By Mohamed Fofanah. State House Strategic Communications Unit on Wednesday donated five motorbikes, broadcasting equipment including studio microphones, recorders, a personal computer, a generator and SLL 10 million stipends to the Voice of Peace and Development (VOPAD) radio station in Kissy Town, Waterloo. The provision of professional equipment is part of efforts to bringing journalism into the digital age, ensuring …

The National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA), through its Sierra Leone Community Driven Development (SLCDD) Project- Phase ii (GIETRENK) has commenced a five (5) day training of Field Staff, including Regional Coordinators, District Coordinators, Finance and Admin Assistants, Community Base Facilitators and staff of the Rural Finance Institutions on Micro Enterprises Groups (MEGs) and Self-help Affinity Groups (SAGs) Concept, Programming, …

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio and a small delegation are expected to leave Freetown next week to attend this year’s United Nations General Assembly in New York, United States of America. The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has recommended mandatory mask use by all persons in the UN Headquarters, social distancing (six feet), fixed seating, …

Since schools reopened on Monday, 6th September, 2021 the school bus services have not been available for school going pupils in the Western Area. In his wisdom to boost the Free Quality Education, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio brought in the cost recovery school bus system to reduce transportation burden on parents and pupils. For fair play and efficient management …

The Honourable Justice Tonia Barnett yesterday commenced her campaign for the position of Commissioner of the Africa Human Rights Commission among Representatives or Ambassadors of the African Union member countries in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. Justice Tonia Barnett, who only arrived in Addis Ababa very late on Monday night, was at the Sierra Leone Embassy in Addis Ababa to familiarize herself …

Geneva, Switzerland, Monday 6 September 2021. A week of intensive meetings of the Seventh Conference of States Parties to the Arms Trade Treaty (ATT), chaired by Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland, Ambassador Lansana Gberie, as President, ended with all key initiatives and decisions by Sierra Leone …

Well-known Politician and Businessman, Alhaji Musa Tarawally has established an ultra-modern garments manufacturing factory along Wilkinson Road in the West end of Freetown. Trading as TEES (Truly Excellent and Exclusive Services), Musa Tarawally intends to employ about 250 people when the garments manufacturing factory becomes fully operational by next month. Experts from India and Pakistan are currently assembling the sewing …

By: Aaron Bundu Lahai-Head of Media & Public Relations. During the official opening of the newly constructed multi-purpose hall by the Chiefdom Administration of Tankoro Chiefdom at Korkoyima, Koidu City in Kono District, the Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Council on Local Governance who doubles as the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh called on Paramount Chiefs (PCs) …

His Excellency and Commander-In-Chief of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, RSLAF, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, has encouraged 60 Officer Cadets at their commissioning parade to be professional soldiers and thanked instructors for the successful exercise. “So, professionalism is not an option, it is a way of life for an Officer. It involves discipline, loyalty, respect, compassion, and …

A special disciplinary tribunal has been set up by the Police Management to investigate allegations of insubordination, disobedience and tyrannical conduct against Assistant Inspector General of Police, (AIG) Mohamed Brima-Jah. Until his recent suspension from office, AIG Brima-Jah was the Director of Professional Standards in the Sierra Leone Police Force. The special disciplinary tribunal is headed by AIG Amadu Mannah. …