By Sallieu S. Kanu An additional 516,700 people in Sierra Leone will benefit from a $50 million International Development Association (IDA) additional financing approved today under the second phase of the West Africa regional Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP-2), the World Bank said in a stamen on Thursday. The objective is to support the country’s...Read More

NETHIPS Elects New Executive   By Komba Fillie The Network of HIV Positives in Sierra Leone (NETHIPS), with support from partners, has ended a two-day National Delegate conference at their Head Quarter, at 261 Regent Road in Grafton, (14 to 15 December 2022) on the outskirts of Freetown. The theme for the conference was: “Rebuilding a...Read More

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) through its National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) Coordinating Secretariat which is under the Office of the Commissioner of the ACC, in collaboration with the NACS Steering Committee-that sits in the Office of the Vice President, on 14th December, 2022, honoured, recognized and awarded Certificates of Merit to Thirty Eight (38) deserving Ministries,...Read More

By Sallieu S Kanu At the culminating event of the Mining Community Innovation Challenge (MCIC) hackathon and data competition, held on November 30, 2022, Team Smart Cure, a start-up with a data-driven solution to increase access to clean water, took first place honors. Team Digital Agro, a start-up that is creating employment opportunities for youth...Read More

By Stephen V. Lansana The Bai Bureh Heritage Foundation on Saturday December 10th, 2022, International Human Rights Day, crowned the Executive Director of LEGAL LINK, lawyer Rashid Dumbuya with a MEDAL OF HONOR at its 5th   Service Delivery Awards held at the Port Loko City Council Hall. The Award was in recognition of the great...Read More

By Ishmael Bayoh Information Attachė, Sierra Leone Embassy Dakar, Senegal  Director in charge of African Affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, Mauritania, Ambassador Hamza Mailim has said Sierra Leoneans resident in the Islamic Republic of Mauritania are safe.  The Ambassador made this statement on Friday, December 16, 2022, in Nouakchott during a...Read More

According to the new World Bank Sierra Leone Poverty Assessment launched on Thursday December 15th 2022 in Freetown Sierra Leone faces many challenges in improving the welfare of the population, but increased investment in education provision and quality skills can help more Sierra Leoneans access formal opportunities which could lead to improvement in living standards...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu       The Sierra Leone Police Force through its directorate of support services, media and outreach departments have confirmed the supply and distribution of the best quality rice in the market, ‘Per-boil Pusawa Rice’ to all personnel nationwide by their supplier, Bella Trading Company SL Ltd. The Government of Sierra Leone has...Read More

The North-West Regional Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission has on the 6th December 2022, engaged staff and students of Lungi College of Education Science and Technology (LUNGICEST) on how they can support the ACC and the fight against corruption. The engagement dubbed as Meet the University Campaign was part of the Commission’s public education drive undertaken...Read More

The next generation of street artists in Freetown, the capital of the small West African country of Sierra Leone, will be painting their city with a style very familiar to graffiti fans in Bristol – because they’ve learned direct from the best. Legendary Bristol street artist Inkie is used to travelling the world painting his own distinctive style...Read More