Each day at sunrise about half a dozen growling dump trucks roll onto the golden sands of this long and narrow beach.Scores of muscular young men with shovels emerge from the nearby village to begin their work, furiously hurling sand into the trucks. It takes the laborers — known as sand miners — about half an...Read More
It is no secret that the road from Magburaka to the iron ore mining site of Ferengbeya in the northern district of Tonkolili District, has been in broken-down condition. This has seen communities in that part of the country struggle to access many life-saving amenities like quality health care, education, food and safe drinking water. Consequently,...Read More
Farmers in Bramaia Chiefdom in the northern district of Kambia have appealed for farming tools, agriculture literacy, seedlings,fertilizer to enhance farming in the chiefdom. Abu Bakar Conteh, the chairman of Bramaia Farmers Association and the Bramaia Agricultural Committee,said they are recording low yield every year as a result of lack of farming education, lack of tools...Read More
One of the leading and trusted insurance companies in the country, the Aureol Insurance Company (AIC) Ltd has on Sunday, February 6, 2022 held a Corporate Thanksgiving Service, as part of the company’s 35th anniversary celebration, at the Church of Holy Trinity, Kissy Road in Freetown. The thanksgiving was themed: “Soaring on Eagles wings, [Isaiah 40:31].”...Read More
Street begging is a social problem Sierra Leone is grabbling with,as beggars could be seen in every corner of the city. There are more than 2000 street beggars in Freetown, according to a pilot survey conducted by the Ministry of Social Welfare. The Director of Social Welfare at the Ministry of Social Welfare, Francis Kabia said...Read More
