New Sierra Leone captain Steven Caulker has thanked outgoing skipper Umaru Bangura and hopes he can learn from his predecessor as he takes on the role. Former Liverpool and Tottenham Hotspur centre-back Caulker only made his competitive debut for the Leone Stars at the Africa Cup of Nations in January. “I want to thank Umaru for what he has done,” the 30-year-old told BBC Sport Africa. “He has done an...Read More
The French Embassy in Guinea and Sierra Leone together with CAPAGO International, have in a press release on Monday April 4, 2022, said that they will start to issue Schengen visa on April 19, 2022, in Freetown. It was said in the release that the Schengen visa application centre would open bi-monthly, every first and third week of the month and that the French Consulate in Guinea is in charge...Read More
Prosecution witness number one, Joseph Bockarie Noah has said during cross-examination by Defense lawyer Ady Macaulay that Dr. Samura Kamara was not part of procurement committee and did not present the contract document to cabinet for the rehabilitation of the Sierra Leone chancellery building in New York. He said that the document was presented by the then Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs Dr Mohamed Gibril Sesay to cabinet. He said...Read More
Disaster management experts, led by Professor Lee Miles, have launched an Evaluating Disaster Action research project in Sierra Leone to explore how local communities become more resilient in their everyday lives to combat disasters. Bournemouth University Disaster Management Centre (BUDMC) have been working in the region for almost a decade, supporting disaster management and recovery in the country, identifying single points of failure, and supporting the country in setting up...Read More
An Irishman and a local joined forces to build a surfing community at the beach in Bureh. About 90 minutes’ drive from Sierra Leone’s capital city Freetown is Bureh, one of the West African country’s most beautiful beaches. This area, beside a fishing village with a population of a few hundred people, has become a hotspot for surfers, due partially to the curiosity of one man. John Small (28) was...Read More
