MRCG trains Journalists on Transitional Justice Reporting in Sierra Leone
By Abubakarr Sankoh The Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) hosted a workshop for Sierra Leonean journalists on Thursday 12th September 2024 at the Special Court Sierra Leone Peace Museum, aimed at training Sierra Leonean journalists on transitional justice reporting. Held at the Special Court Sierra Leone Peace Museum in Freetown, the workshop sought to…...
IWPG Concludes International Women’s Peace Conference
By Sulaiman Jalloh The International Women’s Peace Group (IWPG), chaired by Hyun Sook Yoon has held its International Women’s Peace Conference 2024 in South Korea on Thursday, September 19th, 2024. The conference was held under the theme “Female Leaders Acting Upon Peace,” a place for women to share the latest examples of peace activities…...
Dismissed Police Constable charged to Court
By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema On Wednesday, June 5, 2024, the Regional Manager of National Civil Registration Authority- East (NCRA), Mr. Edward Jackson Moisia Macaulay, made a report to the Regional Criminal Investigation Department (RCID), Kenema Police Station stating that thieves broke into the NCRA regional warehouse situated at No. 97 Maxwell-Khobe Street, Kenema…...
SLCAA Impounds Aircraft for Unauthorized Landing
By Sulaiman Jalloh The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) on Friday, September 20th, 2024, announced the impoundment of an aircraft with four Europeans at the Freetown International Airport. According to a released signed by SLCAA’s Director General, Musayeroh Barrie, the impoundment followed after an unauthorized aircraft…...
Over 55 million Old Leones Found at Collapsed Shell Building…
By Sulaiman Jalloh In a display of honesty, transparency and accountability, search and rescue team at the collapsed seven-storied building in Freetown found Fifty-Five Thousand Six Hundred Leones (Le55,600) and returned the said money to the owner, someone who runs one of the businesses at the collapsed building. The handing over of the money…...
Magistrate Commits Two Accused to High Court for Murder
By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema Fatima Sow of New England, Nyandeyama Section in Kenema City and Abdul Rahman Jalloh a business man, Burma 3 Section of the aforementioned city have on Thursday, September 19, 2024, Committed to High Court for trial by Magistrate Mustapha Briama-Jah of Magistrate Court No. 2 in Kenema. The…...
Time for the APC to Shake Off the Dust and Move On
By Cornelius Oguntola Melvin Deveaux It is fifteen months after the June 24, 2023, presidential election, and it is time for my party, the All People’s Congress (APC), to shake off the dust and move on. But not in the limited sense of membership verification and registration. The past fifteen months have been […]
Random Postulations…
By Sheku Putka Kamara If you have been a constant reader of my articles, you are likely to know that I have shared similar views on countless occasions. I hold that view because I am optimistic that all of us have roles to play in making Sierra Leone a better place, but today, let’s…...
New Media – A Force for Good…
By Fatmata Binta Bah New media is the digital communication technologies and platforms that have emerge with the rise of the internet to enable communication enhancement. New media is interactive and has the capacity for anyone with internet to access, publish, share and consume information. The term “new media” encompasses digital communication channels…...
Media and Fake News…
By Abubakarr Sankoh In the era of fake news and misinformation, the credibility of news sources has become a hotly debated issue. As digital media continues to dominate, traditional print media faces new challenges in maintaining its relevance. However, many readers still view print media as a more trustworthy and reliable source of information […]