Author: Hellen PS Collier

Bai Sebora Kasangha School Seeks Immediate Aid for Crumbling Infrastructure

By Kadiatu A Turay   Bai Sebora Kasangha Primary School, located in Bombali District, is appealing for urgent assistance to address deteriorating infrastructure and a severe shortage of furniture, which is hampering the learning environment for its pupils. The school, which serves hundreds of children from surrounding communities, is currently facing significant challenges due to…...

EXPO TIMES-16TH OCTOBER 2024

Finance Minister Spearheads Ratification of US$480 Million MCC Compact

  By Sheku Putka Kamara and Sulaiman Jalloh   During the fifth sitting of the second session of the sixth Parliament of Sierra Leone on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, Members of Parliament unanimously approved the four hundred eighty million dollars (US$480 M) Minimum Challenge Cooperation (MCC) grant to the government of Sierra Leone from the…...

Fatima Bio Leading the Charge for Women and Girls’ Rights in Sierra Leone

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US$100,000 Fine for Unauthorized Landing at Airport

By Sulaiman Jalloh   Minister of Information and Civic Education Chernor Bah has informed the general public that the government of Sierra Leone has fined one hundred thousand united states dollars (US$100,000) to the four passengers including the captain of an unauthorized plane that landed at the country’s international airport on the 20th September, 2024…....

Empowering Women Through Media Literacy: Amie Bojang-Sissoho Highlights the Role of Technology 

By Michaella Faith Wright   Amie Bojang-Sissoho, the Press and Public Relations Officer at the Office of the President, delivered a powerful statement as a guest speaker at an event in partnership with the Media Academy for Journalism and Communication. She emphasized the importance of empowering women through media literacy and highlighted how this project…...

RAIC Commences 10th Anniversary Commemoration

By Expo Staff Writer     The Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) has commenced commemoration of its 10th anniversary with a symposium on Tuesday, 15th October, 2024, at the Foreign Service Academy drawing participants from government, the media, civil society and the international community. In his welcoming address, Dr Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, the Chairman […]

RCBank Partners with Fanta’s Kitchen Catering Services and Afrigas to Stage the Biggest Ever Cooking Competition

 By: Aruna Dumbuya   Rokel Commercial Bank, in partnership with Fanta’s Kitchen Catering Services and Afrigas, successfully staged the biggest ever cooking competition facilitated by an indigenous bank on October 12th, 2024, at the Family Kingdom Complex, Aberdeen Freetown. The bank, known for its trailblazing initiatives and implementation of innovative strategies, continues to set the […]

Man Committed to High Court for Store Breaking and Larceny

By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema.     Magistrate Shaka. P. Kamara of Magistrate court no.1 in Kenema has committed to High court Francis Abdulai an 18-year-old unemployed youth of Kenema City for store breaking and larceny contrary to Sec.26(1) of the Larceny Act 1916. The accused on Sunday, August 11, 2024 along Kaisamba Terrace in…...

Bondo Initiates ‘Torture’ Woman in Kono

By Kadiatu A. Turay   A woman from Kono District has allegedly been subjected to torture by fellow women within a Bondo bush, sparking outrage and calls for justice. The incident reported to have happened on October 12, 2024, in a Bondo initiation camp located in the heart of Kono District. The victim, whose name…...