By Ibrahim S. Bangura The Sierra Leone Film Council (SLFC), an umbrella regulatory and interest group of film makers in Sierra Leone, has on Monday August 12th, 2024, unified fragmented and less functional film structures in Sierra Leone into a single union with a single goal. The unification is branded: ‘Rebirth of the Salone Film...Read More
Op-Ed by His Excellency Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, and Coordinator of the African Union Committee of Ten Heads of State and Government on the Reform of the United Nations Security Council 17 August 2024 For the month of August 2024, Sierra Leone assumes the presidency of the United...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Dr. Sandra Lako, Mercy Ships Country Director for Sierra Leone and Minister of Health Dr Austin Demby, both in the press release welcoming the ship The world’s largest civilian hospital ship, the Global Mercy was welcomed back to Freetown recently in a partnership between international charity Mercy Ships and the Government of Sierra...Read More
Jiwoh Abdulai, Minister of Environment and Climate Change planting a tree at the Western Area Peninsula National Park. Ministry of Environment The Ministry of Environment and Climate Change has commenced a tree-planting initiative in the Western Area Peninsula National Park under the Sustainable and Integrated Landscape Management of the Western Area Peninsula project funded by the Global Environment Facility. ...Read More
On Friday, August 16, 2024, the Sierra Leone Broadcasters’ Association (SiLBA) took a significant step towards enhancing its engagement and partnership with the Chinese Embassy in Freetown. The visit was marked by the presentation of SiLBA’s executive members, demonstrating the association’s commitment to fostering a vibrant and sustainable media environment in Sierra Leone. Established as...Read More
By Alusine Sesay The prices of a kilogram of imported and local rice increased by 15 percent and 13 percent, respectively, when compared to the previous quarter (January-March 2024) and increased by 30 percent and 22 percent, respectively, year on year, according to a new report by the World Food Programme, WFP. The ‘RAM Sierra...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh on Thursday, August 15, 2024, urged the Ministry of Finance to prioritise lifesaving Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). VP Jalloh made this comment during the official commencement of the FY2025 National Policy Hearing at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown. The opening session...Read More
By Nathaniel Alfred Lahai – Rangers Coordinator Every day rangers around the world dedicate their lives to protect wildlife and wild species that face critical threats. On July 31st each year, we join the world in celebrating World Ranger Day, the anniversary of the founding of The International Ranger Federation, an organization that supports the...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Sierra Leone National Public Health Agency (NPHA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a statement put out on Monday August 12, 2024, urged the public to take preventive measures against Monkeypox (Mpox), although no case of it have been confirmed. This statement was put out due to the fact...Read More
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED), on Wednesday 14th August 2024 officially launched the 2023 Situational Analysis (SitAn) Report on Children, Adolescents and Women in Sierra Leone at the Foreign Service Academy Conference Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tower...Read More
