By Stephen V. Lansana The Bo District Council Chairman, representative of the Paramount Chief of Kakua Chiefdom and senior government officials have on Friday, September 27, 2024, commended BRAC Sierra Leone for sponsoring the Accelerating Impact for Young Women (AIM) TVET Graduation and Asset Transfer Ceremony with the theme: “Empowering Adolescent Girls and Young Women (AGYW) with the Right Skills for Sustainable Growth”. The event was held in Bo District....Read More
By Alusine Sesay The Ministry of Technical and Higher Education on Thursday, September 26, 20324, held a town hall meeting at the Fourah Bay College (FBC) multipurpose hall to promote quality higher education in the country with the theme: “The cost of quality higher education: A collective responsibility.” Stakeholders from public and private universities, policymakers, students, and lecturers are among those who participated in the discussion. The meeting was held...Read More
The Freetown Terminal Limited (FTL), a subsidiary of African Global Logistics (AGL) Limited, held its annual marathon race on Wednesday, 25th September 2024, in a vibrant display of unity and appreciation. The event, which marked the company’s ‘Solidarity Day,’ was a testament to their commitment to recognizing and celebrating the contributions of their workers and the communities in which they operate around the world. The day-long celebration saw employees from...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka On Thursday, September 26, 2024, the highly anticipated murder trial of Abdul Kpaka began, with Prosecution Witness No. 1, Christiana Kumba Theresa Kamara, delivering a detailed and emotional testimony. Kamara, the younger sister of the deceased, Sia Fatu Kamara, described the harrowing events leading up to her sister’s death. Sia was found with a cut on her upper lip and bloodstains on her lower lip after being...Read More
Story by Tyson Conteh in Makeni & Courtney Bembridge in London – BBC Africa Eye Isata, a single mother in her early twenties, epitomises the horrors of the lives of sex workers in Sierra Leone. She has been beaten, robbed, kidnapped, trafficked to another country, rescued, trafficked and rescued again. Amidst all of this, she became hooked on a dangerous street drug, kush, that is wreaking havoc in the West...Read More
