Sierra Leone has become the 3rd West African country to launch Starlink, the satellite broadband service launched by California-based SpaceX, the spacecraft company founded by Elon Musk. This development was announced by the Minister of Information Chernor Bah during the Ministry of Communications and Innovation ‘Tech Summit’ held in Freetown on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. The country now joins Nigeria, Kanya and Zambia as West African nations connected to Starlink....Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Minister of Education and Higher Education H E Buthaina bint Ali Al Jabr Al Nuaimi, Qatar Minister of Education and Higher Education, yesterday met with the Minister of Technical and Higher Education of the Republic of Sierra Leone Dr. Haja Ramatulai Wurie. During the meeting, they discussed ways to enhance cooperation between the two countries in education. The dialogue also focused on strategies to enhance...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Ibrahim Sesay popularly known as Kassim D.Wizard, a local artist in Freetown, has said that he would soon release his first extended play (EP) titled: ‘Elevate’, which preaches love, courage, among other things. According to him, the forthcoming EP has five tracks: ‘Bodoyorology’, ‘4Kam’, ‘Shokoto’ and ‘Kontri’, and to make it more fascinating, he featured several other local artists like Kracktwist, Joel and Kaley Bag....Read More
The Legal Aid Board has concluded planning meeting with the leadership of the Sierra Leone Commercial Motor Bike Riders Union ahead of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP)-funded capacity building training for 600 bike riders commonly called Okada Riders. The training will be held in five locations, with the first taking place in Freetown on Tuesday 11th and Wednesday 12th June targeting 180 participants drawn from the Western Area Urban...Read More
Ishmael Bayoh Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Senegal who is also the doyen of ECOWAS Ambassadors, Alhaji Brima Elvis Koroma on Tuesday 11th June, 2024 called on Member States to uphold the values and aspirations for which the founding fathers founded the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS). Ambassador Koroma was speaking during a ceremony to mark the 49th Anniversary of ECOWAS organized by ECOWAS Ambassadors at the Grand Theater in...Read More
