By Ibrahim S. Bangura On Friday, December 6, 2024, Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts (BAMPA), in collaboration with Saint Augustine’s Church and Just France, hosted a heartwarming event, “Birth of a Savior” to celebrate Christmas. Held at Saint Augustine’s Church at Hill Station, Freetown, the evening brought the community together to celebrate the...Read More
By Jody Ray Built by formerly enslaved people, Freetown’s historic ‘bod oses’ now face an existential threat as foreign embassies move in. Jody Ray reports. On a humid March morning this year, police officers came to the scenic Hill Station neighbourhood in Freetown, Sierra Leone to evict civil servants living in historic board houses. The government had...Read More
By Jariatu S. Bangura In a bid to uphold transparency and integrity in operations, Freetown Terminal, one of Sierra Leone’s key shipping and logistics hubs, has rolled out a robust campaign that is aimed at eradicating corruption among its staff. The initiative was announced at the commemoration of World International Anti-Corruption Day at the terminal’s...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) on Tuesday, December 10, 2024, celebrated its 20th anniversary alongside the 76th anniversary of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). The event, held at the Commission’s headquarters on Tower Hill, Freetown, brought together staff, journalists, and stakeholders to reflect on the progress...Read More
Statement by UNFPA Executive Director Dr. Natalia Kanem on Human Rights Day (10 December) Human rights exist to protect us, all of us, from harm and to ensure lives of dignity and inclusion. Peace and prosperity depend on fulfilling human rights. Three decades ago, people from all over the world convened at the International Conference...Read More
Ishmael Bayoh, Information Attachè, Sierra Leone Embassy Dakar, Senegal Nouakchott, Mauritania, December 9, 2024: The Deputy Minister of Technical and Higher Education Mr. Sarjoh Aziz – Kamara is participating in this year’s Continental Education Conference 2024 hosted by the Government of Mauritania and organized by the African Union in partnership with UNICEF with the theme...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka After the alleged assault on the Minister of Tourism Madam Nabilla Farida Tunis, former Minister of Finance Patricia Laverly has on several occasions refused to comply with the order of the magistrate to come to court to ensure the logical conclusion of the matter. On Monday, December 9, 2024, she was to...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Deputy Ambassador to the Republic of Guinea, Ambassador Fatmata Sawanneh, was among 20 recipients from various countries in Africa and USA who were bestowed with the 2024 Global Ambassador UN Gender Priority Strategy award. The award ceremony was held recently in Yaraduwa Center in Abuja, Nigeria. It attracted distinguished personalities from many countries...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu On Thursday, December 5, 2024, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr met with a World Bank delegation headed by Franz Drees-Gross, West Africa Regional Director for Infrastructure, according to the communications unit of the Freetown City Council. The delegation, which included Senior Disaster Risk Management Specialist Francis Samson Nkoka and PIU Lead Anthony Koroma,...Read More
By: Aaron Bundu Lahai-Head of Media & Public Relations On Saturday, December 7, 2024, the administration, staff and pupils of the Saint Francis Secondary School in Makeni in collaboration with the Old Makeni Franciscans Association known as OMFA celebrated the school’s 66th speech day and prize-giving ceremony at the school compound on Azzolini highway in...Read More
