Ms. Nadia Rasheed arrived in Sierra Leone on May 16, 2022 as new Representative of the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) Country Office. A national of Sudan, Ms. Rasheed brings with her wealth of management experience on health, gender and development issues. She has represented UNDP in partnerships with other UN organizations, managed interagency programmes and provided advisory support to UNDP Country Offices and national partners. Before joining UNFPA, Ms....Read More
The Scorpion Squad of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), on the morning hours of Thursday, June 2, 2022, executed a search and arrested the Proprietor of the Moses Academy International School, Ibrahim Turay and eleven candidates writing the West Africa School Certificate Examinations (WASSCE) at the private residence of the proprietor at Turay Drive, Deep-eye Water. The Scorpion Squad acted on intelligence that the said pupils were writing the mathematics...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has disclosed that Sierra Leone has a New Arbitration Bill, 2022, which will law soon. The Chief Justice was speaking as a Special Guest at the 6th International Chamber of Commerce Africa Conference on Arbitration on the theme, “African Arbitration: Consolidation and Transformation.” According to him, the Law of Arbitration in Sierra Leone is the Arbitration Ordinance of 1927 enshrined...Read More
Mohamed Turay Swimming President The President of the Sierra Leone Swimming Diving and Water Polo Association (SLSDWA) Mohamed Turay has been elected as a member of the CANA Zone 2 Bureau for four years – 2022 – 2026. Turay was the scribe of swimming before he took over as the newly elected President of the Sierra Leone Swimming Diving and Water Polo Association in October 2021. Upon assuming office, his...Read More
Sierra Leone U-17 team, Sierra Stars has on Thursday, June 2, 2022, departed Bo for Liberia for two friendly matches with their Morocco and Liberia counterparts. The media officer attached to the team, Mr Mansurr Koroma said that the team will be based in Monrovia for six days where they will engage their counterparts in two separate friendly matches. Mohamed Lamin Kamara, head coach of U17, said that they will...Read More
