By George M.O. Williams The press freedom champion, President Julius Maada Bio, in a remarkable gesture reaffirming his administration’s commitment to press freedom and media development, announced on Tuesday that his government will increase subvention to the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) from 750 million to 2.5 billion old Leones in 2025. He made the...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone – President Julius Maada Bio on Wednesday, December 11, 2024, officially launched a comprehensive Civic Education Strategy, emphasizing its role in fostering national cohesion and development. The strategy was launched while he was opening the Salone Civic Festival 2024, held at the Miatta Conference Center, Youyi Building in Freetown....Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura On Friday, December 6, 2024, Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts (BAMPA), in collaboration with Saint Augustine’s Church and Just France, hosted a heartwarming event, “Birth of a Savior” to celebrate Christmas. Held at Saint Augustine’s Church at Hill Station, Freetown, the evening brought the community together to celebrate the season...Read More
By Jody Ray Built by formerly enslaved people, Freetown’s historic ‘bod oses’ now face an existential threat as foreign embassies move in. Jody Ray reports. On a humid March morning this year, police officers came to the scenic Hill Station neighbourhood in Freetown, Sierra Leone to evict civil servants living in historic board houses. The government had announced...Read More
By Jariatu S. Bangura In a bid to uphold transparency and integrity in operations, Freetown Terminal, one of Sierra Leone’s key shipping and logistics hubs, has rolled out a robust campaign that is aimed at eradicating corruption among its staff. The initiative was announced at the commemoration of World International Anti-Corruption Day at the terminal’s headquarters...Read More
