The World Bank on Thursday, June 2, 2022 approved a $41.1 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to support the establishment of an efficient and accessible land administration system in Sierra Leone. The project will help strengthen the country’s legal and institutional framework in the sector by financing the implementation of the core aspects of...Read More
Ms. Nadia Rasheed arrived in Sierra Leone on May 16, 2022 as new Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Office. A national of Sudan, Ms. Rasheed brings with her wealth of management experience on health, gender and development issues. She has represented UNDP in partnerships with other UN organizations, managed interagency programmes...Read More
The Scorpion Squad of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), on the morning hours of Thursday, June 2, 2022, executed a search and arrested the Proprietor of the Moses Academy International School, Ibrahim Turay and eleven candidates writing the West Africa School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) at the private residence of the proprietor at Turay Drive, Deep-eye Water....Read More
Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has disclosed that Sierra Leone has a New Arbitration Bill, 2022, which will law soon. The Chief Justice was speaking as a Special Guest at the 6th International Chamber of Commerce Africa Conference on Arbitration on the theme, “African Arbitration: Consolidation and Transformation.” According to...Read More
Mohamed Turay Swimming President The President of the Sierra Leone Swimming Diving and Water Polo Association (SLSDWA) Mohamed Turay has been elected as a member of the CANA Zone 2 Bureau for four years – 2022 – 2026. Turay was the scribe of swimming before he took over as the newly elected President of the...Read More
Sierra Leone U-17 team, Sierra Stars has on Thursday, June 2, 2022, departed Bo for Liberia for two friendly matches with their Morocco and Liberia counterparts. The media officer attached to the team, Mr Mansurr Koroma said that the team will be based in Monrovia for six days where they will engage their counterparts in...Read More
The main opposition All People Congress (APC) party, the National Grand Coalition (NGC) and Unity Party have rejected the provisional results of the 2021 Mid-Term Housing and Population Census. The population of Sierra Leone is estimated at 7,541,641, constituting 3,716,263 male and 3,825,378 female, according to the provisional results published by Statistics Sierra Leone. There...Read More
British runners are heading out to Sierra Leone for the “world’s craziest marathon” on Sunday. Setting off at 6am, in a bid to avoid as much of the blistering, 30C plus midday heat as possible, runners will undertake the 26.2-mile race through northern Sierra Leone. They will wind through tropical jungle and local villages, running along undulating paths, before making their way...Read More
When Hawa Koroma moved to Kenema in the eastern region of Sierra Leone twelve years ago, she was looking for a fresh start following the civil war, which claimed her husband’s life. She could not have imagined how the move to this city which is 200km from the capital Freetown would change her life. Koroma,...Read More
“You set out to count the number of people living in a village. There are 500 people living there. For some reason, you count only 300 people. The population of the village cannot be 300 inhabitants even if you used the best technology to do your counting.” The SLPP provisional census results published on Tuesday...Read More
