By Sallieu S, Kanu Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister Dr. Moinina David Senge has reassured the people of Kono district that their district matters to President Julius Maada and the Sierra Leone’s People’s Party, and the government will continue to deliver on its manifesto promises. He made this disclosure on Saturday, 17th August during the Office...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura The Dorwontony Organization for the Aged (DoFA), a not-for-profit organization in Freetown, will on Saturday October 12th, 2024, hold a pageant show titled, ‘Miss Old is Gold’. The aim of the pageant is to raise public awareness on the need to care for the aged. The contestants must be at least...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The Sierra Leone Correctional Services (SLCS) has on Monday, August 19, 2024 estimated Le 193, 150, 300.00 for the 2024 Financial Year (FY). The Director of Support Services of SLCS, CSP Susan B. Coker made this presentation during the Bilateral Budget Discussions with Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) which is organized...Read More
By: Aaron Bundu Lahai-Head of Media & Public Relations Sierra Leone’s Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has on Friday 16th August, 2024 commissioned a solar mini grid facility at Kalangba town, Lokomasama Chiefdom, Portloko District. About two hundred and fifty households, and businesses would benefit from reliable and affordable electricity supply from the solar...Read More
By Alusine Sesay The Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone has spoken about the forthcoming summit of the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC) which will be held in Beijing early September. Ambassador Wang Qing told an event titled “Face to Face with China” held at the Chinese Embassy in Freetown that, during the upcoming FOCAC...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Sierra Leoneans, including government officials, civil society organizations, among others, have recently paid tribute to late Dr. Abdulai Osman Conteh, who passed on after a few days’ illness in Freetown. The deceased, who was from the Susu ethnic group from Rogbere village, Gbinleh Dixon Chiefdom in Kambia District northern Sierra Leone,...Read More
A high-level government delegation from Sierra Leone, co-led by Major General (Rtd.) David Taluva, Minister of Internal Affairs, and Fredrick Ampiah, UNDP Resident Representative, is in Ghana for a learning exchange on police reforms. Hosted by the Ghanaian government, the visit is facilitated by UNDP Sierra Leone as part of its Inclusive Democratic Governance Portfolio,...Read More
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
