A total of one hundred ‘peace mothers’ of Heremakono section, Sengbe chiefdom, Koinadugu district have embarked on monthly fund raising for the construction of the first community market in Gbenikoro village. According to the group’s chair lady Sundu Marah, they agreed during one of their meetings to identify one of the most felt needs of...Read More
Tobacco contributes to 3,330 deaths annually in Sierra Leone, according to the Quality Control Officer of the World Health Organization (WHO). Reynold Senesi said that exposure to second – hand smoke caused 900 deaths annually. He made this disclosure during a media engagement on Tobacco and Nicotine Act 2022, organized by Focus 1000 on Friday,...Read More
As the Confederation of Africa Football (CAF) continues to roll out male and female football competitions at different age categories across the continent, more Sierra Leoneans are being designated to serve as CAF Match Officials in the said tournaments. Three female officials, Miriam Heroe, Precious A. E. Amara and Humu Marah were designated by CAF...Read More
At least 21 protesters and six officers have been killed as anger over the soaring cost of living spins out of control As workers cleared broken glass from the shattered windows of Mohamed Sillah’s restaurant in Freetown, he described the events of last week, when rare protests against soaring inflation and the rising cost of living shook...Read More
The National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) has suspended the licenses of STAR RADIO and TELEVISION stations to operate and broadcast following a breach in the licenses conditions, the regulator said in a statement on Friday. NATCOM said in the statement that “the suspension follows a breach in the licenses conditions pursuant to sections 30 and 65...Read More
Magistrate Mark Ngegba of the Pademba Road Court No.1 on Monday, August 22, 2022 refused to admit Kasim Watffa to bail after he was arraigned for alleged murder of a military Staff Sergeant Mamoud Barrie. The accused Kasim is being preliminary investigated on four counts of murder, wounding and assault. According to the particulars of...Read More
Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Sierra Leone on Friday, ugust 19, 2022 held a CSO Townhall meeting on the state of governance, peace and security. The meeting which was held at the Vanilla Complex in Aberdeen brought together civil society groups from across the country to speak on one voice. In her opening statement, Macela...Read More
I could vividly memorize all the ashes of divisive statements made by leaders of the main opposition All People Congress (APC) Party immediately after the 2018 Multitier Elections that brought H.E. President Julius Maada Bio to governance to date. However, this piece will not attempt to make mention of those inciteful expressions. My question is...Read More
The Deputy Matron of 34 Military Hospital, Stephanie Hawa Fofanah on Saturday August 20, 2022, commended members of Freetown Sierra Leone Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for cleaning the hospital through its All Africa Service Project. The All Africa Service Project is a one-day activity undertaken by members of the...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka UNFPA Representative, Ms. Nadia Rasheed and the Chargé d’Affairs of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Li Xiaoyong, on Friday, August, 19, visited the King Harman Maternal and Child Health Hospital and the Ross Road Community Health Centre, two of nine health facilities in the country providing cervical cancer screening...Read More
