Groovy Colours, a band of the Ballanta Academy of Music and the Performing Arts, has recently won First Prize in an International Music Talent Video Competition. The competition is part of the Chinese Bridge Global Music Programme hosted by the Centre for Language Education and Cooperation and the Central Conservatory of Music of the People’s...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Russia His Excellency Mohamed Yongawo, on Tuesday, reassured Sierra Leonean students in Russia of government’s continued support towards their welfare. He also reminded them of President Julius Maada Bio’s New Direction Agenda which prioritizes Education. During the virtual meeting with the Students’ Union President and a cross-section of his Executive, Ambassador...Read More
Sierra Leone is a beautiful country along the West Coast of Africa with lovely beaches and mountainous landscapes. The country is proud to have a very rich biodiversity with amazing wildlife and touristic sites. Loma Mountains located in the North of Sierra Leone is the highest mountain range in the country. The peak, also known...Read More
The Public Sector Reform Unit (PSRU) has on Monday, November 9, 2020, engaged Members of Parliament on the Establishment of the Wages and Compensation Commission. The event which was held at Committee Room One, Parliament Building in Freetown, attracted several Members of Parliament including its Leadership consisting of the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Dr....Read More
The Parliamentary Committee on Water Resources has on Friday, November 6, 2020, inspected the water facilities of the Guma Valley Water Company in Freetown to get firsthand information about the company’s operations, water quality, and supply to the Western Area and its environs. The committee visited Guma facilities at Tower Hill, Kissy Pipe Yard, Babadorie...Read More
As the National Youth Service (NYS) continues its fourth-quarter monitoring and supervision of the second batch of corps members, the Executive Director of NYS, Mohamed Onanah Jalloh, has called on institutions to strengthen mutual capacity for effective engagement of corps members. He also called for a better partnership between NYS and other state and non-state...Read More
Action Against Hunger, the world expert on hunger and malnutrition with over 40 years of operational experience, confirmed during the World Food Day on Friday, October 16, 2020, that over 7% of the world’s children under age five – approximately 47 million children in 2019 suffer from acute malnutrition. It further says that world hunger...Read More
Dozens of persons of interest have filed petitions at the Court of Appeal challenging the outcomes of Commissions of Inquiry which were set up by President Julius Maada Bio to look into governance processes and assets of public officials during the Ernest Bai Koroma administration, a senior government official said on Monday. The Principal Legal...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is mandated to lead the fight against corruption through prevention, public education, enforcement, and compliance for the good of all Sierra Leone. In keeping with its public education objectives, the Commission’s Public Education and Outreach Unit in Kono District on November 6, 2020 educated staff and students of the University of...Read More
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday overwhelmingly adopted a resolution submitted by Sierra Leone’s Ambassador and permanent representative in Switzerland, Dr. Lansana Gberie, as President of the 7th Conference of States Parties (CSP7) of the Arms Trade Treaty to regulate the international trade and movement of conventional weapons. The resolution was adopted with 150 votes...Read More
