The President of the Association of the National Olympic Committees of Africa (ANOCA), Mustapha Berraf, has communicated that the government of Russian has promised 10,000 x 2 Vaccines for African Athletes & Officials that will be participating in the Olympic Games in Tokyo in July this year. In a special message across Africa, he noted: “Dear colleagues and friends, I have the honor to inform you that the partnership with...Read More
The para-athletes in Sierra Leone have resumed effective training for the Para Athletics qualification in Tunisia which is scheduled from the 14th – 21st March 2021. Only athletes who qualify will take part in the Tokyo games. According to the media department of Para Athletics, the official training which started on Monday February 22, 2021, at the Siaka Stevens Stadium in Freetown will put the athletes in a better shape...Read More
Frequent breakdowns and the high incidence of the ferries going aground or drifting into the Atlantic Ocean, have made passengers plying the Freetown-Tagrin route very wary about their safety, causing them to blame management of the ferry services. The General Manager of the Great Scarcis ferry and the Mahera Company, Alusine Daramy, told Premier News on Monday February 22, 2021 that, they should be squarely blamed for such happenings. ...Read More
The European Union Ambassador in Sierra Leone, Tom Vens has said that climate change is posing a serious threat to Sierra Leone’s sustainable development trajectory, and called on the media to focus more attention on environmental reporting in order to educate the public about the environmental hazards and its socio-economic impact on local communities. Ambassador Vens made this statement on Friday February 26, 2021, during the closing ceremony of the...Read More
This is not the first time the Confederation of African Football (CAF) is banning Sierra Leone from using its national venue for International competition because of poor facilities. CAF has informed the Sierra Leone Football Association, that the country’s Capital Stadium lacks adequate facilities. Sierra Leone is to host Benin in their next home game on 30 March, their final African Cup of Nations Group L qualifier, days after their...Read More
