By Fatima Kpaka In a series of emotional and graphic testimonies on Friday, October 25, 2024, two key nurses from Emergency Hospital testified about the critical moments surrounding the arrival and ultimate death of Sia Fatu Kamara. The trial, where Abdul Kpaka stands accused of Kamara’s murder, saw the prosecution’s 5th and 6th witnesses reveal...Read More
NSA Promotes Gender Parity as Three Females Depart for China Three female staff members of NSA recommended by Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai to the Chinese Embassy in Freetown, through the Ministry of Sports, departed the shores of Sierra Leone to participate in a two-week anti-doping capacity building programme in China. The empowerment programme was solicited...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone — In a high-profile case drawing significant public attention, Kashopeh Smith and her daughter, Remi Smith, were remanded on Monday, 28 October 2024, by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No. 2 over the alleged murder of Police Superintendent Arnold Adeyemi Coker. The mother-daughter duo appeared in court...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Monday, 27th October 2024, Kenema City: The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), in collaboration with the European Union Delegation in Sierra Leone, has today commenced a five-day green journalism training program in Kenema, running from October 28 to November 1, 2024. Funded by the European Union, the training is organized...Read More
By Abu Bakarr Turay- The Kabaka Congratulations to our Salone brother Idris Elba. For just a moment, imagine Ghanaians telling him not to open a film studio in Ghana because foreigners will be coming to act in the studio. Not thinking of the revenue stream and jobs it will create. Imagine for one second Denzel...Read More
By Georeg M.O. Williams Apia, Samoa, Friday, October 25, 2024 – Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone, has joined fellow Heads of Government from 55 independent nations across Africa, Asia, Europe, the Pacific, and the Americas at the opening ceremony of the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM) held at the Tuanaimato...Read More
On Wednesday, October 23, 2024, staff of the Sierra Leone Embassy, alongside the Sierra Leone Community and the Sierra Leone Students Union in Morocco, gathered to bid farewell to the outgoing Ambassador to Morocco, Atumanni Dainkeh, during a heartfelt lunch at the Embassy in Rabat. This gathering celebrated Ambassador Dainkeh’s significant contributions to strengthening bilateral...Read More
Image emerging from Sierra Leone and capturing the hearts of fans across the United States and beyond – that’s the journey of OFFGAARD SZN, an artist that has been nothing short of remarkable. His breakout came this year with the release of his hit single “Odofo,” featuring the Jamaican artist I Quu. This Afrobeat track,...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Children enrolled in the drug-sensitive TB program jumped from 163 in 2020 to a whopping 384 in 2023 after introducing new diagnostic tools. Tuberculosis (TB) is a silent killer especially for children, but a new report from Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) shows that the tide may finally be turning. In the...Read More
The Legal Aid Board (LAB) over the past two weeks secured the discharge of 19 accused persons from High court sittings in Freetown presided over by the Acting Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Nicholas Browne-Marke. The 19 accused persons include Alhassan Bangura, Mohamed Lamin Gobba, Alex Kamara, Alusine Conteh, Sheka Kamara, Foday Koroma, Alpha Koroma,...Read More
