The Chief Executive Officer of Lake Production, Alhaji K. Mansaray (Aka LAJ.K) has on Tuesday December 8, 2020 said that after putting much efforts, the National COVID-19 Emergency Response Centre (NaCOVERC) has disapproved their proposed mask-up concert with global hit maker Kizz Daniel on January 16, 2021 in Freetown. According to Laj K, NaCOVERC’s disapproval...Read More
The Chairlady for the House of Jesus Disable Organization, Michaella F Jakkah has told Premier News on Monday, December 7, 2020, that able-bodied men and boys who serve as helpers to women with disabilities during the day demand sexual favors and sexually abuse them at night as a reward for pushing them around during the...Read More
Sources close to the Bo East Police Division have revealed that in the early hours of Tuesday December 8, 2020, a Guinean truck with registration no RC 5803, which was heading to Kenema from Bo crashed into the Bebeh Bridge, few kilometers from Bo. The incident leaves one person dead and several others with a...Read More
Bollore Transport and Logistics, a subsidiary of Freetown Terminal, has on Wednesday December 9, 2020, commemorated international Anti-Corruption Day with refresher meeting with staff on the ethical commitment of the company to promote the fight against corruption in all its forms. The event was held at the port in Freetown on Thursday. The Bollore Group...Read More
The Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has expressed his dissatisfaction over examination malpractice involving candidates who sat to public examinations, including the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), and the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Vice President Jalloh described examination malpractice as one of the single most threat to basic quality education. He...Read More
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) is very concerned about the persistent online verbal attacks against the reporter of British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC), Mr. Umaru Fofana, and is calling on those behind such calculated smear campaign to desist forthwith. Mr. Fofana, a former president of SLAJ, has come under serious verbal attacks for doing...Read More
Four officials from various institutions including the Ministry of Information and Communications, the National Commission for Civic Education and Development (NaCCED), Women in the Media Sierra Leone and Network Movement for Justice and Development (NMJD) have joined other countries in the West African region to strengthen synergies for the promotion of the right of access...Read More
Budget Tracking Report on Health, Education, Rural Water, Agriculture, & Social Welfare Service Deliver in the 2018 Financial Year for Bo, Kono, Bombali, & Western Rural District Councils has indicated that late disbursement of funds to Councils has been a major challenge to service delivery. With funds provided by the European Union, ActionAid Sierra Leone...Read More
On October 9, 2003, the General Assembly of the United Nations designated December 9, as the International Anti-Corruption Day. It is a day that was set aside to raise awareness of corruption, picturing the role of the United Nations Convention against Corruption in combating and preventing it. The International Anti-Corruption Day is primarily meant to...Read More
UK Permanent Under-Secretary of the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office, Sir Philip Barton has made a virtual visit to Sierra Leone, according to a statement from the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. This was Mr Barton’s first trip to Sierra Leone and to Africa as PUS. Barton met Minister of State Francess Alghali and Minister...Read More
