The United Nations Childrenโs Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED), on Wednesday 14th August 2024 officially launched the 2023 Situational Analysis (SitAn) Report on Children, Adolescents and Women in Sierra Leone at the Foreign Service Academy Conference Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tower…
Last week Monday, 29th July was a proud day for Mariama Koroma and her family in particular, but also for her broader Sierra Leone family in general. In the 57 KG Womenโs Elimination Round of 16 at the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Sierra Leoneโs 17-year-old judo player, Mariama Koroma, competed against 36-year-old Taiwanese judo…
The Ministry of Finance has announced in a press statement that the commencement of the budget preparation process for 2025 fiscal year has begun. The exercise will kick off with a National Policy Hearing on Thursday, August 15th, 2024, at the New Brookfields Hotel, in Freetown. However, the policy hearing will be followed by bilateral…
In a press briefing at the United Nations Security Council Press Stakeout Area, Sierra Leoneโs President, Dr. Julius Maada Bio, emphasized his commitment to ensuring that justice is served in the ongoing treason case involving former President Ernest Bai Koroma. President Ernest Bai Koroma is currently in Nigeria, and all necessary steps to make sure…
Sierra Leone Roads Authority (SLRA) has issued a press release on August 12, 2024, addressing recent rumors circulating on social media about stolen pedestrian rails along the Hillside Bypass Road. The release clarifies that these claims are not true. Moreover, according to the institution, the section in question is currently under construction as part of…
A few years ago some friends of mine heard of a natural disaster in a different part of the world. They left their quiet, safe and peaceful home and traveled a great distance to this previously unknown place to render aid to those suffering. Their hearts were greatly moved by what they saw. They took…
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As Sierra Leone is still battling with the deadly drug called kush, one center that has stand the test of time, Dominion Reform Centre has been doing extremely well to help salvage the situation. Dominion Reform Centre situated at Blessed Avenue, Shabro Town, and Goderich has become a safe haven to recover addicted kush. Kush,…
The 2024 Paris Olympic Games have come to a close, leaving behind a mixed legacy for African nations. While certain countries, such as Kenya, Botswana, Algeria, and South Africa, managed to secure medals and uphold their traditions of excellence, the overall performance of African nations revealed significant shortcomings that need urgent attention. The Paris Games…
Amza Kabba, a twenty-five year old man, had been convicted to the male correctional centre for Two Thousand Five Hundred Leones when he pleaded guilty, before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at court No.2 Pademba Road. In the matter between Ansu Bamba and Amara Kabba and others mad their first appearance in court No.2 on two count…
