The rehabilitation of Coronation Ground in Bo has now reached an advanced stage. The Ground is owned by Bo City Council, and sports events such as basketball, volleyball and Football, are held there. It hosts public gatherings for religious, social, political and other activities. The rehabilitation project commenced on Wednesday March 23, 2020 before Sierra...Read More
The Sierra Leone Network on the Right to Food (SiLNoRF) has on Tuesday September 22, 2020, concluded a two-day engagement with members of its 16 network member organisations in Makeni City, Bombali District. The two-day engagement and training exercise is geared towards training SiLNoRF members on effective communication strategies; developing short messages on the right...Read More
In a bid to strengthen the financial sector in the country, Orange-SL in collaboration with Empire Solution, a microfinance institution, has on Thursday, September 24, 2020, introduced ‘Orange Money Lajor’, a quick loan facility that will enable Orange customers lend money in a faster manner. Speaking during the launching, the Chief Executive Officer of Orange...Read More
Six Legal Aid Counsels comprising Cecilia Tucker, Sonia Bobanie Brown, Nicky Spencer-Coker, Mamako Kallon, Morrison Karimu and Ibrahim Bangura have provided legal representation to all the 46 accused persons whose cases were heard in the September 2020 Criminal Call Over session in Freetown. The three-day session started on September 15, 2020. The Honourable Chief Justice,...Read More
President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Thursday September 24, 2020, received the reports of the Commissions of Inquiry and the White Papers and has assured that government will fully implement the recommendations therein. The reports recommended that houses of former President, Ernest Bai Koroma and some Ministers and head of parastatals who served under...Read More
The Conservation Society Sierra Leone (CSSL), a national non-profit and non-governmental organisation, has played a vital role in the conservation and management of Sierra Leone’s natural habitants since it was established in 1982. On Thursday September 24, 2020, CSSL observed its 34th anniversary by highlighting progress made so far in promoting the wise use and...Read More
Winners of the Commonwealth Scholarship 2020 in Sierra Leone at the predeparture lunch hosted by the Deputy British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Mr. Alistair White. Eleven people in Sierra Leone were awarded scholarships by the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission for the 2020/2021 scholarship awards. The awardees were hosted to a pre-departure briefing held by the...Read More
The Ministry of Youth Affairs through its Youth in Fisheries Project has on September 23, 2020, concluded a two-day training for 400 youths in the fishing sector at the Ebenezer Hall, Murray Town in Freetown. In his opening address, Minister of Youth Affairs, Mohamed Orman Bangura, reaffirmed President Bio’s commitment to young people in Sierra...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) remains committed to engaging public sector institutions in constructive discourse to address systems weaknesses. In this regard, the ACC north-east region office has on Thursday, September 17, 2020, enlightened local court authorities and chiefdom administrative staff on how corruption safeguards could be integrated into their daily operations. Speaking to local court...Read More
Two local fishermen were reportedly dead after a cargo ship, M.V.Kotalukain ran into a local fishing boat, Emmanuel at the Bango Farm, Goderich sea axis at around 3:00pm local time on Wednesday September 16, 2020, an official of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources said on Wednesday. The assistance communication officer, Abdulrahman Rogers told...Read More
