A vibrant new chapter in community development unfolded on Saturday, January 11, 2025, with the official launch of the Fourah Bay Bombay Road Organisation. The ceremony, held at the Freetown Link International Hall, Mountain Cut, Central Freetown, drew stakeholders, local dignitaries, and members of the diaspora connected to Fourah Bay Road, Bombay Street, Mammy Yoko, Patton...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Minister of Fisheries, Princess Dugba and team inspecting the consignment. Leicester Village, Sierra Leone – The Ministry of Fisheries, in collaboration with various partners, is making significant strides towards promoting sustainable management of the country’s fisheries. However, the sector’s potential to bolster the national economy and ensure food security is hindered...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka On Monday, January 13, 2025, Major Juana Kabba, the second accused in the ongoing court-martial trial, denied his involvement in the failed coup of November 26, 2023, and the alleged subversion for which he was arrested in July 2023. Led in evidence by his lawyer, Ibrahim Bangura, Major Kabba stated that he is...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura The increasing prevalence of blindness and visual impairments in Sierra Leone has emerged as a major public health crisis, demanding immediate action from government agencies, non-governmental organizations (NGOs), and the general public. According to eye specialists and healthcare providers, 2024 saw an unprecedented surge in blindness cases, with over 40,000 individuals now...Read More
George M.O. Williams Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has expressed deep concern over the decision by the Speaker of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, Rt. Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas, to bar journalist Melvin Tejan Mansaray from accessing the precincts of Parliament. This action, reportedly based on allegations of “malicious criticism” of parliamentary decisions, has raised...Read More
