The Management of Star Sports Academy One of Sierra Leone’s formidable young football academies, Star Sports Academy has signed a partnership agreement with Turkish topflight club Antalyaspor, at a ceremony which took place at the Sense Hotel in Antalya. The International Relations and Strategic Planning Manager for Antalyspor FC, Erdem Erdal, was present at the...Read More
Freetown ‒ Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world, with 717 mothers dying annually for every 100 000 live births as of 2019 (DHS, 2019). One of the primary contributing factors is delayed first visits to health facilities by mothers-to-be. Provision of quality preconception, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Aminata Mansaray, a person living with disability in Kissy in the east of Freetown, on Tuesday September 5th, 2023 asked for Government of Sierra Leone and Non-governmental Organizations to fund her continue her studies in Computer Science, which she could not complete some years ago due to lack of finances. She...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Detective Police Inspector Mohamed Kargbo has on Tuesday, September 5, 2023 tendered in court presided over by Magistrate Mark Ngegba statements obtained from Rtd. Captain Sam Milton Bangura and four others. The accused persons Rtd Captain Sam Milton Bangura, Morlai Bai Shebura Kamara, Rtd Major Alimamy O Kamara, Saccoh Kamara and Rtd...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu At a certification program of women who have undergone six weeks training on ‘Positive Parenting for Peace and Social Cohesion’, the Regional Manager of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in Kono District, Hawanatu Omotayo Kamara has called on women and care givers of Sinnah Town community to embrace peace and join...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The mentor and ‘Mammy Queen’ of a group of commercial sex workers at Lumley, Hawa Bangura has told Premier News that their asking prices have gone up to a minimum of NLe 70 from NLe 30 because of the current economic hardship and the hike in prices of basic commodities. However,...Read More
In a well-attended event during the UNESCO Digital Learning Week in Paris, Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, on Tuesday, September 5, 2023, informed policymakers, practitioners, educators, private sector partners and researchers that technology could help in accelerating Agenda 2030. The Education 2030 agenda was adopted in 2015 to ‘ensure inclusive and equitable...Read More
In 2016, I was privileged to be selected as a young and emerging leader from Sierra Leone to participate in one of the most prestigious fellowships, The Young African Leaders Initiative (YALI), under the Mandela Washington Fellowship, an initiative of former President Obama. It was an intense six-week academic and professional learning experience. I was proudly...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Sierra Leone duo, Ahmed Junior Aruna and MUSA Kamara Wednesday August 30th, 2023 dug out Bronze from the sands of Ain Sbaa Beach in Casablanca after a 2 sets to 1 win over Egypt at the conclusion of a four-day African Under 21 Beach Volleyball Championships. This follows their disappointing loss...Read More
By George M.O. Williams In commemoration of the International Youth Day, United Nations Sierra Leone has on Tuesday September 5, 2023, launched the regional dialogues programs in a bid to engage youths in Makeni, Kenema, Bo and Port Loko. The Celebration was themed; “Green Skills for Youth: Towards a Sustainable World,” and it brought together...Read More
