The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Dr. David Moinina Sengeh has told the United State House of Representatives that investment in “Quality Public Education” is the closest thing they have to a silver bullet that solves the world’s most intractable problems. He made this assertion on Tuesday, February 8, 2020 while testifying at...Read More
Susan Komba, 60, was sent to the female correctional facility by Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No 1 for allegedly killing her husband Dennis Komba. The accused was arraigned on one count charge of Manslaughter contrary to law. According to the indictment, it was alleged that the accused on Wednesday, December 1, 2021,...Read More
The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) in collaboration with the National Youth Commission (NAYCOM) has on Saturday, February 5, 2022,concluded a three-day monitoring of the construction of the Bandajuma-Liberia Road project. The monitoring was part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the National Youth Commission (NAYCOM) and SLLCAto foster collaboration on a...Read More
“Helping the poor has been our number one priority. As a Church and as a football team with the teaching of our living Lord Jesus Christ who thought us about feeding and giving help to those in need and the less fortunate,” the Manager of the Orthodox Football team, King David Koroma said when handing...Read More
Mohamed Jimmy Rogers, aka Manzu, a renowned musician has recently donated a consignment of rice to People with Disabilities (PWDs) in Freetown. The rice was given to persons living disabilities being homeless and their organizations. He made the donations through his established foundation, Ability in Disability (AID).Manzu, being a person living with disability, established the...Read More
The All-People Congress Party (APC) National Women’s Congress has in a press statement put out on Monday February 7, 2022, condemned what they described as a spate of ‘harassment and intimidation’ of the Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerrby not only the House of Parliament but also the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Sierra Leone. It was...Read More
The Managing Director of the Sierra Leone Water Company, Ing. George Lamin Vandi together with the Project Management team has concluded a critical supervision visit to Kambia, Magburaka and Kabala water supply project sites under the Six Towns Water Supply Project. This is to ensure that the Six Towns Water Supply Project is completed in...Read More
The Sierra Leone Cricket Association (SLCA) has commenced the year 2022 with fortitudeto roll out activities lined up for the days, weeks, and months ahead. According to SLCA Media and Communications Department,the year 2022 has been described by motivated cricket authorities as a year of wins, year of unity that defines the trajectory to grace,...Read More
Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio, as Chairperson of the African Union Committee of Ten (C-10) on the reform of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC), on February 6, 2022 presented the 22nd report to the plenary, making a stronger case to reform UNSC. He said although they had made progress, by embarking on...Read More
Each day at sunrise about half a dozen growling dump trucks roll onto the golden sands of this long and narrow beach.Scores of muscular young men with shovels emerge from the nearby village to begin their work, furiously hurling sand into the trucks. It takes the laborers — known as sand miners — about half...Read More