By George M.O. Williams The only drug rehabilitation centre in Sierra Leone, City of Rest, has halted operation after the facility was completely burnt down by fire in April of 2023. Rehabilitation of the facility is yet to commence because the institution’s management is constrained with funding, in spite of the fact that progress has been...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Police officer Chief Inspector Marrah M. has on Monday 4th and Tuesday 5th September 2023 led evidence against one Mohamed Bangura who was arraigned before Justice Adrian Fisher during the Judicial Week for the offences of wounding with intent, wounding and malicious damage. According to the particulars of offence the accused on 30th...Read More
Sierra Leone Near dream for Gold with third Straight win against Eswatini By Desmond Tunde Coker Sierra Leone nears the dream for gold with her third straight win against Eswatini. The Ladies Patriots’ onward march for gold has seen no bounds in the ongoing ICC Women’s T20 World Cup Africa Division 2 Qualifier as they registered...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The Persons with Disability Act was enacted in May 2011. More than 12 years later, persons with disabilities cannot receive a Permanent Disability Certificate to make them eligible to all the rights and privileges provided under the Act. Just under 2% of the country’s population is living with various forms of disabilities,...Read More
By Ibrahim S.Bangura Africa Music Awards (AFRIMA), an annual music awards designed to promote African music has recently nominated Aminata Bangura, aka Nata, a US-based Sierra Leonean rapper, for the category of ‘Best Female Rap Act’ 2023 due to her rich ‘lyrics and songs contents’. Nata has been nominated among other renowned African stars, like, Femi...Read More