By Alimatu Jalloh Dr. Alie Kabba, former ambassador and permanent representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations in New York and former minister of Foreign Affairs, on Friday, October 14, 2021, testified before Justice Adrian Fisher of the High Court in the ongoing Chancery saga against Samura Kamara and five others. Led in evidence...Read More
By Ibrahim S.Bangura Jimmy Bangura, aka Jimmy B, Christiana Kamara and Lawrence J. Light, who are popular entertainers in Sierra Leone, will receive accolades from the African Film and Academy Awards (ZAFAA) 2022, scheduled for November 19. The Awards will be given to the three Sierra Leoneans in recognition their immense contribution to the development...Read More
By Ibrahim S.Bangura Benjamin Menelik George, popularly known as Drizilik, a renowned local musician has on October 29, 2022 said that he would hold a concert promoting peace and love at Makeni City Plaza (His recent album). He said that the show is part of his Ashobi’s World Tour. According to Drizilik, the event would...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Sierra Leone’s Under-23 male national team is undergoing intensive training ahead of its double header against the Junior Chipolopolo of Zambia. Sierra Leone will host Zambia on the 22nd of October, 2022 at the Samuel Kanyon Doe Stadium (SKD) in Monrovia Liberia, before going away to Zambia on October 29th in...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF) on Tuesday October 11, 2022 celebrated International Day of the Girl Child. The celebration aims at discussing the rights of girls and at encouraging them to focus on their future and dreams. The celebration was themed ‘Girls! Our time is now-our rights, our future’,...Read More
By Ibrahim S.Bangura Petros Dalton Pete, a renowned gospel musician has hit the local gospel musical scene with a song titled: ‘Listen’. The song is played in the afro-fusion musical genre. It encourages people to make time for God and also admonish them to exercise patience. According to Petros sometimes people only say their prayers,...Read More
By Hasbin Shaw The Permanent Secretary of the Ministry of the Western Region, Sidie Sesay, on Tuesday September 4th, 2022, has said that the Ministry does not have an office space on its own from where it runs it activities as they are housed in an inadequate space at State House. He made this disclosure...Read More
Rolling out of the mine rehabilitation and closure bonds for small & large-scale mining companies in Sierra Leone By Ishmael Kindama Dumbuya There is no gainsaying that mining, especially for minerals is playing an important role in Sierra Leone’s economic development thereby significantly helping to raise and preserve people’s living standards in the country. There...Read More
The Sierra Leone Deputy Minister of Finance 2, Bockarie Kalokoh, met with colleague Ministers of Finance from Africa, in a panel discussion on Sustainable Budgeting Approach to Climate Finance at the International Cooperation Forum and meeting of African Ministers of Finance, Economy and Environment in Sharma Al Sheik, Egypt. The adoption of green fiscal policies...Read More
for 2023 By Hasbin Shaw The Assistant to the Secretary to the Vice President, Swalihu Jusu, on Monday October 3rd, 2023, revealed that the Vice President’s office will need a total of NLe 63, 055, 344, 40 million in the 2023 Financial Year, in order to fully discharge it roles and responsibilities, in spite of...Read More
