The Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai Esq, marked his first hundred days in office on Monday July 15th 2024, having led over eighty engagements to amplify the country’s sport sector to a profitable end. He was appointed on April 9, 2024, Dr. Abdulai had long envisaged the rebirth of sports to contribute to national growth. Commencing work on April 15th, 2024, the new...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Sierra Leone Women’s Premier League double champions, Mogbwema Queens from Rutile, have intensified training ahead of the CAF Women’s Championship, slated for August 2-22, 2024. The tournament will be hosted at the beautiful Southern Arena Stadium in Bo. To strengthen their squad, the management of Mogbwema Queens has signed two foreign players: Nadi Quade, an attacking midfielder from Guinea-Bissau, and Ghanaian-born attacker Ativor Holali. Mogbwema Queens...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu A team from the World Bank with the Minister of Energy l, Dr. Eldred Taylor and technical personnel from the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority (EDSA) on Saturday, July 13, 2024, conducted an assessment on the status of the project dedicated to upgrading the Freetown network from 11KV to 33KV under the Energy Sector Utility Reform Project, ESURP. This project, which is funded by the World...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Abioseh Warren Martyn, aka Afrimaroon, a veteran reggae musician in Freetown, on Friday June 12th, 2024, explained that the musical genre could unite people of diverse cultures and serve as a vehicle to advocate peace in society. Afrimaroon is the Chairman of Sierra Leone Reggae Union. According to him Reggae lyrics touches on themes such as peace, encouraging listeners to seek peaceful resolutions. “Many reggae songs...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu On Saturday, July 13, 2024, the Sierra Leone Chambers of Agribusiness Development (SLeCAD) and Craving for Development formalized their partnership through a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to bolster agriculture and support the government’s Feed Salone flagship project. The signing ceremony, held at SLeCAD’s new office on Lumley Beach Road in Freetown, highlighted the importance of integrating the private sector into successful implementation of agriculture projects. The...Read More
