Freetown, Sierra Leone (March 15, 2022) – Drizilik has reached a new streaming milestone. He is the first Sierra Leonean musician across all genres to get two million plays on a music streaming platform. This week the hip-hop and afrobeats artist became the most streamed on Audiomack. Music streaming has revolutionized the way listeners discover...Read More
Hanoi (VNA) – Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio’s official visit to Vietnam from March 14-20 is expected to be a new step forwards in the development of ties between Vietnam and the West African country.The visit, which will be made at the invitation of President Nguyen Xuan Phuc on the occasion of the 40th anniversary of bilateral...Read More
The Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU) on Saturday, March 12, 2022 conferred degrees, diploma and certificates to more than 1000 graduands who completed various courses from 2015 – 2021. The graduation ceremony was held at the University amphitheatre in Goderich. In his address, the Acting Vice-Chancellor and Principal of the Milton Margai Technical University, Prof...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador for Entertainment and Investment Amara Denis Turay aka Kao Denero has confirmed on Sunday, March 13, 2022 that the first Sierra Leone film festival would hold on Friday April 1, 2022 with the aim of showcasing the filmmakers’ works and recognizing their efforts in the industry. He said the festival will create...Read More
The tribunal which was set up to investigate the suspended Auditor General and her Deputy would commence hearing on Thursday, March 17, 2022, at the main court build on Siaka Stevens Street, the Secretary of the Tribunal Mohamed Kutubu said on Monday. This came after eight Women Organizations jointly addressed a letter to the International...Read More
Kao Denero, a special Envoy and Ambassador of Entertainment and Investment, on Sunday, March 13, 2022 released a report on his one year term in office. According to Kao, after he was appointed in March 1, 2021 by President Julius Maada Bio, he was able to set up an entertainment board with representatives from every...Read More
The Sierra Leone Swimming Diving and Waterpolo Association has recommenced full dry land and open water training at the Aberdeen Beach in Freetown ahead of the Commonwealth’s games and pending FINA competitions. The Public Relations Officer of SLSDWA, Reginald Brian O. Sawyerr said that due to the renovation work at the Siaka Stevens Stadium which...Read More
Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No.1 has remanded a shop assistant Mohamed Alamin Tarawally, 24, for allegedly stealing over one billion Leones. Mohamed Tarawally made his first appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura on Monday on two counts charges of Office Breaking and Larceny. According to the allegation, the accused on Sunday, December 26,...Read More
The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (EC-SL) has increased voting centres by 10% ahead of presidential, parliamentary and local councils elections slated for June 24, 2023, the Chief Electoral Commissioner said on Monday Mohamed Konneh told a news conference in Freetown that, in 2018 elections there were 3,300 voting centers but after it had been...Read More
The MCC visit follows the recent allocation of almost $12 million by MCC to advance compact design. The U.S. Government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) has successfully concluded the latest of several visits to Sierra Leone to progress the design of a potential investment to support economic growth in Sierra Leone – called a compact, according...Read More
