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The horrific murder of Iyeba Sanda Barrie: A heart-wrenching tragedy strikes again in Sierra Leone
By Dr. Fatima Babih In the quiet corners of Kamaseh Village near the town of Kabala in northern Sierra Leone, a haunting silence shrouds the brutal rape and murder of a radiant soul, IyebaSanda Barrie. In the face of such unspeakable horror, one would expect the nation to tremble with outrage and demand…...
“Waka Fine Buses: A Closer Look at Sierra Leone’s New Government-Owned Transportation System”
By Jensen Brian Abass Cummings In a recent development, Sierra Leone has witnessed the introduction of 50 government-purchased buses named “WAKA FINE” into its public transportation system. As a concerned and engaged citizen, I undertook an investigation into the public sentiments surrounding this initiative. Through informal discussions with various Sierra Leoneans, I gathered…...
A Look into Cyber-Crime – The Sierra Leone Experience
By Sheku Putka Kamara Dennis (2003) propounded that cybercrime, also called computer crime, the use of a computer as an instrument to further illegal ends, such as committing fraud, trafficking in child pornography and intellectual property, stealing identities, or violating privacy. Cybercrime, especially through the Internet, has grown in importance as the computer…...
“Shutting down Sani Abacha Street means shutting down the economy of Sierra Leone” – Importers’ deputy secretary
By Sulaiman Jalloh In an exclusive interview with Expo Times, the deputy secretary general of Sierra Leone Importers Association, Sheriff Barrie said shutting down Abacha Street means shutting down the economy of Sierra Leone, claiming that Sani Abacha Street is the breadbasket of the country’s economy. “Shutting down Abacha Street means we are…...
GoSL signs 17.5 million euro grant financing agreement with German Government to support youth empowerment
On Friday, 2nd February 2024, the Minister of Finance, Sheku Fanta Madi Bangura, on behalf of the Sierra Leone government, signed a 17.5 million Euro grant financing agreement to support the Pro-Poor Peace Consolidation Growth Project (GPCYE). The Deputy Financial Secretary of the Multilateral Project Division, Morrie Momoh, who served as chairman of the ceremony,…...
Ag VC resigns: The Minster acts tough to resolve university crisis
By Briama Siaffa and Jensen Cummings In a dramatic twist in the developing story of the crisis facing the University of Sierra Leone, the Acting Vice Chancellor and Principal of the university, Professor Lawrence Kamara, has resigned few weeks following his appointment by the Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Dr Ramatulai Wurie…...