By Joseph Winters It’s Tuesday, September 13, and Sierra Leone is giving communities veto power over large-scale industrial projects. The Parliament of Sierra Leone passed legislation recently to significantly boost the rights of rural landowners, protecting them from land grabs by large, multinational companies. Described by land governance experts as “globally unprecedented,” the Customary Land...Read More
By Jack Ingham Alan Wolstencroft a member of Banbury Rotary Club since 2004, first came to Sierra Leone in 2005 as a volunteer member of a Rotary Club mission team. Alan Wolstencroft initially went over to help the building projects with the Banbury Rotary Club in 2005, thinking it would be a one-off experience but has since returned...Read More
By Ibrahim S.Bangura Over thirteen local guitarists have received free lessons on improving their skills in playing the guitar by, Enrique Torres Palma, a renowned Spanish guitarist. The classes have been held at the Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts recently. The class had been initiated by Music Heals, a non-profitable organization established at...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has vehemently condemned the beating of journalist Emmanuel Christian Thorlli, Managing Editor of Night Watch Newspaper by some Njala University (NU) staff on Sunday, September 11, 2022 at Ellen Street, Ebo Town in Waterloo in the Western Area Rural District. According to Emmanuel, after...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Seven people including three children have died in two separate incidents in Freetown after walls fell on two houses in during torrential rains on Sunday the 11th of September 2022. According to National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), a wall collapsed on a house in a community at the back of Spur Loop...Read More
By Sallieu S Kanu The Salam Memorial Foundation, a nonprofit organisation which supports the less privileged, was launched on Sunday at the Grace Centre Bible Church at Regent in Freetown. The Launching was climaxed with the donation of consignment of used clothing and shoes to dozens of children at the Regent Community. One of the...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) has in a press release put out on Friday September 9, 2022, warned citizens to desist from any attempts to present fake identification documents in the ongoing voter registration process. The admonition came after the attention of the Authority was drawn to attempts made by...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Living Word of Faith Outreach Ministries International (LFOFOMI) has on Sunday September 11, 2022, commenced their 30th edition (1993-2022) of prophetic and glory filled encounter at their Faith Cathedral on Victoria Street in Freetown. The 7-day glory filled encounter themed; “Releasing the Glory of the Latter House,” had seen an...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Fifty year old Tenin Madeleine Mansace, a Ghanaian national has been dragged to court before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba road court No1 for allegedly defrauding Deepate Bhurani an Indian National the sum of $ 425,000 US dollar over a 15, 000 metric ton business deal for cement . The accused who...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka KAMBIA MURDER CASE WITHDRAWN FOR RULING By Fatima Kpaka Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No.1 has, withdrawn an alleged murder matter of Amidu Kargbo of Kambia town for ruling after the defense led two witnesses in evidence on Monday 12th September 2022. The accused persons Abubakar Suleiman...Read More
