The Sierra Leone Cricket Association will start contracting players in April this year to get cricketers committed and bring more meaning to the game. Twenty players coming from categories A, B, and C will form part of the process. Category A covers top senior players who have been able to maintain their place in the...Read More
PERTH (miningweekly.com) – ASX-listed Sierra Rutile Holdings has replaced its 2022 production from its Area 1 operation, in Sierra Leone, following pit optimisation and pit design work. “Thanks to optimisation work on our future mine plan updated for current market pricing, we are in the favourable position of having effectively replaced our entire 2022 production and ended...Read More
By Bernard Abass Kargbo, Public Education Officer The National Fire Force (NFF), on Thursday, March 23, 2023 presented a copy of their Internal Anti-Corruption Policy to staff of the National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) Secretariat, at the NFF Hhadquarters, Tower Hill in Freetown. This policy is designed to guide the activities of Ministries, Departments and Agencies...Read More
By Ragan M. Conteh Both the grassroots and stakeholders of the All People’s Congress (APC) party in communities in Port Loko District have thrown their unflinching support to Madam Rugiatu Neneh Turay for the chairperson of the Port Loko District Council. They described Madam Rugiatu Neneh Turay as a pragmatic woman and trailblazer for the...Read More
Claims of sexual harassment and poor facilities accompany questions over Isha Johansen, who says she did all she could as the country’s FA head Ed Aarons, Romain Molina and Alex Cizmic For Bilkisu Kandeh-Turay, representing her country should have been the pinnacle of her career. Yet, despite the arrival of Isha Johansen as the first female president of...Read More
Kambia Town, Northwestern Region, Saturday 25 March 2023 — President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Saturday, March 25, 2023 received declarations in Kambia District from a two-time former Member of Parliament, MP, Alieu Badara Munu Kamara, Councilors for the opposition All People’s Congress, APC and five Councilors of the National Grand Coalition, NGC. Also,...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) is concerned after watching a video on social media in which the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) mayoral aspirant, Mohamed Gento Kamara is seen campaigning in a mosque and appealing to religious sentiments for votes. The statement contained in a video recording on Friday,...Read More
By Aaron Bundu Lahai-Head of Media & Public Relations Government of Sierra Leone has increased energy access to 35% across the country, providing energy access to 56 towns, the Vice President said on Tuesday. Dr Juldeh Jalloh said this was achieved through the elaborate strategic plan, adding that with renewable solar energy, they have created...Read More
The Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS) with funds from the United States Agency for International Development (USAID) and the Pan-African Sanctuary Alliance (PASA) on Friday, March 17, 2023, concluded a three-day training for the judiciary at the Sierra Bay Hotel, Aberdeen in Freetown. The 25 participants were drawn from the Law Officers Department, National Protected Area...Read More
By George M.O. Williams As part of its Golden Jubilee Celebrations, the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB) has on Saturday, March 19, 2023, awarded more than 120 staff for the meritorious service at a well- attended event at the Family Kingdom in Freetown. The awards – gold, silver and bronze categories – were presented to...Read More
