On October 18, 2024, the Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts (BAMPA) hosted a captivating evening of poetry and music at the Logie Wright Auditorium, showcasing the talents of local artists while addressing critical social themes. The event drew attention to Sierra Leone’s cultural heritage, love, drug abuse, domestic violence, and climate change, blending artistic expression with social consciousness. The performances, enhanced by the Groovy Colors Band, struck an...Read More
The Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts (BAMPA) in Freetown marked a major milestone on October 18, 2024, by launching two original songs during a celebratory event at the Logie Wright Auditorium. These tracks—“Enjoyment Dae Na Ya” and “Ar Feel Something”—are the fruits of a four-day Music Fusion Workshop held at the academy, blending Sierra Leone’s traditional and modern music styles. “Enjoyment Dae Na Ya” invites listeners to embrace...Read More
The head coach of Sierra Leone’s home-based team, Alhaji Foray, has invited 40 players for training to prepare for the upcoming CHAN qualifiers. Sierra Leone will play against Liberia on October 27, and November 1, 2024. Training starts on Monday, October 21, 2024, at the SLFA Academy, and all invited players must arrive by 6:30am. The draw for the matchups took place in Cairo on October 9 and included 40...Read More
By George M.O. WilliamsThe Minister of Agriculture and Food Security on October 17, 2024, recorded another first in the country’s history of celebrating World Food Day by purchasing Le 600 million worth of homegrown produce taken to the celebration and exhibited by smallholder farmers.Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka described the event as the first WFD celebration in recent history where the ministry had taken the bold step to buy all produce...Read More
The Minister of Agriculture & Food Security has marked the end of this year’s World Food Day celebrations held in the Eastern District of Kailahun by donating one combined rice harvester to Med-Tulai Agribusiness and another to Pujehun-based Tivamiah agribusiness and other farm machinery to deserving players in the ‘Feed Salone programme’.Announcing the close of the 2024 WFD celebrations, Dr. Henry Musa Kpaka said the Ministry decided to present the...Read More
