By Desmond Tunde Coker The First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Her Excellency, Dr. Fatima Bio officially commissioned the Beamay Nursery and Primary School at the Wilberforce Barack in Freetown. The move was made by the efforts of the Wives of the Armed Forces Cooperative Society in collaboration with Orange Sierra Leone, under...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Abass Chernor Kamara, a businessman, was on Wednesday, October 11, 2023, sent to Jailed by Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Court No1 after he was charge with one count of unlawful possession of dried leaves believed to be ‘kush’ (K2) contrary to section 8(a) of the National Drugs Control Act No 10 of...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Providence International Senior High School in Freetown has the best two candidates in the 2023 West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE), according to results released by the Ministry of Basic Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) on Monday. The best candidates, Raymonda E. Mammah and Sahr Edward Fillie, from the Providence International...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker FC Kallon of Sierra Leone has been knocked out of the African Confederation Cup second preliminary stage after a1-1 draw in the second leg which gives due advantage to the Ghanaian’s side who won the first leg 2-1 in Ghana only need to draw in the second leg, thus qualifying the...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Director of the Environment Protection Agency of Sierra Leone (EPA-SL), Sheku Mack Kanneh, has said that the only way Sierra Leone can tackle climate change vulnerability is through the availability of data that will be shared among relevant sector for them to plan, implement, evaluate and report issues of climate...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Sixteen females have benefited from a training in film making skills at a training conducted at 29 Jones Street in the west of Freetown, by a group of Cinematographers, on Tuesday September 27, 2023. The participants were also certified after they completed the one-week training on technical skills in filmmaking. The...Read More
The First batch of Senior Men’s Patriots comprising 9 players, has on Monday October 2nd, 2023, via AirPeace, departed for Lagos Nigeria to represent Sierra Leone in the West Africa Cricket Trophy slated for October 4 through October 15, 2023. The second batch of five players, a coach and the team manager will join the...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Uganda has confirmed the opening of a consular office in Freetown. This was revealed by Uganda’s High Commissioner to Nigeria and all other ECOWAS member states, Ambassador Ocheger Nelson on Tuesday while formally introducing the new Ugandan Honorary Consul to Sierra Leone’s Ag Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Francess...Read More
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has made a noteworthy appointment by selecting Sahr Abraham GRASS-SESSAY to serve as their Regional Technical Expert on Climate-Energy for ECOWAS Member States supported by AECID. This appointment underscores the region’s commitment to addressing the energy deficit and climate emergency challenges by deploying the expertise of an...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh An 18-year-old girl has explained before Justice Adrian Fisher how she narrowly escaped death from the hands of an alleged ritualist Lansan Kallie. Led in evidence by state Counsel S. Kekura, the victim who was still in pain, told the court on the September 25, 2023, that she recognised the accused and...Read More
