Traders in a market at Pepeh Wharf in Tombo, a ‘village’ in the Western Rural District have on Thursday January 11, 2021, said that there is no toilet in the market which has necessitated open air defecation along the seashore in the wharf. According to Adama Jalloh, the Deputy Chairlady in the market, for over decades...Read More
Three Artists from Sierra Leone have been nominated for International music Awards to take place later this year. Benjamin Menelik George, aka Drizilik was nominated in the category of Listeners’ Choice in the Music Television (MTV) Base Awards 2021, alongside Tiwa Savage of Nigeria, Khaligraph Jones of Kenya etc. This Award ceremony will be hosted by...Read More
Debt service relief is a key instrument for countries to manage the impact of the COVID crisis. The IMF in April 2020 launched an urgent fundraising effort that would enable its Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust Fund (CCRT) to provide further debt service relief to countries most seriously affected by the COVID-19 crisis. Initially established in...Read More
Mohamed Bangura, aka Medulo, a local musician in the east of Freetown has on Thursday January 21, 2021 released a single song titled: ‘Mama’. The song teaches gratitude and respect towards mothers for the sacrifices they make in life for the welfare of their children and families. He said, “I composed the song for all the...Read More
The Acting Minister of Agriculture & Forestry, Abubakarr Karim, has said that the Agriculture Ministry would create a credit facility to stimulate private sector activity, pre-position agricultural machines for lease to the private sector, give direct support to farmers through an E-voucher system for input and mechanization services, and modernize the agricultural advisory services through E-extension....Read More
