By Iednewsdesk A new report, assessing and providing recommendations on disaster management across Sierra Leone, has been launched in Sierra Leone.Bournemouth University’s Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC) has worked with the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) in Sierra Leone to produce a Final Report of the Evaluating Local Disaster Management in Sierra Leone (EVALDIS) project.The project, funded by Research England, sought to provide disaster management resilience recommendations for the country to improve...Read More
By Bernard Abass Kargbo, Public Education Office – ACC In its quest to disseminate and share anti-corruption messages with public officials, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday, March 29, 2023, held a customized meeting with police officers at the Lumley Police Station Conference Room, Wilkinson Road in the Western part of Freetown. The engagement aimed at educating police officers on the operations of the ACC, major corruption offences in the...Read More
Leone Rock Metal Group through its subsidiary Kingho Mining Company on Thursday, March 30, 2023, has laid the cornerstone for the construction of a 12 million tons per annum beneficiation plant for its phase 2 stage 2 project, as part of the Company’s strategic vertical integration drive. The ceremony was held at the mine site in Ferengbeya, Tonkolili District, Northern Region in the presence of government authorities, community stakeholders, Management...Read More
By: Betymie Bonnelame (Seychelles News Agency) – A 32-year-old woman from Sierra Leone was sentenced by the Seychelles Supreme Court to four years in prison on Thursday, after she pleaded guilty to the importation of a controlled drug. The police said in a statement on Friday that Memunatu Esther Camara was arrested at the Seychelles International airport in April 2022, after trying to enter Seychelles with 1.54 kg of cocaine. The drugs, which...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Old Edwardians Football Club (OEFC) has reached an agreement with Coach Francis Zappa Koroma and Coach Ibrahim Sillah to take over the technical duties of the Club as Head Coach and Asst. Coach, respectively, ahead of the resumption of the second round of the Sierra Leone Premier League. According to a press release issued on Wednesday, March 29, 2023 by the club, after a successful interview...Read More