The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Tuesday debated the bill entitled “The Professional Engineering Regulatory Council Act 2021”. The Bill seeks to make provision for the establishment of the Professional Engineering Regulatory Council with the responsibility to regulate the practice of engineering in Sierra Leone, including the registration and discipline of professional engineers, and to provide for other related matters Presenting the bill to Parliament, the Deputy Minister of...Read More

From left, Dr. Koen Van Besien, Dr. Jingmei Hsu and Dr. Marshall Glesby An American research team reported that it has possibly cured HIV in a woman for the first time. Building on past successes, as well as failures, in the HIV-cure research field, these scientists used a cutting-edge stem cell transplant method that they expect will expand the pool of people who could receive similar treatment to several dozen...Read More

Tina Mans,  a businesswoman,  was on Monday, February 14, 2022 taken to court by Pee Cee & Sons for allegedly obtaining goods worth over  Le158 million by deception. The accused made her first appearance in court and was charge with one count of obtaining goods by false pretense contrary to section 32(1) of the Larceny Act 1916.   The police alleged that the accused on diverse dates betweenNovember 10, 2021, and...Read More

Journalists across the country on Tuesday celebrated the launch of the SLAJ Golden Jubilee Journalism Welfare Fund (JWF) in Freetown. Studies have shown that 9 out of 10 journalists are considered to be poor. The aim of the welfare fund is to provide financial assistance for journalists that are members of SLAJ basically those who are constrained to pay hospital bills, becoming destitute, locked up for factual challenges and struggling...Read More

Monrovia, Liberia, Monday 14 February 2022 –His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has been welcomed by His Excellency President George Weah in Monrovia, Liberia, for the formal launch today 14 February 2022 of the year-long commemoration of the country’s bicentennial anniversary. He joined other colleague Heads of State and Government and other leaders from around the worldat the Samuel K. Doe Stadium to recognise the 200th anniversary of the...Read More