With the lockdown resulting to restriction of both vehicular and human movements across cities in the country, business operations of the Micro, Small and Medium-Scale Enterprises (MSMEs) have been greatly hampered, according to the recent National Survey on the Impact of COVID-19 on MSMEs conducted by Sierra Leone SME Forum, African Consulting Group, Business Coalition on COVID-19 and Ecomedia Corporation Ltd. The report which titled: “Impact of Covid-19 on Micro,...Read More
News that the Public Order (Amendment) Act tabled in parliament for deliberation and approval five months ago had been withdrawn, sent shock waves across Sierra Leone. The rationale behind the withdrawal remained unclear until it was clarified by the Ministry of Information and Communications. It did not come as a surprise that the Ministry lost no time in reaffirming government’s commitment to repealing the draconian law. The Honourable Minister of Information...Read More
Maccabaeus Eber, the CEO of Unique Multimedia, a non-profitable organization that aims at promoting African culture, empowering youths by exposing the talents in them, has disclosed to Premier News on Saturday June 6, 2020, that the organization has produced over 67 musicians since it was established in January 2020 in Freetown. CEO Eber said that, the media started it operations in Bo southern Sierra Leone in 2019, where it trained...Read More
Alusine G. Conteh aka Kronic X, a local musician in the East-end of Freetown, has told Premier News that he has recently released a song to raise awareness in the battle against the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. He made the statement in an interview with this medium on Sunday June 7, 2020, during which he further revealed that the song speaks about current State of Emergency, the negative effects of the...Read More
Crime Statistician of the Sierra Leone Police, Sergeant Allen Mohamed Koroma has on Tuesday June 9, 2020, disclosed that the rate of crime has increased from about 61, 783 in 2018 to 75, 729 cases in 2019. Out of the 75,729 cases reported in 2019, the Legal and Justice Support Department of the Sierra Leone Police processed 3,276 cases and sent them to the Magistrate Courts for further prosecution. Sgt....Read More
