U.S. Embassy Freetown announced on Tuesday, June 6, 2022 that young Sierra Leoneans will participate in the 2022 Mandela Washington Fellowship. Those selected include, Samuel Saidu, James Kpaka, Aminata Kandeh, Alex Bayoh, Precious Lamin, Nyangah Rogers-Wright, Laura Nicol, Adama Sillah, Issa Thullah. Additionally, 2021 Fellows Phebean Swill and Tamba Sangbah were selected to take part...Read More
JIUQUAN, June 5 (Xinhua) — China on Sunday launched the crewed spaceship Shenzhou-14, sending three astronauts to its space station combination for a six-month mission. The trio will cooperate with the ground team to complete the assembly and construction of the Tiangong space station, developing it from a single-module structure into a national space laboratory...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Bolton Wanderers striker Amadou Bakayoko has admitted, if selected, facing Nigeria’s Super Eagles will be his first proper match in Leone Stars jersey. The three-time African Champions will square up with the Leone Stars at Moshood Abiola Stadium in the Group A opener behind closed doors on June 9. The Bolton’s hitman scored...Read More
The World Health Organisation (WHO) has donated 900 oxygen cylinders with regulators and humidifiers to the Minister of Health and Sanitation (MoHS) in Sierra Leone, to fulfil a heightened demand for medical oxygen. As with many low and middle income countries (LMICs) across the world, the Covid-19 pandemic exposed gaps across health systems in both...Read More
The Western Area Rural District will be included in the school feeding programme next academic year which will commence in September 2022, targeting a total of 800,000 pupils nationwide. According to the Deputy Minister ll of Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Madam Mamusu Patricia Massaquoi, who managed the School Feeding Programme, the school...Read More
Sierra Leone defender, Osman Kakay insists the Leone Stars can beat the Super Eagles in their 2023 Africa Cup of Nations qualifier. John Keister’s men will be up against the Super Eagles next week Thursday at the Moshood Abiola Stadium, Abuja. The Leone Stars rallied back from four-goals down to hold the Super Eagles to...Read More
Minister of Water Resources, Ing. Philip Karimu Lansana, says a three-prong approach including community partnership is needed to be put in place to solve the issue of inadequate water supply to the Aberdeen community in the west of Freetown. The Minister led a tour of the Aberdeen community on Thursday 2nd June 2, 2022 to...Read More
The Chiefdom authority of Sahn-Malen Chiefdom together with some Civil Society Organizations have condemned a petition making the rounds on social media by the Malen Landowners Association supported by Green Scenery and partners. The petition, according to community sources, 60% of the names in the petition were apparently inserted to appease their financial partners. According...Read More
The Delegation of the European Union to Sierra Leone in partnership with the Sierra Leone School Green Club yesterday organised a poetry and arts competition for Senior Secondary Schools at the Freetown City Council auditorium, as part of celebrations marking World Environment Day 2022. Head of Cooperation, EU Delegation, Gerald Hatler, while delivering the keynote...Read More
The National Election Watch (NEW), a coalition of civil society organisations, has said in a statement on Thursday that the Mid-Term Census remains a flawed process; consequently, its provisional results can’t be the basis for future planning and growth of Sierra Leone. “Moreover, the process remains controversial, lacks inclusivity, and was ill-prepared for, as noted...Read More
