By Fatima Kpaka The Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah on Thursday officiated the launch of the Sierra Leone Broadcasters’ Association (SiLBA) at the Brookfields Hotel in Freetown. As a seasoned broadcaster himself, Minister Bah announced his intention to formally register as a member of SiLBA, demonstrating his commitment to supporting and promoting the interests of broadcasters in Sierra Leone.SiLBA, a non-profit organization incorporated in Sierra Leone two...Read More

By Sallieu S, Kanu   On Friday, July 5, Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, welcomed Her Excellency Mrs. Ursula Fahringer, Ambassador of the Republic of Austria to the Republic of Sierra Leone, based in Dakar, Senegal, during a courtesy call.  Mayor Aki-Sawyerr and Ambassador Fahringer underscored the importance of strengthening collaboration in a bid to fostering ties of cooperation between the two countries. Mayor Aki-Sawyerr used the opportunity to brief the...Read More

The Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Dr Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai Esq, on Friday, July 5, 2024, signed a historic cross-border memorandum of understanding,  MOU, with Namibian Authorities and the Management of The Dome Sport Facility to deliver traditional sports across 54 African nations and to give the greenlight for the hosting of the 1st African Traditional Games scheduled for 2026.Sierra Leone, housing the African Traditional Sports Secretariat,...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu Last week, after years of hard work the government of President Julius Maada Bio finally succeeded in landing the Millennium Challenge Corporation grant of US$480 million. This is one of the biggest compact grants to be approved for any country.  The grant  will be injected to transform the energy sector in the country, which is critical to growth. Following the approval of the money, the question...Read More

Sierra Leone Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Jamesina E.L. King has in a Judgement delivered on July 3,2024, declared the removal of Millicent Kargbo and others as Directors and subscribers of the Sierra Leone Association of Women In Journalism (SLAWIJ), and the appointments of (4th -8th defendants) Mariama Coker, Princess Gibson, Rev. Dr. Lucy-Ann Ganda, Marian Samu and Zainab Kanu, null and void and of no effect.Justice King ordered a...Read More