On August 29, 2020, a newly established WHO-supported COVID-19 testing molecular laboratory was commissioned in Makeni City, northern Sierra Leone, to facilitate scaling up of testing capacity for the disease in the country. This puts the number of COVID-19 testing site in Sierra Leone at six , in addition to the Central Public Health Reference laboratory,...Read More
In a bid to compliment the Government of Sierra Leone’s fight against coronavirus, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints recently concluded the distribution of 10,000 N95 facemasks to five major hospitals in the country. The 10,000 N95 face masks donated by the church is among the third set of COVID-19 Personal Protective Equipment...Read More
Dr kitty Fadlu Deen, one of the founding members of the Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts, was on Wednesday September 2, 2020 robbed of her car and mobile phone at her residence at Babadorie in the west of Freetown. According to Dr. Deen, after she heard a knock on her door, she opened and...Read More
The New Chief of Defense Staff of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), Lieutenant General Sullay Ibrahim Sesay has implored the Minister of Finance Jacob Jusu Saffa to look into the condition of personnel serving in the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, (RSLAF) for consideration for the next budget cycle, noting that it...Read More
Ibrahim Conteh, aka Ibzon, a music studio engineer and producer in the east of Freetown, has called on his colleagues to help produce good music which would boost Sierra Leone’s entertainment industry to another level. Conteh told Premier News on Friday that, people could only listen to music when it is good, and urged other music...Read More
