“Innovation is about finding solutions to the available problems” – Hawa Yokie
Chief Executive and Co- Founder of the Kamara Yokie Innovation Center, Hawa Yokie has disclosed that innovation is about finding solutions to the available problems in society, nothing citizens have a greater role to play in proffering these solutions by using the available resources to creates new ideas. “You don’t have to be a scientist […]
Highest ever: 34,525 WASSCE withheld
Conrad Sackey, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) has announced that, 34,525 results are withheld, ranking it the highest ever, which demonstrates the unabated efforts of the MBSSE and West Africa Examination Council (WAEC) to eradicate examination malpractices. The announcement of 2023 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) results was made on…...
Expert dilates on Breast Cancer Increase
By Alieu Amara Suwu Cremelda Parkinson Pratt, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) and founder of Thinking Pink Breast Cancer Foundation who has 20 years of experience in nursing and as a breast health consultant, as every October is being commemorated as Breast Cancer awareness month, has confirmed that Breast Cancer is on the increase, pronouncement…...
Over 2,000 Girls Reintegrated to Formal Education
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) with support from United Nation Population Fund (UNFPA) and Irish Aid has re-integrated two thousand and fifteen (2015) out of school girls into formal education from four districts in the country. In July 2023 UNFPA supported the Directorate of Non-Formal Education to identify 2,015 girls to…...
Cricket Sierra Leone Ends First Phase of Crip Projects
By Alusine Fullah Cricket Sierra Leone on 26th September 2023 ended the first phase of the Crip projects across communities in the western Area Urban. The project was aimed at tapping into new talents with the local communities and to also create a platform to get new athletes in joining the sport. The project coordinator…...
Chief Minister Hails Foreign Ministry
By Alusine Fullah Chief Minister, Dr David Moinina Sengeh, has engaged the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Timothy Musa Kabba, on how the two offices can work towards achieving one of the ‘Big Five Game Changers’ of His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio. The visit, which included a conducted tour of the…...
Another Notorious Armed Robber Arrested in Waterloo
In a bid to crack down the notorious act of armed robbers, the Operations Team of the Sierra Leone Police Division led by Sergeant Jalloh embarked on a sting operation in a hideout within Waterloo township where a notorious Armed Robber, Alimamy Kargbo who was found in possession of a pistol laded with seven live…...
IS OUR ARMY EARNING ITS KEEP?
Honour and shame from no condition rise; Act well your part, there all the honour lies.-ALEXANDER POPE. An army is a large body of soldiers trained to fight on the land. When there is complete peace there is no fighting and the army is seen as an excrescence on the body politic. Therefore, most citizens…...
Premier League Board meets with Clubs
By AlusineFullah The newly constituted 2023/24 Sierra Leone Premier League Board under the leadership of Chairman Victor Lewis has on Thursday 28th September 2023 met with Premier League Clubs at the Sierra Leone Football Association board room. During this meeting, several issues were discussed which but not limited to the following: That the season will…...
Premier League Board Announces Commencement of New Season
By Alusine Fullah The Sierra Leone Premier League Board (SLPLB) has announced November 3rd, 2023, to be the start date of the new league season. The SLPLB says ‘the new season will commence with a Community Shield between champions Bo Rangers and runner-up Mighty Blackpool on 28th October’. For a start, eighteen Premier League clubs…...
