Prosecution witness number one, Joseph Bockarie Noah has said during cross-examination by Defense lawyer Ady Macaulay that Dr. Samura Kamara was not part of procurement committee and did not present the contract document to cabinet for the rehabilitation of the Sierra Leone chancellery building in New York. He said that the document was presented by...Read More
Disaster management experts, led by Professor Lee Miles, have launched an Evaluating Disaster Action research project in Sierra Leone to explore how local communities become more resilient in their everyday lives to combat disasters. Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC) have been working in the region for almost a decade, supporting disaster management and recovery...Read More
An Irishman and a local joined forces to build a surfing community at the beach in Bureh. About 90 minutes’ drive from Sierra Leone’s capital city Freetown is Bureh, one of the West African country’s most beautiful beaches. This area, beside a fishing village with a population of a few hundred people, has become a...Read More
Strasbourg, France: – During the opening of the 41st Session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of European Union/African, Caribbean and Pacific Member States (EU/ACP), Members of Parliament have been urged to continue to work for the good and betterment of the peoples in their respective countries. Secretary General of the Organization of the African, Caribbean...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources has imposed a temporary ban on fishing activities to rebuild stock and prevent over exploitation of species. The one month ‘closed season’ has commenced on April 1, 2022, according to a public notice which was put out by the Fisheries Ministry on Tuesday, March 28, 2022. The...Read More
The Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO) has on Saturday 2nd April 2022 signed contracts and launched the Six Towns Water Supply Project in Moyamba District. The launching was held at the Moyamba District Council hall, Moyamba District, southern Sierra Leone. Welcoming participants at the launching, Paramount Chief, PC Momoh Gulama expresses happiness for the Project....Read More
Sierra Leone has dropped one place on the latest Fifa ranking announced by the football global body Fifa on Thursday, March 31, 2022. Leone Stars moved from 107 to 108 in the World Ranking but maintained 24th on the Africa podium. The West African nation set up its Mediterranean training camp in Turkey during last...Read More
President Xi Jinping met via video link with President Charles Michel of the European Council and President Ursula von der Leyen of the European Commission in Beijing on the evening of April 1, 2022. President Xi recalled that he suggested eight years ago for China and Europe to foster a China-EU partnership for peace, growth,...Read More
Scarcity of foreign currency in the local banks and instability of the foreign exchange rate, and high taxes on trade are some of the challenges face by businesses in the country, the Secretary-General of Sierra Leone Importers’ Association said on Friday. Rashid Conteh said that charges by various clearing actors at the port were still...Read More
Sierra Leone has been unanimously endorsed by the Community of Sahel and Saharan States (CEN-SAD) for its bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the non-permanent category. This endorsement was made after a presentation done by its Deputy Foreign Minister Mamadi Gobeh Kamara in Rabat during the 21st Ordinary Session...Read More
