January 23, 2023
Sierra Leone: Speakers Calls On MPs to Be Role Models
Speaker of Parliament,Dr. Abass C. Bundu, has cautioned Members of Parliament, who are in the habit of attending parliamentary sittings late to desist from such act and consider… Read more »
Sierra Leone: WAFU Women's Tourney - Sierra Leone to Face Holders in Group B
Sierra Leone's senior national female team, Sierra Queens have been drawn alongside holders, Senegal, The Gambia and Guinea in Group B of the West Africa Football Union Zone 'A'… Read more »
January 19, 2023
Sierra Leone: Lawmakers Demand More Funding for Labour Ministry
As lawmakers debate the proposed Employment Bill, 2023, a number of them have called on the government, through the Ministry of Finance, to provide more funding to the Ministry of… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Information Ministry Commences Implementation of Digital Transformation Project
World Bank has through the Ministry of Information and Communications disbursed a grant of $50Million for the implementation of the Digital Transformation Project, with three… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Govt Signs Pepel Port & Railway Expansion, Development & Management Agreement With Arise Integrated Industrial Platform Ltd
The Government of Sierra Leone has on Tuesday 17th January 2023, signed the Pepel Port and Pepel - Tonkolili Railway development, expansion and management lease agreement with… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Bench Warrant for Village Chief
On January 18, 2022, at the Magistrate Court No1, Pademba Road in Freetown, Sergeant 9939 Lahai M applied for bench warrant to arrest the chief of Beledu Village, Kenema District,… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Sky Vision College of Digital Technology Opens in Freetown
As a way of enhancing digital transformation in Sierra Leone, a group of Indian business people have come together and officially opened Sky Vision College of Digital Technology at… Read more »
Sierra Leone: FBC Lecturer in Court for Domestic Violence
57-year -old Augustine Ansumana Garmoh, lecturer at Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, has made several appearances before Magistrate Mark Ngegba on the Pademba Road… Read more »
Sierra Leone: WHO to Establish TB Vaccine Council
Director General of the World Health Organization (WHO), Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus has announced plans to establish a new TB Vaccine Accelerator Council. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Accused Remanded for Allegedly Assaulting Female Military Personnel
At the Magistrates' Court No2 in Freetown, Magistrate Isata Tucker had on Monday, January 16, 2023, remanded one Erick Macarthy to the Male Correctional Centre in Freetown for… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Checkmating Political Gabs and Rhetorics
My loyalty to the All Peoples' Congress (APC) Party aside, I still considered it obligatory to have congratulated Mr. Alpha Bakarr Sahid Kanu (a.k.a Alpha Khan) on his appointment… Read more »
January 18, 2023
Sierra Leone: Kalangba Echo - Mobile Tariff Increase and the Negligence of the Government
I know I will not win it, albeit it's not a fight. The deal has been done and I believe nothing will change the status quo. But my conscience will not serve me right if I fail to… Read more »
Sierra Leone: We Are Having Difficulty Using the Two Currencies - Leader of Government Business Complaints
Presently, Sierra Leone uses two currencies: the Old Leones (Le) and the New Leones (NLE). Read more »
Sierra Leone: Convict Gets 10 Years for Rape
Justice Alhaji Momoh-Jah Stevens has sentenced 19-year-old Abu Bakarr Sannoh to 10 years imprisonment after he was found guilty of sexually penetrating a 13-year-old pupil. Read more »
Africa: Olympic Games Paris 2024 Official Hospitality Program Now Open to the General Public
Paris 2024 and On Location - the official and exclusive Hospitality provider for the Olympic and Paralympic Games - today launched a dedicated global e-commerce platform offering… Read more »
Sierra Leone: UNHCR - Respect for Children's Rights in Sharp Decline
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Türk has reported that respect for children's rights around the world is in sharp decline. Read more »
West Africa: Sierra Queens Gets New Captain Ahead of WAFU Zone 'A' Women's Tourney
The Technical team of Sierra Leone's senior women's team, on Tuesday, January 17, 2023, named FC Kallon midfielder, Sarah Bangura as the new captain of Sierra Queens. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Ibrahim Kargbo Jr Rejoins NK Celje
Sierra Leone and Belgium younster, Ibrahin Kargbo Jr has rejoined Solvenia PrvaLiga side NK Celje on a permanent deal the club has confirmed. Read more »
Sierra Leone: 2023 Elections - ReNIP to Hold Delegates' Conference in February
National Chairman and Leader of the Republic National Independent Party (ReNIP), Beresford Victor Williams,has informed Concord Times, through a telephone interview that the party… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Chief Koblo Queen in Court
Paramount Chief Koblo Queen the second of Lunsar Town, Marampa Chiefdom, Northern province of Sierra Leone, on January 17th, 2023, appeared before Magistrate Mark Ngegba at the… Read more »
Sierra Leone: APC Requests Extension of Time to Complete Lower Level Elections
The All People's Congress (APC) Party has through the Interim Transitional Governance Committee (ITGC) and the Transitional Interim Independent Elections Management Committee… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Defense Opens Case in Mayor Aki Sawyer's Matter
After the prosecution closed their case in a summary trail into the alleged disorderly behaviour of the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Akie Sawyer, the latter on Monday, January 16,… Read more »
January 12, 2023
Sierra Leone: 'Big Six' Is Not a Faction Within the APC - Petito Koroma Clarifies
Alimamy Petitio Koroma, one of the leading aspirants for the flagbearer position of the All People's Congress (APC) Party has clarified that 'Big Six' is not a faction within the… Read more »
January 10, 2023
Sierra Leone: Is the New Finance Minister the Answer?
As crisis threatens to bleak global economy, weaker and import based economies are destined to feel the hardest pinch of it. The job of a Finance Minister for a government locked… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Concerns Over Payment for National ID Cards in US Dollars
Many citizens have been taken aback by a public notice issued by the Ministry of Information and Communications (MIC, which announced new prizes in US dollars for various identity… Read more »