By Michaella Faith Wright   In a landmark effort to combat the deeply entrenched issue of early child marriage in Sierra Leone, First Lady Dr. Fatima Maada Bio chaired a crucial meeting of the technical committee tasked with advancing the Prohibition of Early Child Marriage Bill. The meeting took place

By Sheku Putka Kamara   Sierra Leone’s first international professional footballer to Europe, veteran superstar and national hero, John Dumbuya doles millions of old Leones to society on behalf of the JOHN DUMBUYA CHARITY FOUNDATION in pursuit of actualizing his support towards humanity. John, a veteran striker of one of

  SALWACO Broad room – Thursday May 16th, 2024. During an engagement at the boardroom of the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO), it was disclosed that government has secured support from FCDO for the development of National Infrastructure Pipeline Projects in Sierra Leone. Already, government has engaged the services of

By Sulaiman Jalloh   The Deputy Speaker of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh on Wednesday, 15th May, 2024, engaged the Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Wang Qing in his office at the Chinese Embassy, Spur Loop in Freetown. The purpose of the engagement was to solicit

By Yusuf Ibrahim Kamara   Life Steps Organization handed over a newly constructed school building to Kamathoie Village in Tamiso Chiefdom, Koinodug District on 13th May, 2024. According to community people, they have been struggling to have a school structure in that part of the country, saying no one came

    Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Umaru Napoleon Koroma Esq. is leading Sierra Leone’s delegation at this year’s Kimberley Processing Intercession Meeting in Dubai to discuss transformations undertaken by government to improve the mining sector. Deputy Minister Koroma said that Sierra Leone would use the

By Sulaiman Jalloh   Chairman of the Presidential Taskforce on Hajj in Sierra Leone, Alhaji Murtada Sesay has disclosed that a total of six hundred and nine (609) pilgrims from Sierra Leone will participate in this year’s Muslim pilgrimage in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. Hajj [pilgrimage] is among the

By Sulaiman Jalloh   Minister of Youth Affairs, Mohamed Orman Bangura has announced a government plan to create seven thousand job opportunities for the young people in the country. Mr. Bangura was speaking to newsmen on Tuesday, 14th May, 2024, at the Ministry of Information and Civic Education’s weekly press

President Julius Maada Bio met with French President Emmanuel Macron to discuss and strengthen bilateral relations between the two nations on Wednesday, 15th May, 2024, in Paris, France. After the meeting, President Bio shared his impression on X, formerly Twitter: “I thank Emmanuel Macron for his warm hospitality. At our

Chairman and Information Commissioner Dr Ibrahim Seaga Shaw signing an MOU with the Acting Auditor General Abdul Aziz The Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) for effective collaboration in providing access to information as a vehicle