By: Elizabeth A. Kaine In Sierra Leone, the role of journalism is crucial yet often undermined by a pervasive culture of skepticism and hostility. Journalists serve as the watchdogs of democracy, providing essential information on human rights violations and public interest issues. However, when unfavorable stories are published, institutions frequently retaliate by employing other journalists…
By Simeon Gbani, Reporter, Kabala The Cause Canada Sierra Leone Partnership has launched an innovative integrated school feeding program titled “Wi Eat watin wi dae plant.” The initiative was inaugurated on November 28, 2024, at the Koinadugu District Education Office. This program aims to provide nutritious meals to students in six pilot schools within the…
By Simeon Gbani, Reporter, Kabala Mohamed Osango Marah, a former police constable attached to the Kabala Divisional Headquarters, has been dismissed from the Sierra Leone Police for multiple disciplinary offenses. His dismissal followed a tribunal convened by the Complaint Discipline & Internal Investigation Department (CDIID), presided over by Inspector Aruna M. Gbondo. Marah faced charges…
By Saidu Jalloh, Reporter On Friday, November 29, 2024, Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU) hosted a significant public lecture on work ethics as part of the Principal’s Breakfast Program. The event took place at the Great Hall of the Goderich Campus and featured Madam Patricia Wright, Esq., a distinguished barrister and solicitor. In her address, she…
B:y Joseph Momoh, Reporter Sierra Leone is currently investigating a suspected case of acute viral haemorrhagic fever following the death of a female health worker in the western part of the capital, Freetown. This incident comes a decade after the devastating Ebola outbreak, which claimed nearly 4,000 lives in the country. The 29-year-old health worker…
By: Saidu Jalloh, Reporter On November 29, 2024, ChildFund Sierra Leone officially handed over modern educational facilities to Fourah Bay College (FBC) Secondary School. This initiative included a new three-classroom block, two solar-powered boreholes, and two gender-separated VIP latrines, aimed at increasing access to secondary education for out-of-school girls in the Western Area. The project is…
By: Elizabeth A. Kaine, Managing Editor Congo Town, Freetown – December 1st, 2024. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr held a crucial community engagement meeting today with residents of Congo Town to address ongoing concerns surrounding the Ephraim Robinson Municipal Primary School playground. The discussions focused on clarifying the playground’s management and usage amid recent developments that have…
Former Liberian warlord Prince Johnson, a key player in the country’s back-to-back civil wars from 1989 to 2003, died Thursday, aged 72, officials from his party, and the Senate told AFP. Johnson, who was seen sipping beer in a video as fighters loyal to him tortured then president Samuel Doe to death in 1990, was…
By: Joseph Momoh, Reporter Songo Village, Koya Chiefdom, Port Loko District – November 23, 2024 – In a landmark event for the nation’s industrial landscape, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio inaugurated Sierra Leone’s first-ever iron rod manufacturing factory, owned by Odhav Multi Industries (SL) Limited. This historic milestone is projected to save the country between…
By: Saidu Jalloh, Reporter The Deputy Speaker of Sierra Leone’s Sixth Parliament, Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, has accused Socfin Agricultural Company Sierra Leone Limited of significant contract breaches and unlawful land encroachment in Pujehun District. This revelation came during a Public Accounts Committee (PAC) hearing on November 13, 2024, held at the New Administrative Building…
