By Sallieu S. Kanu The Ministry of Health on Tuesday launched the Pregnancy Registration and Service Tracking Application (PReSTack) to reduce the maternal mortality rate in the country. This application effectively monitors and tracks pregnant women. It will keep a record of every significant maternal event in the nation and provide early warning signs for...Read More
By Alusine Sesay The government of Sierra Leone has set an ambitious goal to address the foundational problems facing the country’s energy sector in 36 months. At the weekly government press briefing, both the Minister of Finance and the Chairman of Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security emphasized on the need...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh A mason Sheku Foday Kamara, 25, has on Tuesday July 2, 2024 made another appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road court No.2 in Freetown for allegedly breaking into and stealing from the store of one Mamadu Wurie Barrie, and for also wounding, assaulting and causing pain to the body of...Read More
Sierra Leone Aquatics has once again become the first National Sports Federation to present qualified athletes to register participation at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games scheduled for July 26 through August 11 in Paris, France. Household name Joshua JJ Wyse, OLY, and beamer Olamiday Elizabeth Sam will be competing at the Games. Joshua, undergoing high...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Leone Rock Metal Group has taken a significant step in supporting agricultural development by donating sponsorships to three agricultural organizations (Future Farm SL Limited, Sierra Crop Care and Kamatham Agric Company) in Bombali, Tonkolili and Bo districts, respectively. The sponsorships, valued at Nle215, 000 was awarded to Future Farm (Nle50, 000), Kamatham...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The government of Sierra Leone will overhaul the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA ) to minimizes losses and position it to finance itself from revenue it is generating without relying on government for subsidy, a senior government official said Tuesday. Chairman of the Special Initiative for Climate Change, Renewable Energy,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba road court No: 2 has on Wednesday 19th June 2024 remanded George Adams, former military personnel with force number 18172457, for allegedly participating in the November 26th failed coup. The accused George Adams made his first appearance in court and was arraigned on the charges of Treason,...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Just after the conclusion of the Sierra Leone Women’s League 2023/2024 season, with her extra ordinary performance in the second edition of the country’s female top-tier league, FC Kallon Female forward, Kumba Zainab Brima has on Friday June 28th, 2024, been awarded the Player of the Season for the 2023/24 Sierra...Read More
The outgoing Board Chairman of the Guma Valley Water Company, Hon. Bintu Myers on Friday 28th June 2024, handed over the company’s Board Chairmanship to Ing. David Karim Fonnie. The handing-over ceremony which took place at the company’s Board room was witnessed by the executive and senior management staff of the company. Speaking at the...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The “Job Creation for Youth and Women in Climate Smart Agriculture Value Chains and Waste Management” project targets value chains where the youth and women are more active, such as cassava and fisheries. The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank (AfDB)...Read More
