By Alusine Sesay Guinean and Sierra Leonean representatives in discussion in Conaky, Guinea A team from the National Communications Authority (NatCA) led by the Director General Mr. Amara Brewah was in Guinea Conakry over the weekend to establish a Memorandum of Understanding on the interconnection between Guinea and Sierra Leone for Internet redundant route (backup/alternative route) through the terrestrial fiber backbone. The agreement would enhance Internet connectivity by creating a...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone – Luckman Koroma, a second-year student at Njala University’s Monkonday campus, has been denied bail for the second time in a case involving the unlawful killing of Mohamed Kamara. Magistrate Sahr Kekura ordered Koroma to remain in custody after his court appearance on Monday, September 2, 2024. Koroma faces charges of motor manslaughter following an incident on Sunday, July 21, 2024, at Cole Farm...Read More
By Sallue S. Kanu The Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources Umaru Napoleon Koroma alongside his counterpart at the Ministry of Local Government Alfred Jamiru were in Kono District earlier on Friday, August 31, 2024, to launch projects funded with proceeds from mining activities in the district. The Diamond Area Community Development Fund (DACDF) has been hailed as a novelty and a more practical approach to ensuring citizens benefit...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone — The Judiciary of Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the United Nations International Children’s Emergency Fund (UNICEF), has commenced a three-day training program aimed at enhancing the skills of magistrates in adjudicating cases involving children and juveniles. The training, which began on August 29, 2024, is being held at the Lia Hotel in Lungi Town, Port Loko District. Organized by the Judicial and Legal Training Institute (JLTI),...Read More
By Ibrahim Sorie Koroma Senior Health Education Officer –HEP/MoH The Government of Sierra Leone through the Expanded Programme on Immunization in the Ministry of Health in collaboration with its partners is planning to protect over 355,363 newborn babies with over 457,272 doses of FREE Hepatitis B vaccine in 2025. The vaccine will be administered at birth within the first 24 hours of birth. This was made known at a recent...Read More
