By Sulaiman Jalloh   President Julius Maada Bio has, on assented to the Prohibition of Child Marriage Act 2024, a groundbreaking legislation that was enacted on the 20th of June by Parliament. The Prohibition of Child Marriage Act, 2024 now criminalizes child marriages, attending and aiding a child to be

National Coordinator, Compact Development Unit, Mrs. Ndeye Fatu Koroma, has hailed the approval of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) Compact as a monumental achievement for Sierra Leone. “To be here today is a good accomplishment,” she stated, underscoring the significance of this milestone. She emphasized that this success is a

 Leaders in government have expressed their determination to focus on “foundational” problems to tackle the country’s challenge with electricity. At the weekly government press briefing, both the Minister of Finance and the Chairman of Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security emphasized on the need for a

By Amara Thoronka    Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, Minister of Finance   Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura, has said the huge financial aids coming from international development partners for the people of Sierra Leone is a testament of what he called ‘solid leadership’ provided by President Julius Maada

By Kadijatu A Turay   No matter what, we all would be very safe to agree that the PCMH commonly called Cottage hospital had done a great job in Sierra Leone, but that it needed some helper. This is why the new hospital at Lumley is a step in the

 By Josephine Sesay   Sierra Leone is currently grappling with a significant rise in commodity prices, causing widespread concern among citizens and posing challenges to the nation’s economic stability. This surge in prices, affecting essential goods from food to fuel, has become a pressing issue that demands attention from policymakers

By Sulaiman Jalloh   Honorable Mohamed Conteh of the All People’s Congress Party (APC) representing the people of Falaba District northern part of Sierra Leone has on Tuesday, June 25, 2024, called on the government to urgently improve electricity in his District and Waterloo, Western Rural District of Sierra Leone

By Sulaiman Jalloh   During the enactment of the child marriage bill, Hon. Sia Mahawa Habiama Tommy remarked that child marriage is a menace in Sierra Leone and that the enactment of the bill was a good step to help vulnerable women and girls. “Child marriage is cancer that is

By Dadson A. Musa   The gathering of engineers to discuss their trade, welfare and development took place at the New Brookfields hotel in Freetown from 25th to the 28th June, 2024. It was graced by sister engineering institutions from Liberia, Ghana, Nigeria and Kenya. This year’s AGM was held