By Sallieu S. Kanu Hundreds of women farmers from Mayobo, Moria, Makaray, and Makarie communities in Bombali district on Monday, August 26, 2024, protested the destruction of their rice farms by cattle owned by the former regent chief of Makarie chiefdom, Ibrahim Dawoh. The protest was staged in front of the residence of PC Bai...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Mamoud Kamara, an engineer at Africell, Alie Barrie, and Amara Sesay were arraigned before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No 1 over an alleged theft at Sierratel facility in Port Loko district. The accused are standing in on a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit a crime contrary to law...Read More
Seventy-five years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions, a former child soldier-turned foreign minister of Sierra Leone has urged greater international support for the key accords, highlighting their importance in rehabilitating him and tens of thousands of his fellow compatriots following the country’s bitter civil war. “I stand here today as a former child...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The lawmakers of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Aviation, chaired by Hon. Ambrose Maada Lebby, have concluded an oversight function at the Sierra Leone Ports Authority (SLPA), the Sierra Leone Airport Authority (SLAA), the Freetown International Airport, and the Yagoi New Jetty Project, which is under construction at Yagoi, Bonthe...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Emmanuel Sorie Kamara, Melvin Philip, Alie Koroma, Mark Sahr Njah, and Abdul Bangura on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, made another appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.2 in Freetown for allegedly stealing cables at the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority substation in Goderich. The accused were arraigned on a...Read More
Kamel El Wazir, Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, met on Monday with the Sierra Leone Ambassador in Cairo Sadiq Silla. They discussed the chances of bilateral cooperation in the industrial domains. A statement issued by the Ministry said Minister Wazir praised the level of relations between the...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The Deputy Director of Budget, Ministry of Finance (MoF), Jacob Tenga Sessie on Monday, August 26, 2024, urged the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau (SLSB) to develop standardized measurements for rice and other food items. He made this comment during the bilateral budget discussions with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) which is...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Pierra Martin Gomez, a bodyguard to Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, on Friday, August 23, 2024, appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura for allegedly obtaining over US$ 45,000 from Nickson Frezin, An America Citizen. The money is said to have been for obtaining mining privileges and purchasing a four-acre plot of land at...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Sierra Leone Labour Congress and Sierra Leone Employers’ Federation, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), recently concluded a two-day capacity training on International Labour Standards. The training focused on reporting ratified ILO Conventions, a key aspect of Sierra Leone’s commitment to...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Augustus Kargbo discusses his nation’s World Cup dreams, creating change at home and meeting his idols. Augustus Kargbo is dreaming of the World Cup Sierra Leone forward has netted twice in qualifying so far Believes ‘all hell will break loose’ if the nation make it to a first-ever finals At FIFA World Cup...Read More
