The Chairlady of Peters’ Brook Market in Freetown, Roberta Jones, has said on Saturday July 4, 2020, that gang activities in and around the market has scared off some of their clients thus resulting a fall in their income. She told Premier News that some regular customers in the market are afraid of being assaulted by ‘bad boys’, adding that sometimes boys known to be members of gangs usually harass...Read More
The Minister of Information and Communications, Mohamed Rahman Swarray, has said in parliament that the new Independent Media Commission Bill (IMC Bill) that was deliberated upon at the pre-legislative stage in Committee Room Number One on Monday 14th July 2020, has a human face and the ability to transform the media landscape of the country. He maintained that the IMC Bill is not a precondition for the repeal process, but...Read More
Philip Teddy Thomas Dumbuya, commonly known as Teddy, a Gospel musician in the east of Freetown, has said on Tuesday that, he has released a song titled ‘Water Sai Stone’. According to Dumbuya, the song inspires confidence in God as the source of life. He said that no matter what a man does and goes through in life one needs to put God above every other thing because He has...Read More
Sierra Leone is noted for having one of the highest annual rainfalls in Africa. Over the past six years, at least four major floods have affected over 220,000 people across the country and caused loss of lives and severe economic damage. Freetown is particularly prone to floods due to uncontrolled and uncoordinated human activities like deforestation, humans settling in slums, hill tops and along water ways, and poor waste disposal...Read More
The Sierra Leone Cricket Association (SLCA) has on Monday July 13, 2020, registered seven Sierra Leoneans as candidates for the first level of the Africa Cricket Associations (ACA) coaching course. The candidates will go through a six-day course online due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic. The six-day coaching course started on Monday July 13, and will end on Monday July 20. It is part of the commitment and vision...Read More
