The Sierra Leone Health Service Commission has decentralized its operations to regional headquarters, including Port Loko District, as part of the government’s commitment to improving healthcare access and strengthening the health workforce. This decision aims to enhance efficiency in service delivery, address critical staffing shortages, and bring administrative functions closer to the communities served. Port Loko...Read More
Magistrate Orders Patricia Laverly to be Brought to Court By Fatima Kpaka Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No 2 has on Thursday, November 28, 2024, ordered for the former Minister of Finance Patricia Laverly to be brought to court to stand trial after absenting herself from court on several dates on medical grounds. He...Read More
A flagship subsidiary of Access Holdings, Access Bank, says it has completed the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank in Angola and Sierra Leone. Roosevelt Ogbonna, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Access Bank Plc disclosed this in a notification sent to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) in Lagos on Wednesday. Ogbonna said: “We are pleased to have...Read More
Memories of 2014, when the disease ravaged west Africa, are raw, while risk remains high. This week the first ever nationwide prevention programme begins – and doctors hope it will be enough to fend off another disaster Supported by On a concrete platform set into a steep hill in a Freetown slum, Daddy Hassan Kamara points...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Sierra Leone’s captain Lansana Lamin won the toss and elected to bowl first in their match against Saint Helena during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 Africa Sub-Regional Qualifier C. The match, played in Lagos, Nigeria, is a key encounter in the ongoing tournament that serves as a pathway to the...Read More
