Freetown — The beauty of cultural diversities, the serenity of life in the suburbs, the youths, sports and other walks of life in Sierra Leone, would soon be making headline stories on the pages of the soon to be launched 'Pleasures Magazine'.

Managing editor Dr. Williams Ohaeri, while responding to questions about his desire to invest in the media such as publishing a magazine, said his aim was to reach the people of Sierra Leone and those in the diaspora with good news about the beauty and development of Sierra Leone.

"The magazine will be reporting issues on family life in Sierra Leone, music, love and culture, entertainment and sports," he said, adding that all aspects that would bring good prospect in the socio-economic development of the country would be covered.

He said the magazine, which would be published by the Dynamic Concept, 3 Juba Hill, Freetown would contain 36 pages with quality pictures and graphics.

He said it would be glossed with eye catching designs with educative materials to ensure it matches international standards.

"We should be mindful of our role in national development. What we do and publish will directly or indirectly affect Sierra Leone. We will ensure the magazine captures all sectors in society, especially the lifestyles of the people, so that readers will know the good potentials of Sierra Leoneans and the beautiful cultures they practice," he said.

The projection of Sierra Leone's positive image in the Diaspora is being hindered by low investment in the media that reaches out internationally. Many of those who are doing so are mostly operating abroad, and in most cases, their reportage is limited in the city and the Sierra Leonean communities abroad.

Mohamed Sesay, a book seller and retailer of BBC magazine, said the aim of Pleasures Magazine to reach out to the people and portraying the beauty among them, would be a success story for the people and the country.

"We want to see the faces of our people, the animals and cultural make-ups on pages of magazines. Ghana and Nigeria are doing that, why not us," he said, adding that what Sierra Leoneans wanted was a medium they would use to tell the world about the beauty of their culture, norms and tradition, as well as education and lifestyles.