Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) in Sierra Leone on Friday, ugust 19, 2022 held a CSO Townhall meeting on the state of governance, peace and security. The meeting which was held at the Vanilla Complex in Aberdeen brought together civil society groups from across the country to speak on one voice. In her opening statement, Macela Samba Sesay, Executive Director, Campaign for Good Governance, called on participants to speak frankly, adding...Read More
I could vividly memorize all the ashes of divisive statements made by leaders of the main opposition All People Congress (APC) Party immediately after the 2018 Multitier Elections that brought H.E. President Julius Maada Bio to governance to date. However, this piece will not attempt to make mention of those inciteful expressions. My question is what if these opposition leaders would have used the lost opportunities before August 10 to...Read More
The Deputy Matron of 34 Military Hospital, Stephanie Hawa Fofanah on Saturday August 20, 2022, commended members of Freetown Sierra Leone Stake of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints for cleaning the hospital through its All Africa Service Project. The All Africa Service Project is a one-day activity undertaken by members of the Church in every August. As part of this year’s activity, the Freetown Stake organized the...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka UNFPA Representative, Ms. Nadia Rasheed and the Chargé d’Affairs of the Embassy of the People’s Republic of China, Mr. Li Xiaoyong, on Friday, August, 19, visited the King Harman Maternal and Child Health Hospital and the Ross Road Community Health Centre, two of nine health facilities in the country providing cervical cancer screening and treatment services with support from the Government of China and UNFPA. Speaking during the...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker The Chairman of the Sierra Leone Cricket Association (SLCA), Francis Trevor Samura and the Cricket Development Coordinator for southern region, Salia Eric Kamson Kamara are among 20 tutors in Africa certified by the International Cricket Council (ICC) to conduct Cricket Coaching Level 1 course and to certify successful candidates. All 20 members have been granted access to the ICC EdApp and could now conduct and supervise...Read More
