Michael Lahoud a Sierra Leonean Footballer who played out his entire career as a footballer in the United States of America has announced his retirement from football at the age of 33 years. The Sierra Leone International, who was the 2005 Washington Post All-Met Player of the Year, was drafted in the first round (9th...Read More
The Chairlady of Peters’ Brook Market in Freetown, Roberta Jones, has said on Saturday July 4, 2020, that gang activities in and around the market has scared off some of their clients thus resulting a fall in their income. She told Premier News that some regular customers in the market are afraid of being assaulted...Read More
The Minister of Information and Communications, Mohamed Rahman Swarray, has said in parliament that the new Independent Media Commission Bill (IMC Bill) that was deliberated upon at the pre-legislative stage in Committee Room Number One on Monday 14th July 2020, has a human face and the ability to transform the media landscape of the country....Read More
Sierra Leone is noted for having one of the highest annual rainfalls in Africa. Over the past six years, at least four major floods have affected over 220,000 people across the country and caused loss of lives and severe economic damage. Freetown is particularly prone to floods due to uncontrolled and uncoordinated human activities like...Read More
Managing Director of the Sierra Leone Cable Limited (SALCAB), Ishmael Kebbay Jr., has said that before President Bio came to power in 2018, there was only six Gigabytes of internet penetration in Sierra Leone but efforts have been made to increase that figure now to 50 Gigabytes. Kebbay Jr., who was speaking on Wednesday July...Read More
Over the last 57 years, the Rotary Club of Freetown has perfected the ceremony of changing the yearly guard. However, with the current global pandemic causing the postponement or cancellation of numerous events, the prestigious club needed to adapt in order to ensure that 2019/2020 Rotarian President Arthur Cummings successfully passed the torch to his...Read More
Eighteen (18) persons have been arraigned, on Wednesday at Kenema Magistrate Court No. 2 presided by Magistrate Joseph Tobby, for not wearing face masks. The accused persons include, Michael Bundor, Fatoma Fofana, Rebecca Koroma, Fatmata Barrie, Lansana Massaquoi, Tommy Tucker, Edna Alpha, Joseph Saidu, Yusufu Bangura, Saidu Kamara, Saidu Sesay, Lamin Gibrilla, Fatmata Bah, Mary...Read More
People’s Alliance for Reproductive Health Advocation (PARHA), a coalition of Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) advocating for the rights of women and girls, has on Wednesday July 8, 2020, called for reformation of the Sexual and Reproductive Health Rights (SRHR) laws in the country. Speaking on behalf of the Coalition, the President of L.A.W.Y.E.R.S, Fatmata Sorie...Read More
The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of Social Welfare, Alfred Lahai has disclosed on Wednesday July 8, 2020 that, the Ministry is “in receipt of a Note Verbale from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia formally communicating the suspension of the 2020 Hajj edition”. Lahai said in a statement that...Read More
Investigations Officer of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Hajaratu Sama, has on Wednesday 8th July 9, 2020, testified as the first prosecution witness in the examination malpractice case involving examiners at the Holy Family Secondary School, Deep Eye Water in Waterloo. The matter, which is before the High Court Holden in Freetown and presided over by...Read More
