At least 79 people have been hospitalized at Kenema Government Hospital after they exhibited symptoms of weakness, unconscious and convulsion on Wednesday, according to authorities at hospital. Upon investigation by the Hospital, it was reported that the patients attended a graduation ceremony where they ate cake, ginger beer, and water the previous day. There is unconfirmed report that the patients may have suffered food poisoning. The Hospital said that in...Read More

The Board of Directors of the African Development Fund, the concessional window of the African Development Bank Group, has approved a grant of US$2 million to boost food production in Sierra Leone. The program falls under the African Development Bank Group’s US$1.5 billion African Emergency Food Production Facility, a response to the global food crisis that resulted from the Russia-Ukraine conflict, which has deepened existing food insecurity in Sierra Leone. The...Read More

The Principal for the Milton Margai School for the Blind Mr. Salieu Turay has commended the introduction of braille in the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and West Africa Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE). Blind students previously used typewriter to write their exams until slate and stylus were introduced in 2021. “The greatest disadvantage in using the typewriter is that you sometimes even turn the carbon over because you cannot...Read More

Bo Rangers have responded to Sierra Leone international Musa Kamara’s recent interview regarding his proposed transfer to Kaizer Chiefs. There have been contradicting reports regarding the situation, with some suggesting the 21-year-old striker was set to arrive in South Africa for trials at Amakhosi. While other reports indicated that Kamara would be joining the Soweto giants on a free transfer after his contract with Rangers expired at the end of...Read More

Financial Intelligence Unit on July 25, 2022, commenced a five-day stakeholders’ workshop on anti-money laundering and combating financing terrorism. The Director of Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), David N. Bobor said the workshop is to clearly identify the risk and vulnerability within their system that will enable them to put appropriate mitigating measures in combating money laundering and terrorist financing, as the last risk assessment was done in 2017. According to...Read More