By Alhaji Saidu Kamara.                                                                              To commemorate the 60th anniversary of the diplomatic relationship between Korea and Sierra Leone, the Minister of Foreign Affairs …

A female woodworker, N’Yillah Elizabeth Cawray, 21, won NLe30 Thousand for pitching the best business idea during a prestigious pitching competition sponsored by the World Bank at the Milton Margai Technical University on Goderich Campus in Freetown. Speaking after receiving a cheque for NLe30 Thousand for the top prize on Saturday night, Cawray revealed that she started her professional trade …

By: Aaron Bundu Lahai. On Friday 25th November, 2022 the Honourable Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh engaged the media and Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) at the Kenema City Council Hall in Kenema City. The purpose of the engagement was to explain the achievements recorded by President Julius Maada Bio’s New Direction Government during the Ministry of Information and Communications …

The Inspector General of police William Fayia Sellu has written an official letter to the Speaker of Parliament Dr. Abass Bundu through the Clark of parliament Hon Paran Tarawally to hand over three serving members of parliament to the police for questioning due to the 23rd November 2022 riot in the House of Parliament. According to the Clark of parliament …

Last week, as part of the EU funded support to the Education Sector in Sierra Leone, NAO officials joined the Ministry of Basic Education and EU Delegation to deliver Laboratory Equipment and accessories to the Prince of Wales Secondary School in Freetown. This is part of a lager package that 26 other schools across the country are beneficiaries. When H.E …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚. The Ministry of Information and Communications has successfully ended its 3rd Annual Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and Media Engagement in Kenema City in Eastern part of the country. The theme for this year’s two-day event which took place on 25th-26th November, 2022 at the Kenema City Hall is, “Consolidating Democracy: Our Collective, Share and Patriotic Responsibility”. The …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. A roundtable stakeholder engagement on the implementation of the Sexual Offence Act, as amended in 2019, has been held in Freetown. The event which also marks the official launch of the 16 days of activism was organised by the Human Rights Commission Of Sierra Leone (HRC-SL) in collaboration with Rainbow Initiative, other key institutions in the …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. Rumour has it that, Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella (KKY) is set to return to his family party (the SLPP) very soon. The question is being asked: How soon is soon? Dr. Kandeh Yumkella has an impressive pedigree in the SLPP. His father was one of the founding members of the party. When Dr. Kandeh Yumkella failed to …

Five Police Officers who were under investigation for improper conduct such as unlawful possession of drugs and other disciplinary offences for the past few weeks by CDIID at Police Headquarters in Freetown, have been dismissed from the Sierra Leone Police and charged to court. According to Police sources, on Wednesday, 9th November 2022, CDIID at Police Headquarters received a report …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. A Western diplomat resident in Freetown, recently noted that, the main opposition All Peoples Congress party are either not ready or are not prepared for the June 24, 2023 Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council Elections. She praised President Julius Maada Bio for declaring the dates for elections exactly fifteen months before the due date. This, she said, …