By Fatima Kpaka The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Artisanal Fishermen Consortium will implement a Close Season as one of its measures to protect the country’s fish stock from depletion, the Ministry of Fisheries said in a statement on Monday. The Close Season is slated for the 1st...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone (January 6, 2025) – In a dramatic turn of events, Emerson Bockarie Senesie, an alleged fraudster, made his second appearance before Magistrate Wilbrie John at Pademba Road Court No.7. Senesie and has been remanded for allegedly obtaining fifty thousand United States dollars under false pretenses, claiming it was for...Read More
Story by Amir Qureshi Agra: A letter by the Agra district administration, one of the 75 districts in the northern Indian state of Uttar Pradesh, acting on the complaint of a man who alleged his 19-year-old son was being held ‘captive’ in the west African country of Sierra Leone, has been forwarded to the Ministry of External...Read More
According to Alexey Overchuk, it is important to create comfortable conditions for the activation of business contacts MOSCOW, December 28. /TASS/. Russian embassies in Niger, Sierra Leone and South Sudan will become “windows to Russia” for the citizens of these countries interested to learn about life in Russia, Deputy Prime Minister Alexey Overchuk said in...Read More
By Ishmail Saidu Kanu Former Premier League champions East End Lions secured their first win of the season, beating Bai Bureh Warriors 1-0 at Approved School Field on Saturday. Osman Koroma scored for the Killers in the 17th minute, giving them their first goal of the season courtesy of a Sam Diallo assist. For Bai...Read More
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
