By Sallieu S. Kanu The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomes a JPY 200 million (approx. US$ 1.36 million) contribution from the Government of Japan to support 28,800 primary school children in Pujehun district during the 2024-2025 school year. With this contribution, WFP will provide daily hot and nutritious meals made from Japanese...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Goderich, Western Rural District – Hon. Ibrahim Kabba popularly known as ‘Small Borbor,’ the Member of Parliament for the Western Area Rural District, on Monday, September 2nd, 2024, successfully wrapped up a four-week free summer school program. The initiative was aimed at assisting 73 newly promoted pupils from the Goderich Community...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Deputy Mayor, Kweku Lisk Freetown’s Deputy Mayor, Kweku Lisk, revealed on Saturday, August 31, 2024, that the Freetown City Council (FCC) is currently grappling with significant challenges in safeguarding its property. During an interview with Premier News, Lisk highlighted the increasing difficulties the Council faces in securing its assets within the...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, Sierra Leone – Kadijah Kainesie, a miner from Kono District, testified on Monday, September 2, 2024, in the ongoing 75-carat diamond fraud case before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2. Kainesie, who identified herself as a miner, provided key evidence in the case, which has garnered significant public...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Director-General of the Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission (SLEWRC), Dr. Emmanuel Mannah, announced on Monday, September 2, 2024, that the World Bank is sponsoring a comprehensive review of the SLEWRC Act No. 13 of 2011. The announcement was made during a media briefing held at the Conference Hall...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, Sierra Leone — Uniting Through the Lens, a Sierra Leonean filmmaking organization, is set to host the Freetong Film Festival, aiming to unite and promote local filmmakers across the country. The event, which will run from September 12 to September 19, 2024, marks a significant effort to enhance the skills...Read More
WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM FOCAC Introduction South – South Cooperation (SSC) is a fundamental pillar that seeks to address the injustices of the past and rigorously find a constructive pathway of truth and reconciliation for the good of the world. So many ugly situations had happened and continued to happen with impunity. If these...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Freetown, Sierra Leone — Citizens across Sierra Leone are calling on the government and humanitarian organizations to reintroduce the national railway system, citing significant challenges in transportation and the potential benefits for the economy. Farmers, traders, and everyday commuters have expressed frustration with the difficulties of transporting goods, especially agricultural products,...Read More
By Alusine Sesay Guinean and Sierra Leonean representatives in discussion in Conaky, Guinea A team from the National Communications Authority (NatCA) led by the Director General Mr. Amara Brewah was in Guinea Conakry over the weekend to establish a Memorandum of Understanding on the interconnection between Guinea and Sierra Leone for Internet redundant route (backup/alternative...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – Luckman Koroma, a second-year student at Njala University’s Monkonday campus, has been denied bail for the second time in a case involving the unlawful killing of Mohamed Kamara. Magistrate Sahr Kekura ordered Koroma to remain in custody after his court appearance on Monday, September 2, 2024. Koroma faces...Read More
