By George M.O. Williams In a remarkable display of generosity and community spirit, the District Grand Lodge of Sierra Leone and The Gambia, under the Scottish Constitution, hosted its seventh annual Christmas party for children on December 21, 2024. Held at the Masonic Temple on Lightfoot Boston Street in Freetown, the event brought joy, fun, and...Read More
Story by AFP In his small Freetown workshop, engineering student James Samba tinkered with batteries and electrical parts he hoped could help clean up Sierra Leone’s polluting public transport system. Rush hour in the West African country’s major cities is a frenetic medley of minibuses, mopeds, shared taxis and three-wheeled vehicles known as “kekehs” –- each spluttering...Read More
By Ibrahim Sorie Koroma–Senior Health Education Officer-HEP/MoH Sierra Leone has witnessed a groundbreaking advancement in its healthcare system. A group of gynecologists at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH) is now conducting laparoscopic surgeries for the first time for different gynecological conditions, says Dr. Amadu Sesay, Medical Superintendent at the PCMH. Dr. Sesay said that the...Read More
On Thursday, the Sierra Leone House of Parliament approved Ambassador Philip Bob Jusu as Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Belgium after his Parliamentary interview on December 9, 2024. Ambassador Bob Jusu is not a stranger to Belgium and the European Union. He spent 11 years at the African Union as Principal Adviser to the Permanent Representative and...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Friday, December 20, 2024, unanimously approved Justice Komba Kamanda as Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Honourable Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards – Ambassador, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary, Dublin, Ireland and five others to serve in various positions of trust. The five other Presidential Nominees include Ambassador Rupert’s Sydney Down...Read More
