ASX-listed Sierra Rutile has suspended operations at a part of Area 1, Sierra Leone, to conduct a review into the death of a worker on site on Monday. Expressing the company’s condolences, MD and CEO Theuns de Bruyn said that it was a sad day for Sierra Rutile and its people. “We have launched an investigation to understand the circumstances surrounding this tragic event and will fully cooperate with the...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba road court No: 2 has on Wednesday 19th June 2024 remanded George Adams, former military personnel with force number 18172457, for allegedly participating in the November 26th failed coup. The accused George Adams made his first appearance in court and was arraigned on the charges of Treason, Misprison of Treason and Murder. According to the indictments on counts one, it was alleged...Read More
The Executive of Sierra Leone National Paralympics Committee (SLE-NPC), members of the disable community and popular comedian, Timbo aka City Parrot today welcomed para-athletes back home in a grand style, after Arnold Sheka Kamara finished second in the powerlifting competition in Birmingham, United Kingdom. Polio Para-Powerlifter Arnold Sheka Kamara and one arm female Para-Table Tennis player Rashidatu Mabinty Sesay were among 80 Para-athletes and coaches at a Global GAPS camp...Read More
By Amadu Wyseman Daramy in Maryland, USA The people of Lower Bambara Chiefdom, Kenema District, with seven chiefdoms, have lamented over the deplorable state of the road network for which they have accused the ruling Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) government of complete neglect and abandonment for the past forty years with successive governments making promises to fix the road but to no avail. The Chiefdom is rich in minerals...Read More
Sierra Leone has become the 3rd West African country to launch Starlink, the satellite broadband service launched by California-based SpaceX, the spacecraft company founded by Elon Musk. This development was announced by the Minister of Information Chernor Bah during the Ministry of Communications and Innovation ‘Tech Summit’ held in Freetown on Tuesday, June 11, 2024. The country now joins Nigeria, Kanya and Zambia as West African nations connected to Starlink....Read More