The Sierra Leone Health Service Commission has decentralized its operations to regional headquarters, including Port Loko District, as part of the government’s commitment to improving healthcare access and strengthening the health workforce. This decision aims to enhance efficiency in service delivery, address critical staffing shortages, and bring administrative functions closer to the communities served. Port Loko District has been chosen as a key regional office due to its geographical importance...Read More
Magistrate Orders Patricia Laverly to be Brought to Court By Fatima Kpaka Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No 2 has on Thursday, November 28, 2024, ordered for the former Minister of Finance Patricia Laverly to be brought to court to stand trial after absenting herself from court on several dates on medical grounds. He made this order after the State Counsel Lawyer Yusuf Isaac Sesay made an application...Read More
A flagship subsidiary of Access Holdings, Access Bank, says it has completed the acquisition of Standard Chartered Bank in Angola and Sierra Leone. Roosevelt Ogbonna, Managing Director/Chief Executive Officer(CEO) of Access Bank Plc disclosed this in a notification sent to the Nigerian Exchange Ltd. (NGX) in Lagos on Wednesday. Ogbonna said: “We are pleased to have successfully concluded two important acquisitions in Angola and Sierra Leone. This affords us synergies...Read More
The Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts (BAMPA), a renowned institution dedicated to arts education in Sierra Leone, recently staged the modern musical drama Gbongbosoro from November 29 to December 1, 2024. This satirical production delves into some of the most pressing social issues in Sierra Leone, including sexual harassment, poverty, and politics, offering audiences a thought-provoking experience through the power of music and storytelling. Gbongbosoro is a contemporary musical drama that...Read More
Memories of 2014, when the disease ravaged west Africa, are raw, while risk remains high. This week the first ever nationwide prevention programme begins – and doctors hope it will be enough to fend off another disaster Supported by On a concrete platform set into a steep hill in a Freetown slum, Daddy Hassan Kamara points to the tin-roofed shack behind him. “I was living here with my father, mother,...Read More
