Kao Denero, ambassador for entertainment and special envoy for investment, has recently said that he would soon launch a database for entertainers with the aim to upgrade and protect the entertainment industry and its entertainers. He said that the database would keep details of all entertainers. “And that would be helpful for the industry. The database will provide official identification cards for every genuine entertainer as well as protect the...Read More
At least three people including a pregnant woman Buntu Kamara, and the Councillor for Ward 191 Abu Bakar Kamara following a land dispute in Kukuna Town, Bramaia Chiefdom, Kambia District. According to Buntu who was carrying an eight month pregnancy, on Friday, June 24, 2022, she was working in her garden when a group of people from the Memaseiduya family, including relatives of Kandeh Momoh De-phoreh Dumbuya II, Paramount Chief...Read More
IDA20 financing and strong political leadership will be pivotal to recovery Dakar, July 7, 2022 – African Heads of State and Government reaffirmed their commitment to seize key opportunities to respond to multiple crises and steer their economies to transformative paths, in partnership with the World Bank’s International Development Association (IDA). The leaders convened at the IDA for Africa Summit in Dakar, Senegal, to champion a strong start to IDA’s twentieth financing cycle...Read More
Electricity consumers in Freetown have decried the sharp increase in electricity tariffs which were instituted by the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority on July 1, 2022. They said the 30 percent increase in tariffs was unjustified and not in tandem with the economic realities of the country where Sierra Leoneans are facing hardships. They also accused the Authority of sabotaging the government taking into consideration that Sierra Leoneans will soon...Read More
The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Friday announced sweeping measures to enhance the safety and security of Members of Parliament, staff, and visitors within the precincts of Parliament. The measures were announced after members of parliament from the opposition complained of insecurity in the well of parliament after criminal elements made their way to the gallery and started using invectives on members of the opposing when they were debating the...Read More
