By Desmond Tunde Coker The Chairman of the Sierra Leone Cricket Association (SLCA), Francis Trevor Samura and the Cricket Development Coordinator for southern region, Salia Eric Kamson Kamara are among 20 tutors in Africa certified by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to conduct Cricket Coaching Level 1 course and to certify successful candidates. All 20...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone President Dr Julius Maada Bio on Thursday August 18, 2022, met the leaderships of civil society organisations, CSOs, the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists, SLAJ, and the Sierra Leone Bar Association, SLBA, what he calls a simple irregular disruption of the country’s democracy by a few people on 10 August...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Popular blogger Juliana D. Conteh who won the just concluded Housemates Salone season 3 television reality show on Friday, August 19, received here cash prize of Le250 million (old currency) and got an ambassador role alongside Almon Sall for Afrimoney. The event was held at Africell headquarters in Freetown. speaking during...Read More
Under its umbrella association named Commercial Agricultural Producers and Processors Association (CAPPA), the body has provided over 12,300 jobs nationwide of which 25% are women. CAPPA members now have Sierra Leoneans in senior management teams with over 30 Sierra Leoneans employed in management positions which will grow as more experience and skills are developed.CAPPA was formed...Read More
A 24-year-old Bockarie Kanneh has been committed to the high Court for proper trial after it was ruled by Magistrate Peter Gogra of Pademba road court No.6 in Freetown that he has a case to answer. The accused was arraigned on one count charge of Fraudulent Conversion contrary to section 20 (1) (iv) (a) of...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Hundreds of traders mostly women have been rendered jobless when security personnel destroyed their stalls along the Sani Abache Street in the central business district of Freetown during a curfew on Wednesday. Security personnel have now been stationed to enforce a non-trading regulation in Abacha Street. This comes few weeks to...Read More
By Alusine Sesay The leader of the main opposition {All People’s Congress) in Parliament, Hon. Chernor Ramadan Maju Bah has urged the government on Tuesday to take immediate steps to ameliorate the security situation in the country and consolidate peace. The opposition leader told a news conference in Committee Room 1 in Parliament that “on...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Country Director of UNICEF, Dr. Suleiman Braimoh presenting the keys of the donated vehicles to the Inspector General of Police Mr. William Fayia Sellu. In a bid to enhance operations of the Family Support Unit (FSU), the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, donated two brand-new...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Sierra Leone’sPresident Dr Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday, August 16, 2022, met with Tribal Heads in the Western Area to discuss their role in government’s efforts at consolidating peace and democracy and seeking justice following the August 10 violence that claimed innocent lives. Chief Minister, Jacob Jusu Saffa, who called the meeting...Read More
By Dr. Moinina David Sengeh When we published the National Primary School Examination earlier this month, there was lots of confusion about the scores. A major reason behind that was people were worried their kids won’t get into their schools of choice. Will Annie Walsh take candidates who score below 300? They wondered. My team...Read More
