Recently, the 2021 Music Television (MTV) Base Awards (Mamas) has reportedly stated that the “Listeners’ Choice” award will give music fans the opportunity to have their voices heard, and that majority of the finalists in that category would be determined by votes on local radio stations and social media, to select the best publicly-voted musicians from...Read More
President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Friday February 12, 2021, unveiled the Munafa Fund in Magburaka, northern Sierra Leone, after directing Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa, to pronounce Le100 billion for the National Microcredit Scheme for 2021 to 2023 to support small and medium enterprises. “Under the leadership of the Ministry of Finance and...Read More
The Government of Sierra Leone on Sunday activated its Health Emergency Response System to level two (Enhanced Surveillance, Active Case Finding and robust Community Engagement) following seven confirmed Ebola cases with three deaths in neighboring Guinea. The country’s Health Ministry said in a statement that it has all the structures in place that were established during...Read More
A fire outbreak has destroyed eight houses and property worth hundreds of Leones on Friday, February 12, 2021, in Kissy in the east of Freetown. The fire incident left dozens of residents homeless. Recently, another fire incident at Portee Wharf destroyed over seven houses. Saidu Kamara, a victim, explained that the incident occurred at about 3:00pm...Read More
The National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM), Sierra Leone’s telecom regulator, has recently played host, to the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), another regulator of similar nature in that country. When the LTA landed at Jendema on the Liberia border, they were received by a team of NATCOM officials. Among the visiting team were the Acting Chairman/Commissioner, Maria Harrison,...Read More
