By Fatima Kpaka The United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone – David Reimer, British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone – Lisa Chesney, and Ambassador and Head of Delegation of European Union to Sierra Leone – Manuel Alexander Muller on Tuesday, September 13, 2022 paid a courtesy call on the Speaker of the Sierra Leone Parliament,...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Hassan Daramy, popularly known as CeeJay Mark, a renowned local musician has said that he would on Friday September 23,2022 release a single song titled: ‘If’. According to him, ‘If’ is one of the songs from his forthcoming album in which most of the songs were produced in Nigeria and in...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources and the European Union (EU) have on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, commenced a two-day meeting to monitor progress and challenges in the Kimberley Process Certification Scheme (KPCS), Artisanal and Small-Scale Mining (ASM) in the region under the Regional Resource Governance in West Africa programme....Read More
“We want an inclusive society, especially for persons with disabilities in Sierra Leone,” said the Executive Secretary, Saa Lamin Kortequee, National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD). The Executive Secretary of the National Commission for Persons with Disabilities (NCPD), Saa Lamin Kortequee, has on Thursday, 8th September 2022 called for an inclusive society for persons...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Two Football Clubs, Bo Rangers F. C. and F. C. Kallon from Sierra Leonean have over the weekend demonstrated that Sierra Leonean teams could participate competitively in African Club Competitions. The current Champions of the Premier League in Sierra Leone Bo Rangers played to a goalless draw against Algerian Champions CR...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker The Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre on Tuesday, September 13, 2022, held a conference with policymakers, experts and communities to tackle urban housing inequalities in Sierra Leone at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown. The studies conducted by SLURC over the years focused on land and housing, urban health, vulnerability and...Read More
Sierra Leone has extended the closing of its bid round until January 27, 2023, saying it had taken the decision to handle the increased interest.By Ed Reed Top of Form Bottom of Form Sierra Leone has extended the closing of its bid round until January 27, 2023, saying it had taken the decision to handle the...Read More
By Joseph Winters It’s Tuesday, September 13, and Sierra Leone is giving communities veto power over large-scale industrial projects. The Parliament of Sierra Leone passed legislation recently to significantly boost the rights of rural landowners, protecting them from land grabs by large, multinational companies. Described by land governance experts as “globally unprecedented,” the Customary Land...Read More
By Jack Ingham Alan Wolstencroft a member of Banbury Rotary Club since 2004, first came to Sierra Leone in 2005 as a volunteer member of a Rotary Club mission team. Alan Wolstencroft initially went over to help the building projects with the Banbury Rotary Club in 2005, thinking it would be a one-off experience but has since returned...Read More
By Ibrahim S.Bangura Over thirteen local guitarists have received free lessons on improving their skills in playing the guitar by, Enrique Torres Palma, a renowned Spanish guitarist. The classes have been held at the Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts recently. The class had been initiated by Music Heals, a non-profitable organization established at...Read More
