Supportive of Sierra Leone’s bid for a seat on the United Nations Security Council on the non-permanent category, the Charge’ d’affaires of the Embassy of Portugal in Dakar, Joao Ciotta Neves on Tuesday, during his courtesy visit on the Sierra Leone Ambassador to Senegal, Alhaji Brima Elvis Koroma, called for a reciprocal support from Sierra...Read More
A cross section of research participants and officials from WHO and the Ministry of Health & Sanitation Twelve national research participants on February 18, 2022completed the third module of the Structured Operational Research and Training Initiative (SORT IT) to help in combating antimicrobial resistance (AMR) in Sierra Leone. The participants consisting of medical doctors, nurses...Read More
On Tuesday 15th February 2022, the Environment Protection Agency of Sierra Leone launched the Initial National Adaptation Plan (INAP) in the presence of key government officials and local community representatives at the Sierra Bay Hotel in Freetown. The objectives of the NAP process in Sierra Leone are to reduce vulnerability to the impacts of climate...Read More
State House, Freetown, Tuesday 22 February 2022 – Non-permanent resident Ambassadors of Vietnam, Czech Republic and Israel have called presented their letters of credence to President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House, making them fully accredited to the Republic of Sierra Leone. Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam to Nigeria...Read More
Presidential Lodge, Hill Station, Freetown, Sunday 20 February 2022 – Chairman of the United States House Foreign Relations Committee, Honourable Gregory Weldon Meeks, with his delegation, comprising senior congressmen and women, has paid a courtesy call on President Dr Julius Maada Bio, saying the country is an example of a shining star of leadership in...Read More
The three Kenyan tourism wildlife experts, Michael Wanjau, Bernard Ngoro and Maurine Musimbihave explored the inevitable wildlife tourism potential at Gola Rain Forest National Park in Kenema. This drive was borne out of President Bio’s desire for Sierra Leone to have its own wildlife safari by relocating exotic wildlife species from Kenya to Sierra Leone....Read More
Born 20 years ago in Saudi Arabia’s capital, Riyadh, to Sierra Leonean parents, Yousuf Sillah grew up with passion for Football, and has chosen it as his favourite sport and his future career. For Yousuf, becoming a world class footballer is an aspiration he would passionately pursue under all circumstances. Already, Yousuf has demonstrated tremendous...Read More
Sierra Leone entertainment industry has mourned the death of Idriss Kpange, a popular entertainmentpersonality and Videographerwho died on Tuesday February 15, 2022of heart attack at the Connaught Hospital. The deceased was a producer, editor, CEO and Co-founder of Opin Yu Yi and Founder of Concept Multimedia. Kpange used towork for ABC TV Africa as Video...Read More
Thomas Armani Sillah, a Sierra Leonean model has on Saturday February 12, 2022 in Ghana, at Joe’s Event Centre emerged as the3rdrunner-up in Mister Africa Continent modelling show. Mister Africa Continent is an entertainment platform for male beauty and intelligent contest dedicated to making African men continental icons for global influence to protect, preserve and...Read More
Dutch development bank FMO, in partnership with TCX, issued the first ever synthetic Sierra Leonean Leone bond (SLL). The bond with an equivalent $7,5 million countervalue (around 85 billion Sierra Leonean Leone), has a term of 36 months. FMO issued the notes with the support of ING who placed them with international investors seeking the...Read More
