The Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts, on Saturday February 26, 2022 at the Bintumani Hotel, Aberdeen in Freetown held an ‘International Music Evening’. The Evening which was graced by over seven different nations, including: Sierra Leone, China, Guinea, India, The Philippines, Turkey, Egypt etc. brought various acts – singing, dancing, etc. through which their cultures were expressed. The event created a friendly environment for musicians and music lovers...Read More
Magistrate Peter Gorgra of Pademba Road Court No.6 in Freetown has issued a bench warrant against George Koyama, a senior male staff at the Human Resources Department of the Ministry of Lands and Country Planning, after he failed to appear before him on Monday. The accused , George Koyama was dragged to Court for insulting and assaulting his boss, Mrs. Marian Tutu Vandy, the Chief Building Inspector in the Ministry...Read More
The newly appointed Resident Minister for North-West Region, Alhaji Alpha Sahid Bakar Kanu has said on Monday that, he would not necessarily return to the All People’s Congress (APC) party because it seems like the party did not need him any longer. He made this statement while commenting on his appointment and plans while serving as Minister for the North-West Region. It should be recalled that in the run-up to the 2018 Presidential...Read More
A female high court judge in Freetown, Justice Manuela Harding has explained how she was beaten up, abused and humiliated by a bike rider Patrick Gospel Koroma at Hill Station in December 2021. An allegation the accused Patrick pleaded guilty to before Magistrate Isata Sellu Tucker of Pademba Road Court No.3 for which he was remanded in prison. The accused Patrick Gospel Koroma in his black T-shirt was weeping in...Read More
Accra, Ghana, February 28, 2022—IFC has appointed Kyle Kelhofer as Senior Country Manager for Benin, Ghana, Liberia, Sierra Leone, and Togo. Kelhofer, who previously worked for IFC in Ghana, brings almost 30 years of global development experience to his new role supporting private sector growth, job creation, and recovery from COVID-19 in West Africa. A United States national, Kelhofer joined IFC in 1998 and has worked on energy-efficiency financing in...Read More
