 16, 2024, received a national award of recognition from President Bio at the Koidu New Sembehun City stadium in Kailahun on the occasion marking the celebration of World Food Day and the 1st anniversary of the Feed Salone priority Government initiative/programme. Reading...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone – In a highly anticipated legal development, three men were found guilty in connection with a plot to murder Dr. Abu Bakarr Bangura, a Law School Director. The accused, 55-year-old tailor Kemoh Bangura, 50-year-old driver Alimamy Bangura, and 58-year-old farmer Pa Alimamy Kargbo, were convicted of soliciting murder under Section 4 of...Read More
Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, receiving the 2024 German Africa Prize from Bärbel Bas, President of the Bundestag (Germany’s Parliament). On October 16, 2024, Her Worship the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, received the 2024 German Africa Prize from Bärbel Bas, President of the Bundestag (Germany’s Parliament) during a ceremony in Berlin. The German Africa...Read More
