The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (EC-SL) has increased voting centres by 10% ahead of presidential, parliamentary and local councils elections slated for June 24, 2023, the Chief Electoral Commissioner said on Monday Mohamed Konneh told a news conference in Freetown that, in 2018 elections there were 3,300 voting centers but after it had been...Read More
The MCC visit follows the recent allocation of almost $12 million by MCC to advance compact design. The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has successfully concluded the latest of several visits to Sierra Leone to progress the design of a potential investment to support economic growth in Sierra Leone – called a compact, according...Read More
The Togolese Football Federation (FTF) have confirmed playing Sierra Leone in an International friendly later this month in Antalya. Just over a month after the Leone Stars was eliminated from the African Cup of Nations group stage in Cameroon, John Keister’s side will welcome the Sparrowhawks of Togo in Turkey’s southern Mediterranean region. Leones Stars...Read More
The Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland to Sierra Leone, Claire Buckley Lesley said on Monday March 14, 2022, that the Embassy will observe St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2022. She made this statement during a press briefing at the Irish Embassy on Spur Road in Freetown. St. Patrick’s Day is the National Day...Read More
Sierra Leone Boxing Association over the weekend elected a new executive to run its affairs for the next 4 years. Solomon Kargbo was elected president of the Association while Alhaji Komba maintains his secretary-general position, John Forbie is the new executive vice president, and Ibrahim Kamara is the newly elected treasurer, and Christian Campbell is...Read More
A total of 225 schoolchildren have benefited from the Choithram Scholarship Fund which was provided by the Choithram International Foundation each year to the less privileged. This year, the Foundation increased the fund from Le110 million to Le160 million. The Financial Controller of the Choithram Group, Harish Agnani said that Choithram Scholarship Fund is a...Read More
The Minister of Information and Communications, Mohamed Rahman Swarray, has assured members of the Sierra Leone Film Guild and representatives of other pressure groups in the Film Industry that a recently developed Policy on the film industry in Sierra Leone will now be given the green light by the government and an enactment process commenced...Read More
President Bio. In a statement put out last Friday from the Office of the President, voters will go to the polls on June 24, 2023 to elect their representatives in Parliament and councillors. The statement does not fix any date for the Presidential election, but it is apparent that it will be held alongside the...Read More
Antalya, Turkey Friday 11 March 2022 – President Dr Julius Maada Bio has said at the Antalya Diplomacy Forum in Turkey that such global dialogues promote international understanding, peace and security, and more importantly offer opportunities to engage constructively with one another. In a panel discussion on “regional and global pathways to peace and prosperity”...Read More
Mariatu Kargbo, aka Maria, a Sierra Leonean artist based in China, has recently initiated ‘Chinese Vocabulary Projects’ in five schools in Sierra Leone. The project is known as ‘Small-Small Chinese’. According to Kargbo, the project is aimed at promoting Chinese language and culture in Sierra Leone. She said that the project would enable pupils to...Read More
