By Ibrahim S. Bangura On Tuesday, December 10, 2024, the Ministry of Health hosted an end-of-year media engagement at the Family Kingdom in Freetown to reflect on its achievements, address challenges, and outline its plans while fostering collaboration with the media on the crucial issue of health accountability. The event was attended by Dr. Austin...Read More
By IPRP Communications Unit The Independent Procurement Review Panel (IPRP) has engaged a team of World Bank Consultants who visited the office on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, in Freetown. The consultants from the World Bank noted that the visit was to hang heads with the IPRP staff on the proposed review of the Public Procurement...Read More
Abubakar Hashim The base organisation is a registered socio-cultural organisation, located in the heart and centre of Freetown, where the State House, Financial institutions, Commercial operators and the first university in Sub-Saharan Africa, Fourah Bay College, are domiciled. Last Sunday, 8 December, Base stunned the country, with the “Amala Festival “, mixed with cultural activities....Read More
Application Deadline: Friday 3rd January 2025. Start Date: February 2025 Work Area: Freetown, Sierra Leone. Employer: The Freetown City Council Application Instructions: submit CV and Cover Letter to ollinschris12@gmail.com or in person – Address to Collins C. Pearce – Deputy Education Officer 1 @17 Wallace Johnson Street, with “Early Childhood/ Nursery Head Teacher” in subject...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura On Thursday, December 5, 2024, the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the Government of Iceland officially signed the second phase of their partnership aimed at improving access to Climate Resilient Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene (WASH) services in Sierra Leone. This initiative seeks to significantly enhance access to climate-resilient water, sanitation,...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The annual Political Partnership Dialogue between the Government of Sierra Leone, GoSL, and the European Union (EU) took place on Tuesday at State House in Freetown, according to a joint communique by the GoSL and EU. The session was chaired by President Dr. Julius Maada Bio and attended by ministers and...Read More
Appeals court judge Hon. Justice Momoh-Jah Stevens on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, sentenced a coup plotter George Adams to 75 years in prison. Hon.Justice Momoh-Jah Steven found the accused George Adams guilty of the offense of treason, misprision of treason, and murder of a correctional service officer Isaac Johnson during an attempted coup on September...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The National Public Health Agency (NPHA) and the Ministry of Health (MoH) have announced that all 290 contacts of a suspected Viral Hemorrhagic Fever (VHF) case in Kono have completed the 21-day observation period without displaying any signs or symptoms of the illness. In addition, contacts from the Western Area have...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The press freedom champion, President Julius Maada Bio, in a remarkable gesture reaffirming his administration’s commitment to press freedom and media development, announced on Tuesday that his government will increase subvention to the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) from 750 million to 2.5 billion old Leones in 2025. He made...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone – President Julius Maada Bio on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, officially launched a comprehensive Civic Education Strategy, emphasizing its role in fostering national cohesion and development. The strategy was launched while he was opening the Salone Civic Festival 2024, held at the Miatta Conference Center, Youyi Building in...Read More
