The fight against Covid-19 misinformation and disinformation has a gloomy feel in Sierra Leone where authorities are flagging it as a “life-or-death” issue in slogans designed to warn the population. Misinformation is false information shared by people who do not intend to mislead others. Disinformation is false information deliberately created and disseminated with malicious intent. “If...Read More
Street beggars are most vulnerable to COVID-19 and could be spreaders of pandemic because they are mostly among crowd interacting with a lot of people. To minimize the risk of contracting the pandemic, it is prudent to increase COVID-19 vaccine update among this population. But date suggests that there is low vaccine update among this special...Read More
Vaccination remains one of the powerful defences against the coronavirus pandemic, according to the World Health organization (WHO). To achieve this, the government of Sierra Leone has committed to vaccinate 70 percent of the country targeted population by the end of 2022. So far 26.2% of the target population have been fully vaccinated, according to Data...Read More
By Windward Windward (LSE: WNWD), the leading Maritime AI company, announced on Wednesday, May 25, 2022 that it has partnered with the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMARAD), an open registry which operates and governs the Sierra Leone flag registry. SLMARAD will use Windward’s AI-powered platform to screen all existing and incoming vessels in its registry, allowing the administration to maintain a high...Read More
On a sun-drenched Sierra Leone beach, a one-legged man balances on his crutches and fires the ball past a one-armed goalkeeper. Sheku Turay and others like him have found much-needed support and a new lease of life through his team of footballing amputees. “Playing football makes me feel like an important person in society when I...Read More
