By George M.O. Williams The Archbishop of Freetown, Most Rev. Edward Tamba Charles on Monday, January 6, 2025, put out a public disclaimer to a statement posted on the Ministry of Information Website indicating that the proposed modifications to the Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Bill have accommodated religious sensibilities. The Archbishop added that such...Read More
By: Aaron Bundu Lahai-Head of Media & Public Relations The Vice President of Sierra Leone Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh on Saturday, 28th December 28, 2024 handed over a new ultra-modern ambulance with oxygen supply to the Koidu Government Hospital in Koidu New Sembehun City, Kono District. The Vice President disclosed that his intervention to secure...Read More
By George M.O Williams Sierra Leone reported a significant increase in births in 2024, with 246,437 children born, representing a rise of 11,064 or 4.7% from the previous year, according to the Provisional Annual Report on Vital Events for 2024, that was published by the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA). The births were almost evenly...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Following the satisfactory implementation of 29 subprojects across the country by 15 beneficiary Local District Councils under the first round of the Local Development Grant (LDG) Scheme, the Accountable Governance for Basic Service Delivery Project in the Ministry of Finance on December 20, 2024, has completed the disbursement of US$1,976,250 to...Read More
By Feima Kpaka January 4, 2025: The Management and staff of the Judiciary of Sierra Leone on Friday, January 3, 2025, joined mourners and sympathisers as they paid their last respects to the late Hon. Justice Ansumana Ivan Sesay (JA), who was laid to rest in his hometown of Moyamba Wusha Village, Rotifunk, Moyamba District....Read More
The High Court of Sierra Leone has issued a ruling halting the planned Ordinary Congress of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), marking a significant escalation in a legal dispute over the organization’s governance. The injunction, initially issued on November 25, 2024, remains in effect, following a challenge led by Tamba G. Gbetuwa, Chairman of...Read More
By Feima Kpaka Mattru Town, Jong Chiefdom, Bonthe District, Thursday, January 2, 2025 – In a significant move toward enhancing healthcare delivery, Sierra Leone’s President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has officially commissioned a cold chain facility for the Bonthe District Health Management Team and launched the National Emergency Medical Services (NEMS) program. These initiatives are...Read More
The management of ZOODLABS has categorically confirmed that it has fully complied with both fiscal and non-fiscal provisions of its concession agreement with the government of Sierra Leone. This clarification was made following the Auditor General’s report claiming that ZOODLABS has not fulfilled its financial obligation to the government. The management of ZOODLABS said this...Read More
By George M.O. Williams In a remarkable display of generosity and community spirit, the District Grand Lodge of Sierra Leone and The Gambia, under the Scottish Constitution, hosted its seventh annual Christmas party for children on December 21, 2024. Held at the Masonic Temple on Lightfoot Boston Street in Freetown, the event brought joy, fun,...Read More
Story by AFP In his small Freetown workshop, engineering student James Samba tinkered with batteries and electrical parts he hoped could help clean up Sierra Leone’s polluting public transport system. Rush hour in the West African country’s major cities is a frenetic medley of minibuses, mopeds, shared taxis and three-wheeled vehicles known as “kekehs” –- each...Read More
