Freetown, Sierra Leone – The University of Georgia (UGA), the U.S. Department of State, and World Hope International will co-host a virtual Sierra Leone Child Anti-Trafficking program launch event on Tuesday, March 2. This free virtual launch event will detail the results of groundbreaking child trafficking research and a new, impactful program for child trafficking survivors in Sierra Leone. The forum is presented by the African Programming and Research Initiative...Read More
The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has disclosed that Sierra Leone is now an attractive place for doing business despite the challenges posed by the dreadful Coronavirus pandemic. The Hon. Chief Justice was speaking at a workshop which was organized by the Sierra Leone Bar Association and the Center for International Law and Policy in Africa on February 25, 2021, on the ‘New York...Read More
The Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources in collaboration with the National Minerals Agency (NMA), has on Thursday, February 25, 2021, engaged the media practitioners, representatives of Civil Society Organisations on the status of the mineral sector in Sierra Leone, and case between the government of Sierra Leone and SL Mining which is pending at the International tribunal. The Director General of NMA, Mr. Julius Dainel Mattai said that over...Read More
Minister of Lands and Country Planning, Dr. Turad Senesie, has said that his first priority is to undertake reforms in the ministry by creating separate Directorates of Housing and Planning, and also digitize all their operations. He made the disclosure at the regular government press in the conference room of the Ministry of Information and Communications on Thursday February 25, 2021. Dr. Senesie explained that a lot of focus had...Read More
Starting today, and for the next two weeks, Premier News will present a series of articles looking into the plight of people living with Albinism in Sierra Leone. This is the first episode. Watch out for our next series on Wednesday, March 3rd. By Stephen V. Lansana Sierra Leone has not always been kind with its people living with disabilities, and in general with those who look “different,” such as...Read More
