The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, held a workshop on the Cyber Security and Crime Act 2021 with bloggers to continue the discussion around the law under a project titled ‘Cyber Safe Sierra Leone’. The first and second workshops were held on 8th February and 4th August 2022, respectively....Read More
Sierra Leone National Home base side and their Malian counterpart are set for a thrilling first leg of the CHAN 2023 qualifiers on Saturday, August, 27, 2022 in the Liberian capital. Runners-up of the African Nations Championship (CHAN) 2020, Mali will start their race to Algeria 2023 with an away trip against Sierra Leone. Malian...Read More
HADA FC on Wednesday, August 24, 2022, donated football kits from Brighton to children admitted at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) in Freetown. Orthodox FC has now changed to HADA FC, and team is one of the Ambassadors of the Orthodox Mission in Sierra Leone. The motive of the Mission is to help the...Read More
As part of the Ministry of Basic and Senior School Education (MBSSE) deliverables, the Ministry has embarked on phasing out double shift schooling in most schools in the country. In this regard, The Annie Walsh Memorial School (AWMS), Methodist Girls high School (MGHS), St Joseph Convent School, Ansarul Islam Secondary School, St Francis Secondary School...Read More
The Acting Chief Security Officer (CSO), Melvin Francis Jackson who doubles as the Human Resource Officer (HR) at Wongor Mining Group on Tuesday, August 23, 2022, testified in the ongoing alleged gold robbery matter. The accused Amadu Bello Mohamed Tholey, Augustine Korfuma aka Councilor, Boibe Gibnia Conteh, and Daniel Somuta aka One Man Geng are...Read More
– Number of Schools increased by 13% – GoSL Support to schools increased by 56% – Enrolment in schools increased by 37% – Number of Qualified teachers increased by 11% – Over 96% of learners in public, 88% in private schools can’t access computers The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education together with partners...Read More
State House, Freetown, Monday, 22 August 2022 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has decorated newly appointed Inspector General of Police, IGP, William Fayia Sellu, and the Chief of Defence Staff, CDS, Major General Peter Kakowou Lavahun in a brief ceremony. He congratulated them, emphasising that their promotions were from God but also...Read More
Freetown, Monday 22 August 2022: The National Advocacy Coalition on Extractives (NACE), welcomes the enactment of the Mines and Minerals Development Act 2022. The new law repealed and replaced the Mines and Minerals Act, 2009, and now provides for the introduction of new and improved provisions for exploration, mines and minerals development, sale, and export...Read More
The Guma Dam at Mile 13, which is responsible for 95% of the water supply to residents of Freetown, spilled on Tuesday, August 16, 2022. The spilling of the dam is an annual occurrence that assures Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC) will be able to provide a daily average of 70,000 cubic meters of water...Read More
Five years after a devastating mudslide killed more than a thousand people in Sierra Leone’s capital, conservationists and survivors worry that poor governance could lead to another disaster. “Before the mudslide… I lived a happier life with my family,” said one survivor, Alimamy Bubu Conteh. “But now we live in misery and suffering.” He was...Read More
