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
Eight young players have been killed and over a dozen wounded on Sunday when a minivan collided with a truck loaded with timber along Makoth and Makarie highway, sources at the Makeni Regional Hospital said Monday. Sources at the hospital said some of the injured have been referred to the Emergency Surgical Centre in Freetown. The North-East Region Football Association (NERFA) has also confirmed the death of the players. The...Read More
