By Ibrahim S.Bangura Jasmin Sesay popularly known as Paris Gold, a gospel musicians in Sierra Leone, has recently received the 8th America Annual Achievement Awards, in the category of ‘New Artist of the Year’ 2023. She was awarded in an event which recently took place at the Arundel Live Casino Ballroom, in Maryland. She was very...Read More
By George M. O. Williams Kadie, 5, was cruelly beaten by her Aunt (FA) leaving her with a swollen arm and lips, red eyes and scars on her body. The beating occurred on Thursday, September 7, 2023, at the Murray Town Barrack in Freetown. A senior ‘Mammy Queen’ (Respectable Elder among the women folks) at the...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu New U.S. Ambassador Bryan Hunt on September 12, 2023 congratulated 40 hand selected Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) soldiers on completing a training on development in Sierra Leone with the United States Army Security Force Assistance Brigade. The RSLAF officers, ranging in rank from Private to Warrant Officer 1, recently...Read More
The Management of Star Sports Academy One of Sierra Leone’s formidable young football academies, Star Sports Academy has signed a partnership agreement with Turkish topflight club Antalyaspor, at a ceremony which took place at the Sense Hotel in Antalya. The International Relations and Strategic Planning Manager for Antalyspor FC, Erdem Erdal, was present at the signing...Read More
Freetown ‒ Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of maternal mortality in the world, with 717 mothers dying annually for every 100 000 live births as of 2019 (DHS, 2019). One of the primary contributing factors is delayed first visits to health facilities by mothers-to-be. Provision of quality preconception, antenatal, intrapartum and postnatal care to all...Read More