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
The Togolese Football Federation (FTF) have confirmed playing Sierra Leone in an International friendly later this month in Antalya. Just over a month after the Leone Stars was eliminated from the African Cup of Nations group stage in Cameroon, John Keister’s side will welcome the Sparrowhawks of Togo in Turkey’s southern Mediterranean region. Leones Stars...Read More
The Ambassador of the Republic of Ireland to Sierra Leone, Claire Buckley Lesley said on Monday March 14, 2022, that the Embassy will observe St. Patrick’s Day on March 17, 2022. She made this statement during a press briefing at the Irish Embassy on Spur Road in Freetown. St. Patrick’s Day is the National Day...Read More
Sierra Leone Boxing Association over the weekend elected a new executive to run its affairs for the next 4 years. Solomon Kargbo was elected president of the Association while Alhaji Komba maintains his secretary-general position, John Forbie is the new executive vice president, and Ibrahim Kamara is the newly elected treasurer, and Christian Campbell is...Read More
