Sierra Leone has secured a spot at the ACA T20 Cup Finals after Sunday’s 9-wicket win over Cameroon at Willowmoore Park in Benoni, South Africa. The Patriots played three matches during the ACA Cup Qualifier stage, defeating Mali and Cameroon and losing to Kenya after a good show during the death overs. Man of the...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu On December 5, 2023, the Chinese Embassy in Sierra Leone held the 2023 Ambassador’s Scholarship Award Ceremony. Ambassador Wang Qing and the Minister of Technology and Higher Education Dr. Haja Ramatulai Wurie delivered speeches. Ambassador Wang congratulated to all the awardees and said that the cooperation between China and Sierra Leone in...Read More
Leone Rock Metal Group (LRMG), a prominent mining company in Sierra Leone, has launched a Skills Training Center and Mentorship Program at its site in Ferengbeya, Tonkolili district. The center aims to equip employees with essential skills, enabling them to mentor others effectively while fostering cooperation, respect, and a dedication to excellence. One of LRMG’s...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu In a concerted effort to bolster the nation’s preparedness for emergencies, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), in collaboration with the World Bank, has on December 8, 2023, ended a comprehensive five-day national simulation exercise focusing on search and rescue operations. This exercise, held at the Lungi International Old Airport...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Former Sierra Leone International and former striker for Major League Soccer club Chicago Fire has secured a National B Coaching License . He is one of 11 players to have scored 100 goals in MLS history, achieving the landmark in 300 appearances. He is currently third on MLS’s all-time scoring list, scoring for 10 different MLS...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the National Tourist Board have informed operators of beach bars, restaurants and similar establishments along the Lumley Beach that the government will commence demolition of structures in violation of the policy guidelines for operation on the beach frontage. National Tourists Board said in...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The Faculty of Acts, Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone (USL) has on Thursday, December 7, 2023, commenced a two-day Postgraduate Symposium for students pursuing their postgraduate studies at the Faculty of Acts with the theme: Building students research and interdisciplinary capacity at the Multipurpose Hall, FBC campus in...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu After the second day of questioning by the Sierra Leone Police on allegation of involvement in failed coup, former president of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma has been granted bail on his own recognizance and with the condition that he stays within the confines of his residence at Goderich in...Read More
By: COOPER INVEEN As Sierra Leone’s coastal capital awoke to the staccato rhythm of gunfire last Sunday, Canadian journalist Stephen Douglas Lett stood on his apartment balcony near downtown Freetown and sent phone messages to friends and colleagues. Renegade soldiers had breached the city’s largest barracks, pilfering ammunition in what authorities would later call an...Read More
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio said the coup attempt of 26 November was not a political, religious, or tribal matter. Thirteen military personnel and one civilian were held as suspects in the claimed coup attempt. President Bio says his government is treating last week’s coup attempt purely as a matter of law and order,...Read More
