The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Tuesday 05/04/2022 intensively debated, the Bill entitled “The Tobacco and Nicotine Act, 2021. The Bill seeks to provide for the control and regulation of the production, manufacturing, importation, packaging and labeling, advertising, promotion and sponsorship, sale and use of tobacco, tobacco products, and other nicotine products; provide for...Read More
Between 2013 and 2019, Moyamba and Pujehun districts suffered overall deteriorating relationships between communities and multinational companies investing in the large-scale agriculture and mining sectors in these communities. These two districts were not a place you wanted to be, owing to social unrest, and seeming ashes of fear within and between communities. “Two and half...Read More
Sierra Leone left-back Kevin Wright made his Swedish Allsvenskan debut with IK Sirius on Sunday in their 2-1 win over GIF Sundsvall. Wright, 26, who was part of the Sierra Leone Medeterean trip in Turkey last month during the Fifa window, played for 15-minute when he was introduced to replace Aron Bjarnason. It was his...Read More
The European Union, EU, has donated security hardware, including 30 rigid-hull inflatable boats and forensic equipment to the Economic Community of West African States to tackle maritime crime and other security challenges in West Africa. This was disclosed at a high-level maritime security seminar convened by ECOWAS in Abuja, on Monday, under the framework of...Read More
Chairman of the Sierra Leone Film Industry, Labour and Marketing Guild (SL Film Guild), Daramy A. Komba on Saturday April 2, 2022 presented a his letter of resignation to the Entertainment Board which is chaired by the Special Envoy for Entertainment Kao Denero. According to Kabba, he resigned from the board because of poor administration...Read More
In recognition of their dedication and outstanding performances in carrying out their academic duties within the University of Sierra Leone, the Academic Staff Association, University of Sierra Leone has on Friday, April 1, 2022 held its annual award ceremony with the theme: “Celebrating Excellence in Academia”. The award ceremony was held at the Ajayi Crowther...Read More
The Sierra Leone Land Alliance (SLLA), a consortium of civil society organizations, has called on President Julius Maada Bio to relieve the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Mr. Abu Bakarr Karim of his duties following land grabbing allegation at River Number 2 River in the Western Area Rural District. The Director of SLLA, John...Read More
New Sierra Leone captain Steven Caulker has thanked outgoing skipper Umaru Bangura and hopes he can learn from his predecessor as he takes on the role. Former Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Caulker only made his competitive debut for the Leone Stars at the Africa Cup of Nations in January. “I want to thank Umaru...Read More
The French Embassy in Guinea and Sierra Leone together with CAPAGO International, have in a press release on Monday April 4, 2022, said that they will start to issue Schengen visa on April 19, 2022, in Freetown. It was said in the release that the Schengen visa application centre would open bi-monthly, every first and...Read More
