By Sallue S. Kanu The Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources Umaru Napoleon Koroma alongside his counterpart at the Ministry of Local Government Alfred Jamiru were in Kono District earlier on Friday, August 31, 2024, to launch projects funded with proceeds from mining activities in the district. The Diamond Area Community Development Fund (DACDF) has been hailed as a novelty and a more practical approach to ensuring citizens benefit...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone — The Judiciary of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has commenced a three-day training program aimed at enhancing the skills of magistrates in adjudicating cases involving children and juveniles. The training, which began on August 29, 2024, is being held at the Lia Hotel in Lungi Town, Port Loko District. Organized by the Judicial and Legal Training Institute (JLTI),...Read More
By Ibrahim Sorie Koroma Senior Health Education Officer –HEP/MoH The Government of Sierra Leone through the Expanded Programme on Immunization in the Ministry of Health in collaboration with its partners is planning to protect over 355,363 newborn babies with over 457,272 doses of FREE Hepatitis B vaccine in 2025. The vaccine will be administered at birth within the first 24 hours of birth. This was made known at a recent...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone — The Gumbe Fusion Centre is set to host a special event titled ‘Insai D Nature Corner,’ spotlighting the acclaimed Sierra Leonean musician David Solomon Koroma, popularly known as Double King. The event, scheduled for Friday, November 1, 2024, will take place at the Logie Wright Auditorium, Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts (BAMPA) in Freetown. ‘Insai D Nature Corner’ is part of an ongoing series...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana Director of CenTHRO making a statement Freetown, August 27, 2024 — The Government of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the Centre on Human Trafficking Research and Outreach (CenTHRO) at the University of Georgia and various key stakeholders, held a crucial Inter-Ministerial Meeting on Human Trafficking at the Bintumani Hotel in Aberdeen, Freetown. Themed “Domesticating the Freetown Roadmap and Enhancing Inter-Ministerial Coordination to Combat Human Trafficking,” the...Read More
