May 10, 2023
Sierra Leone: SLMA - Possible Flooding in Sierra Leone This Year
The Sierra Leone Metrological Agency (SLMet) has in a press release warned that citizens should brace themselves for heavy downpour of rains that might lead to flooding this year. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Education Ministry Explains Why Over 7,000 Left Out On WASSCE Exam
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education has revealed that the reason why over 7,000 students were left out on the West African Senior School Certificate Examinations… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Orange Re-Echoes Commitment to Protecting the Environment
Orange Telecommunication Sierra Leone has re-echoed its commitment to protecting the environment from hazardous human activities that lead to climate change and make it a safe… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Sierra Leone: Marampa Mines Pays 38 Billion Old Leones CDF to Mining Communities
Marampa Mines Limited (MML) has made a historic donation of Old Le 38,000,000,000 as Community Development Fund (CDF) to the Marampa and Maforki Chiefdoms. Read more »
May 10, 2023
Sierra Leone: Njala University Confers Honorary Doctor of Science Degree On Professor Alpha Tejan Wurie
Njala University Court has on Thursday, 4th May 2023, awarded Sierra Leone's Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Professor Alpha Tejan Wurie, an honorary Doctor of Science… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Sierra Leone: Judge Extends C4c's Interim Injunction
Justice Simeon Alieu has extended the interim injunction he earlier granted restraining the Transitional Interim National Officers Elections Committee (TINEOC) and servants or… Read more »
May 10, 2023
Sierra Leone: Woman Gets 30 Years Imprisonment for Killing Her Daughter
On Friday, May 5, during the closing of January criminal session at the High Court presided over by Justice John Bosco Alieu, twenty-two years old Tenneh Brima was sentenced to 30… Read more »
Africa: Livelihoods of 3 Billion People Mostly in Coastal Developing Countries Are At Stake - UNCTAD Report
A new UN Trade and Development body UNCTAD's Trade and Environment Review 2023, published on Monday, says the livelihoods of 3 billion people in coastal developing countries who… Read more »
Sierra Leone: UN Family Mourns Former Resident Coordinator, Sunil Saigal,
"It is with great sadness that we received the news of the passing of my predecessor, the former UN Resident Coordinator (RC) to Sierra Leone, Mr. Sunil Saigal," a statement from… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Sierra Leone: PPRC Receives Office Equipment From Development Partners
In order to support the work of the commission, United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), European Union (EU) and Irish Aid on Tuesday, 2nd May, donated some office equipment to… Read more »
May 10, 2023
Sierra Leone: Murderer Gets 30 Years Imprisonment
Thirty-five year-old murderer, Juana Kelfala, was last Friday sentenced to 30 years imprisonment by Justice John Bosco Alieu presiding at the Freetown High Court for killing Tamba… Read more »
Sierra Leone: 2023 Elections - Four Other Political Parties Sail Through Presidential Nomination
The Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) on May 5 and 6 successfully endorsed the nomination of four presidential candidates and their running mates. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Ahead of June 24 Elections - SSDF Educates Youth On Non-Violence, Drug, Substance Abuse
Ahead of the June 24 elections, the Sport for Sustainable Development Foundation (SSDF) has engage youth groups and community youth leaders from all walks of life in order to… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Trade Ministry Hang Heads to Improve Vegetal Oil, Processed Food Products Chains
The Ministry of Trade and Industry, through its Strengthening Regional Value Chains and Market Access in the ECOWAS Region, yesterday Monday, May 8, held a stakeholders… Read more »
May 05, 2023
Sierra Leone: President Bio Launches National Payment Switch
President Julius Maada Bio, yesterday Wednesday May 3, officially launched the National Payment Switch. The switch is a gateway system to payment solutions in Sierra Leone. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Njala University Inslacs Holds a Week Celebration
The Institute of Languages and Cultural Studies has on Thursday, 27th April 2023 concluded its four-day celebration dubbed INSLACS week at the Great Hall of Towama Location, Bo… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Fish Habour Project At Black Johnson - Community People Share Concerns With HRCSl
In May 2021, some residents of the Black Johnson Community in the western area rural were in contention with the government's bid for a proposed Fish Habour to be constructed with… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Political Parties Commit to Working With PPRC
Representatives from different political parties have on Wednesday, May 3rd, made their commitments to continue working with the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) in… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Sierra Leone: Afrimoney Launches 'Tross' Edsa Service
One of Sierra Leone's leading telecommunication companies, Africell, has on Friday, 28th April, signed a partnership with the Electricity Distribution Supply Agency (EDSA) at… Read more »
Sierra Leone: Apex Bank Manager Remanded for Embezzlement
Foday Michael Stephen Adikalia Sesay on Monday, 2nd May, 2023, made his first appearance before the Principal Magistrate of the Freetown Magistrate Court No 1, Mark Ngeba, as he… Read more »
May 05, 2023
Sierra Leone: Africell Awards Nle.50, 000 to Winner of 'Ramadan Hut Show'
One of Sierra Leone's leading telecommunication companies, Africell, has on May 3rd, awarded the sum of Fifty Thousand Leones (50,000) to the winner of the Ramadan Hut Show. Read more »
Sierra Leone: Ponder My Thoughts - IOD (Sl): Onboarding Boards for Good Corporate Governance in Sl
I was recently priviledged to chair the launching of the newly formed Institute of Directors (Sierra Leone)-IOD (SL) at the New Brookfields Hotel on April 13th, 2023. The theme for… Read more »
May 04, 2023
Sierra Leone: Govt Rated High on Reduction in Corruption Prevalence Levels
The 2022 Afro-Barometer Report has disclosed that Sierra Leone records huge reduction in corruption prevalence levels in key institutions. Read more »
May 05, 2023
Sierra Leone: 2023 Presidential Election - UDM, PDP Sail Through Nomination
Presidential candidates for the United Democratic Movement (UDM) Party and the People's Democratic Party have successfully gone through the nomination process at the Electoral… Read more »
April 26, 2023
Sierra Leone: Rapist Gets 15-Year Imprisonment
Justice Mohamed Bawoh has sentenced 33-year- old Amadu Bangura to fifteen- year imprisonment after he was found guilty of raping a twenty-year adult. Read more »