By Desmond Tunde Coker The ongoing Leone Rock Premier League 2024/2025 season has seen an unprecedented turnout of fans and some exciting surprises. Over the weekend, several unexpected results came from the bigger teams, including a notable win for Ports Authority. Bo Rangers ended Old Edwardians’ 100% record in the Premier League with a 3-1 victory at the Southern Arena on Sunday. Suffian Kalokoh scored twice and Abu Komeh added...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Ministry of Public Administration and Political Affairs (MPAPA) announced on Monday, January 13, 2025, that the Cabinet has officially approved the revised Civil Service Code and Rules 2024, replacing the Civil Service Code, Rules, and Regulations of 2011. The approval was granted during the 10th Cabinet Meeting held on Wednesday, December 18, 2024. This revision marks a significant milestone in the ongoing reform of Sierra...Read More
By Sallkieu S. Kanu The Executive Committee of the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has announced March 1, 2025, as the new date for its Ordinary Congress. A notification signed by nine out of eleven committee members stated that the decision was “in line with Article 26, Par. 2” of the Association’s statutes. This decision follows a recent court order that halted the FA’s plans for a congress due to...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, Sierra Leone – The U.S. Naval Forces Europe and U.S. Africa Command in collaboration with the U.S. Embassy and the Mission of Iceland to Sierra Leone, are hosting the inaugural African Maritime Gender Network (AMGN) Conference on “Gender Considerations in Maritime Security,” on January 14-15, 2025, at the Radisson Blu in Freetown, Sierra Leone, the U.S. Embassy said in a statement on Monday. Key...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats-SL) in a statement on Friday, January 11, 2025, announced that it is hosting a team of technical experts from the United States Census Bureau, the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) in New York, and the United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA). The experts are conducting an assessment and support mission for the 2025 Sierra Leone Population and Housing Census (SLPHC). This...Read More
