Groovy Colours, the premier band of the Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts, will stage a fundraising musical concert on Friday, May 19, 2023 at the academy. The event is aim raising fund to support the academy and its activities. The band thought it fit that they too should help develop the academy since they were nurtured there. Ballanta is basically a voluntary organization that has been relying on...Read More
By Ragan M. Conteh Amazonian Initiative Movement (AIM), a non-governmental organisation committed to fighting Female Genital Mutilation and promoting the right of girls and women, on May 1, 2023, handed over a newly constructed modern six-classroom primary school building to the people of Rosengbeh village, Koya Chiefdom in Port Loko District. The newly constructed school is part of her organisation’s work to end female genital mutilation in Sierra Leone, according...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh One Theophilus Anderson who identified himself as a technician was on Thursday, May 4, 2023, remanded at the Male Correctional Center by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of the Pademba Road Court No. 3 for allegedly stealing US$500. The accused on his first appearance in court was docked on a count charge of Larceny contrary to section 2 of the Larceny Act of 1916. According to the particulars of...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh As the 2023 general elections draw closer, the Sports for Sustainable Development Foundation (SSDF) on Saturday, May 6, 2023, engaged stakeholders on election violence and drug abuse amongst disadvantaged young people. The workshop which was held at the Fataraman School in Freetown was attended by youths and stakeholders from communities. The workshop was themed: “Strengthening the role of young people in the Prevention of Election Violence, drug...Read More
The cricket community got lost in wonders as powerhouse Police CC crumbled to defeat against fancied old rivals Mid-West after an all-out squeeze at the Prince of Wales Oval on Saturday. Collectively, the seaside oval has witnessed 11 competitive encounters. Of these, the Officers have had no idea why the hapless woes recur in steady sequence. Most Confusing was how Mid-West could boot them all out for 74 runs in...Read More
