The Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Dr Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai Esq, on Friday, July 5, 2024, signed a historic cross-border memorandum of understanding, MOU, with Namibian Authorities and the Management of The Dome Sport Facility to deliver traditional sports across 54 African nations and to give the greenlight for the hosting of the 1st African Traditional Games scheduled for 2026.Sierra Leone, housing the African Traditional Sports Secretariat,...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Last week, after years of hard work the government of President Julius Maada Bio finally succeeded in landing the Millennium Challenge Corporation grant of US$480 million. This is one of the biggest compact grants to be approved for any country. The grant will be injected to transform the energy sector in the country, which is critical to growth. Following the approval of the money, the question...Read More
Executive President of SLAWIJ Millicent Kargbo Sierra Leone Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Jamesina E.L. King has in a Judgement delivered on July 3,2024, declared the removal of Millicent Kargbo and others as Directors and subscribers of the Sierra Leone Association of Women In Journalism (SLAWIJ), and the appointments of (4th -8th defendants) Mariama Coker, Princess Gibson, Rev. Dr. Lucy-Ann Ganda, Marian Samu and Zainab Kanu, null and void and...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu On Friday, July 5, Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, welcomed Her Excellency Mrs. Ursula Fahringer, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Republic of Sierra Leone, based in Dakar, Senegal, during a courtesy call. Mayor Aki-Sawyerr and Ambassador Fahringer underscored the importance of strengthening collaboration in a bid to fostering ties of cooperation between the two countries. Mayor Aki-Sawyerr used the opportunity to brief the...Read More
By Naomi Henkriay Samura The journey to transform Freetown by transforming lives has begun with the launch on July 4, 2024, by Mayor of Freetown C40 Cities Co-Chair, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr of the ‘Transform Freetown – Transforming Lives 2024-2028 Development Agenda’. The development Agenda is a strategic roadmap by FCC to address the structural challenges of Freetown through investments that support economic growth and create 120,000 decent jobs by 2028. Speaking...Read More
