British runners are heading out to Sierra Leone for the “world’s craziest marathon” on Sunday. Setting off at 6am, in a bid to avoid as much of the blistering, 30C plus midday heat as possible, runners will undertake the 26.2-mile race through northern Sierra Leone. They will wind through tropical jungle and local villages, running along undulating paths, before making their way to the finish line at the Wusum stadium in Makeni, the country’s third largest city. But...Read More
When Hawa Koroma moved to Kenema in the eastern region of Sierra Leone twelve years ago, she was looking for a fresh start following the civil war, which claimed her husband’s life. She could not have imagined how the move to this city which is 200km from the capital Freetown would change her life. Koroma, a paraplegic and widowed mother of five, arrived in Kenema with only her wheelchair, having...Read More
“You set out to count the number of people living in a village. There are 500 people living there. For some reason, you count only 300 people. The population of the village cannot be 300 inhabitants even if you used the best technology to do your counting.” The SLPP provisional census results published on Tuesday 31st May 2022 are telling us so many interesting stories. Statistics Sierra Leone (SSL) says...Read More
The Teaching Service Commission (TSC) of Sierra Leone is encouraging teachers to turn up for work and be in classrooms as they are exploring all legal and appropriate channel to resolve their demand. The commission said in statement on Wednesday, June 1,2022 that negotiations between the Sierra Leone Teachers Union and the government of Sierra Leone is in process, noting that the 21 days strike notice issued by the Union...Read More
On May 25, 2022, high level government officials from the Ministry of Energy, EDSA, Ministry of Finance and the public private Partnership (PPP) Unit and the Paramount Chiefs conducted a site visit in Yamandu, Baoma Chiefdom to assess the progress of the construction of the new Serengeti Energy funded 5MW solar PV power project. The first phase of this project is slated to commence operation in July 2022, while the...Read More
