By Sallieu S. Kanu The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) today welcomes a JPY 200 million (approx. US$ 1.36 million) contribution from the Government of Japan to support 28,800 primary school children in Pujehun district during the 2024-2025 school year. With this contribution, WFP will provide daily hot and nutritious meals made from Japanese rice along with fresh vegetables that will be locally procured from smallholder farmers. The assistance...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Goderich, Western Rural District – Hon. Ibrahim Kabba popularly known as ‘Small Borbor,’ the Member of Parliament for the Western Area Rural District, on Monday, September 2nd, 2024, successfully wrapped up a four-week free summer school program. The initiative was aimed at assisting 73 newly promoted pupils from the Goderich Community in preparing for the upcoming Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE). The closing ceremony at the...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Deputy Mayor, Kweku Lisk Freetown’s Deputy Mayor, Kweku Lisk, revealed on Saturday, August 31, 2024, that the Freetown City Council (FCC) is currently grappling with significant challenges in safeguarding its property. During an interview with Premier News, Lisk highlighted the increasing difficulties the Council faces in securing its assets within the municipality, necessitating the allocation of substantial funds to protect these properties. Lisk explained that, in...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Freetown, Sierra Leone – Kadijah Kainesie, a miner from Kono District, testified on Monday, September 2, 2024, in the ongoing 75-carat diamond fraud case before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2. Kainesie, who identified herself as a miner, provided key evidence in the case, which has garnered significant public interest. Led in her testimony by defense counsel Y.I. Sesay, Kainesie recounted her role in...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Director-General of the Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission (SLEWRC), Dr. Emmanuel Mannah, announced on Monday, September 2, 2024, that the World Bank is sponsoring a comprehensive review of the SLEWRC Act No. 13 of 2011. The announcement was made during a media briefing held at the Conference Hall of the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) in Tower Hill, Freetown. Established in 2011, the...Read More
