By Alimatu Jalloh The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany in Freetown, led by Ambassador Jens Kraus-Masse’ has on Wednesday 14th December, 2022 opened an exhibition on the nations reunification at a programme held at the National Museum in Freetown. Speaking at the opening ceremony, German Ambassador Jens Kraus-Masse’, mentioned that during the exhibition...Read More
For the past weeks, the European Union Delegation to Sierra Leone in partnership with the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education have been briefing students of the Njala University in Bo, the University of Sierra Leone in Freetown, and the University of Makeni (UNIMAK) in Makeni on how to apply for the EU-funded Erasmus Mundus...Read More
Civil Society Consortium on Poverty Eradication (CSCPE) has condemned the increase in passport price, which has posed a greater economic burden on poor citizens. Mamoud Jabla Sinnah, the Consortium’s Executive Director revealed that what the Government of Sierra Leone wants for its citizens is not what business entities like NETPAGE provides for them which makes...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Sierra Leone government must continue to ensure that the human rights of people living close to the diamond mine exploited by Meya Mining in eastern Kono district are protected, Amnesty International said Thursday. The organization also urged Meya Mining to fulfil its commitments to respond to community concerns. Between 2018...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Police Inspector Brima Amara Munu has on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, testified in the alleged murder of Sinnah Kai Kargbo involving Sky Bank MD, Ikubolaje Nicol. The accused Ikubolaje Nicol is under preliminary investigation before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of the Pademba Road Court No.1 for the offence of murder, conspiracy and perverting...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Police Inspector Brima Amara Munu has on Tuesday, December 13, 2022, testified in the alleged murder of Sinnah Kai Kargbo involving Sky Bank MD, Ikubolaje Nicol. The accused Ikubolaje Nicol is under preliminary investigation before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of the Pademba Road Court No.1 for the offence of murder, conspiracy and perverting...Read More
By Sallieu S Kanu There has been no increase in passport fee, according to the management of Net-page Sierra Leone. The original cost of US$100 remains the same. Premier News understands that for any increase in passport fee to take effect, the government or Parliament would have to approve it. Net-page Sierra Leone said that...Read More
By Ibrahim S.Bangura Miss Supermodel, an international modeling agency, has appointed Lolo Simeon, a well-celebrated Sierra Leonean model and Ex-Housemate contestant, as its official National Director to help move the company’s vision forward. The appointed came after Simeon had attracted the attention of the company through her modeling skills and other humanitarian acts at national...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh One Aminata Dainkeh who identified herself as staff of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), yesterday testified against one Aloysius Borbor Barbar who is arraigned on 84 counts of fraud. She recognised the accused and recalled July 15, 2019. The witness said that she was in her customer care office...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Washington, DC: An International Monetary Fund (IMF) mission, led by Mr. Christian Saborowski, visited Freetown from November 30 to December 9, 2022, for the sixth review of Sierra Leone’s financial and economic program supported by the Extended Credit Facility (ECF). The ECF arrangement for Sierra Leone was approved on November 30,...Read More
