By Stephen V. Lansana The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Trade and Industry has on Tuesday, October 31, 2023, engaged the development partners in a one-day roundtable in the Ministry’s conference hall, Youyi Building in Freetown. The conference was attended by experts and policymakers across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), representatives from international partners like African Development Bank (AfDB), GIZ, and Embassy of...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh together with the UNICEF Representative, Rudolf Schwenk, on Thursday, October 26, 2023, handed over 3,400 cartons of Ready-to-Use Therapeutic Food (RUTF) to the National Medical Supplies Agency (NMSA), which were jointly procured by the Government of Sierra Leone and the Nutrition Match Window on an equal basis. The Nutrition Match Window is a global initiative funded...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura The Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts at 27 Liverpool Street in Freetown, on Friday October 27, 2023, celebrated its 28th year in existence at its Logie Wright Auditorium, to honor its past founders and make merry of its achievements so far in the history of Creative Arts in Sierra Leone. This year’s celebration took the form of a concert, which was graced by a...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The College of Digital Excellence (CODE) has on Friday, October 27, 2023, held its second matriculation ceremony for new students who are offering various computer programs at the college campus on Congo Cross in Freetown. CODE has been in existence for the past four years after the Choithram Group Sierra Leone envisioned the setting up of world class tertiary institution by bringing world class Information Communication...Read More
The Catholic Church’s social service agency in Sierra Leone is calling for “immediate action” against the spread of synthetic marijuana ravaging young people in the West African nation ranked among the world’s poorest. “The widespread use of this substance is causing serious psychological and social problems, particularly in the context of unemployment and the severe economic crisis,” said a statement from Caritas Freetown referring to Kush or K2, a synthetic...Read More
