March 24 (Renewables Now) – US solar energy solutions provider Solar Tyme USA is seeking to raise USD 1.75 million (EUR 1.59m) in debt or equity financing to build two renewable energy projects in Sierra Leone, a 200-kW solar micro-grid and a 50-KW solar power system. The news of the projects and the need to bankroll them was announced by Cape Town-based investment platform Energy Capital & Power, which has...Read More
19 March 2022 – Freetown, Sierra Leone: The groundbreaking for the Freetown Sierra Leone Temple of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has taken place. Elder Hugo E. Martinez, president of the Africa West Area of the Church, broke ground for a new temple in this West African country. In a dedicatory prayer, Elder Martinez said, “Bless us as followers of Thy Son Jesus Christ to live lives...Read More
Natasha Beckley, a popular local musician, has recently started a ‘Trash to Treasure project’ in schools, a scheme which is aimed at bringing schools onboard in transforming trash within their various campuses to something useful. Twenty-four schools were selected to be part of the competition. The rapper said that the project is aimed at keeping the schools clean as well as transforming trash into something useful. She said, “I care...Read More
Judiciary of Sierra Leone, with support from the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), on Wednesday, March 23, 2022 commenced an eight-day professional training for paralegals on Paralegal Studies. The training is being held at the Police multipurpose hall in Kingtom, Freetown. While officially declaring the training open, the Chief Justice His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards said paralegals are professionals trained to assist lawyers, litigants, witnesses and other...Read More
Asmaa James, a Sierra Leonean award-winning broadcast journalist, and Natasha Beckley, Miss Sierra Leone 2011 and musician, who are both judges for housemate Salone Season 3 on Monday, March 21,2022 awarded scholarship to aspiring Housemate contestant, Monica Admire Dumbuya. The scholarship was awarded to the housemate aspirant as a result of her audition which she exhibited in a grand form of African. Monica said being that she had been a...Read More
