Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Communications, Mohamed Rahman Swaray has called for justice for the family of the popular disc jockey Sydney Buckle (aka DJ Cleff) who was murdered seven years ago. After year-long trial BaimbaMoi Foray aka LAC was sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of DJ Cleff,but was released on January 1,...Read More
The Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC) has on Friday, January 21, 2022 held dialogue with different stakeholdersto share their experiences, identify solutions and develop proposals for the upgrading of informal settlement in the city of Freetown. The Dialogue brought together different actors at the Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) hall in Freetown. The discussion...Read More
Residents of First Street Communityin the east of Freetown have on Thursday January 20, 2022 appealed for boreholes to prevent their children from sexual and physical exploitation while in search of water. According to Pa Alimamy Kamara, an elder of the community, the community has two boreholes whichdry up during the dry season. He said...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) southern region office has engaged core staff, councilors and heads of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) devolved to the Bo City and Bo District councils to mirror on issues of accountability and transparency contained in the 2020 Auditor General’s Report. These engagements were held on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th January...Read More
State House, Freetown, Friday 21 January 2022 – The New Attorney-General and Minister of Justice, Mohamed Lamin Tarawalley Esq. and the new Solicitor-General, Robert Baoma Kowa Esq. have subscribed to the oath of office before President Dr Julius Maada Bio during a short ceremony. Section 57 of the Constitution of Sierra Leone provides for both...Read More
Country Manager of Bollore Transport and Logistics, Captain FabjankoKokan, will depart Sierra Leone in the coming weeks to take up responsibility in Bollore Guinea. Captain Kokan has been working in the Country for seven years and had overseen the transformation of the Freetown port to a transit hub in the sub region. The announcement of...Read More
Traditional gender roles of men as bread winners of families are changing in Sierra Leone. These changes are due to a variety of reasons. Premier News went out to find out what is causing this and how some women are coping. Marie Y. Kamara, a single parent who does Petty Trading at Rokupa Junction in...Read More
In complementing government’s effort in providing safe drinking water in the Country, the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) together with the Ministry of Water Resources handed over two newly constructed boreholes with hand Pumps to communities in Kambia District. Both Kamaranka and Rogbere communities are the beneficiaries as the people of those communities now have...Read More
Liberia – The Liberia National Police (LNP) has arrested an alleged Sierra Leonean criminal for killing a police officer in his country, LNP Spokesman Moses Carter has said. He was arrested after the LNP was alerted by the Sierra Leonean Inspector General of Police, Dr. Ambrose Michael Sovula. Carter said Gabriel Kaikai fled neighboring Sierra Leone...Read More
Kandeh Momoh De-phoreh II, the Paramount Chief of Bramaia Chiefdom Kambia District northern Sierra Leone, in a bid to preserve peace and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of his people, has successfully organized an intersectional cultural festival in the Chiefdom. The event took place at the United Field in Kukuna Town and the Chiefdom’s five...Read More
