Vietnam always wishes to be a long-term and stable rice supplier for Sierra Leone as its domestic production has not yet met the demand, Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said at a recent meeting with Sierra Leone’s counterpart Edward Hinga Sandy. Dien appreciated the latter’s proposal for considering the re-signing of...Read More
“Despite our role in agriculture and land use, mining companies would infringe on our rights, whereas stakeholders would plan, enforce and adjudicate land issues with mining companies in the chiefdom without the involvement of women,” says Mary Hailowell, Chairlady of Simiria Chiefdom, Tonkolili District. Women remain extremely vulnerable in prominent mining districts, especially when established...Read More
Sierra Leone stars touched down in Antalya as they prepare for a busy week taking Togo’s Les Éperviers, the Lone Stars of Liberia and the Diables Rouges of Congo Brazzaville. Leone Stars will face their Togolese counterpart tomorrow Thursday, March 24, 2022 at the Mardan Sports Complex in Aksu, Antalya, Turkey. Leone Stars will be...Read More
The Chairman of the Union of Premier League Clubs in Sierra Leone Noel Kitami Horton on Monday, March 21, 2022 issued a press release calling on all clubs to withhold their participation in the ongoing Salone Premier League 2021/22 which resume on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. This came because the League is yet to have...Read More
The judiciary of Sierra Leone on Monday March 21, 2022 held a validated its strategic plan (2022-2026) at seminar at the Sierra Palms Beach Resort, Aberdeen in Freetown.Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has during the validation that the Judiciary needs a clear direction for the next five years to fully...Read More
It is now clear that for a successful women’s league there should be a female board set up to run the affairs of the League. That is why the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has unveiled the newly appointed members of Women’s Premier League Board (WPLB), who are charged with the responsibility to run the...Read More
If current progress trends continue, very few African Union member states may achieve universal access to safely managed drinking water, safely managed sanitation or basic hygiene services by 2030 DAKAR, 22 March 2022 – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets on water, sanitation and hygiene in Africa will require a dramatic acceleration in the...Read More
The Secretary General of SLPP has said in a statement on Monday that “the Secretariat and Executive of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) have listened to an audio published on Friday, March 18,2022 from overseas by a notorious person using the nomenclature of ‘Adebayor’ and in which direct death threats are made to kill...Read More
A judge in Freetown on Monday sentenced one Alhaji Baima Kanneh to 26 years in prison after he was found guilty of sexual penetration contrary to section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act of 2012. According to the prosecution, on a date unknown between the August 11 and September 5, 2021 in Freetown, the culprit...Read More
Leelia’s Glow, an institution promoting Sierra Leone culture, on Saturday, March 19, 2022, at Kallon Car Park in Aberdeen in the west of Freetown held an entertainment exhibition. It was titled: Fashion, Cultural Arts and Music Exhibition 2022. The exhibition which featured Dance, Fashion, Poetry, and Music, attracted renowned local musicians and entertainers, including: Fantacee...Read More
