The Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts at 27 Liverpool Street in the centre of Freetown has on Saturday, January 29, 2022 concluded a three-day school bands gala concert at the academy’s miniauditorium. The bandsthat participated in the concert are:Five Star Brass from Ballanta Academy, Lumley High School band, Sierra LeoneArmy Forces (RSLAF) Regimental Band, Sierra Leone Grammar School Band, Golden Groove Big Band, St. Joseph’sSecondary School Band,Government Model...Read More
Tricycle groups have organised themselves into an association to support the growth of their businesses and ensure sustainability of this model of household waste collection in Freetown. Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr spoke yesterday at the launch of the Waste Collection Management Association. With youth unemployment at an all-time high in Sierra Leone, and poverty rising fast, and a city desperately in need of being transformed into one of the...Read More
The largest agricultural company in Sierra Leone which is growing oil palm and producing Crude Palm Oil (CPO),Socfin Agricultural Company has joined the prestigious group of companies around the world as a certified member of the Roundtable for Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO). The long and arduous road of ensuring compliance has taken several years and is achieved on the back of the ISO 14001/2015 certification for Environmental Management obtain 4...Read More
President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Friday January 28, 2022 pronounced Antonio Rüdiger as Brand Global Sierra Leone Football Ambassador during a brief ceremony attended by family members, well-wishers and government officials in Freetown. Antonio Rüdiger is a Sierra Leonean-German professional footballer who plays as a centre-back for Premier League club, Chelsea and the Germany national team. Director of Protocols in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,...Read More
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone will today commence a nationwide ‘Judicial Week’, to increase access to justice and decongest Correctional Centres across the country. The Judiciary said in statement on Friday that,during this Judicial Week, a total of 1,013 inmates would be given the opportunity to have their incarcerations reviewed in Prison Courts sitting outside correctional facilities. Following a stakeholders meeting comprising the Judiciary, Sierra Leone Correctional Centers, Legal Aid...Read More
