By David Yusuf Kabia, Public Relations Assistant, ACC This Article focuses on the relevance of indiscriminate inclusion in the fight against corruption, narrowing in on Persons With Disabilities (PWDs) and those operating in the informal sector bringing out how their contributions to this graft war remain a must should we succeed in winning same. According...Read More
By Ibrahim S.Bangura The United Nations Children’s Fund has on Friday December 9th, 2022 screened a movie titled ‘Vaillante’ to complement the 16 days of activism campaign to fight violence against girls and women in Sierra Leone. The movie was screened at the John James Complex at Upgun in the east of Freetown attended by...Read More
Alusine Sesay The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund has approved $12.16 million in additional grant funding for the Rice Agro-Industrial Cluster Project in Sierra Leone, the African Development Bank (AfDB) said in a statement on Monday. The project was first approved in November 2021. The new tranche, to be sourced from the...Read More
By: Amie Massaquoi, Assistant Information Officer, ACC The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in partnership with the Centre for Accountability and the Rule of Law (CARL) on Friday, December 9, 2022, successfully commemorated the International Anti-Corruption (IAC) Day with a national conference with the theme “Deepening inclusivity in the Fight Against Corruption: Persons with Disabilities and the...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) on Monday, December 12, 2022 hosted a panel discussion in commemoration of this year’s International Day of Human Rights on the theme: “Unity, Freedom and Justice for all”. The commemoration took place at the New City Hall on Wallace Johnson Street in Freetown...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE) and the Ministry of Basic and Senior Education (MBSSE) has on Friday December 9, 2022, concluded a week long evaluation of the challenges and gains in the education sector in Sierra Leone. The Officer at the Non-Governmental Organization Desk (NGO) in the Technical...Read More
By Abdul Karim Gogra The Electoral Commission Sierra Leone (ECSL) has committed to address issues identified in the just concluded voter exhibition exercise before the finalization and printing of the final list of voters. The Director of Media and Communication, ECSL, Raymond George told a regular news conference at the Ministry of Information and Communications...Read More
· Foreign Secretary pledges to build “mutually beneficial partnerships of the future” on visit to Kenya and Ethiopia. · James Cleverly will announce new UK support to the Africa Development Fund to tackle climate change, strengthen food security and boost Africa’s growing economies. · He will break ground on the Railway City regeneration project –...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC) on Tuesday, December 6, 2022, engaged members of different communities under the City Learning Platform to facilitate and share knowledge in addressing critical issues and challenges and finding new ways to undertake research. The City Learning Platform is a space for learning and sharing,...Read More
The National Federation introduced 20 school teachers to the five-on-five version of baseball/softball. The Sierra Leone Baseball and Softball Association introduced Baseball5 through a course to 20 physical education teachers in schools of Freetown and the Provinces. “The outcome was impressive,” commented Joseph Kanena Kanu, the Association’s president. “It will impact over 300 athletes in...Read More
