EcoMed Damns Senegal’s Medical Facility
By Abubakarr Sankoh EcoMed Advanced Medical Diagnostics Hospital has damned Senegal’s MRI test results for the Under 17 Sierra Leone National Football Team, stating that Senegal’s scan “may have been inaccurate.” This statement was as a result of the Confederation of African Football (CAF) having revised their assessment on the MRI scans leading to…...
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The Role of Journalists in Countering Misinformation in Sierra Leone
By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara In today’s fast-paced digital world, the spread of misinformation presents a growing threat to societies around the globe, including Sierra Leone. With the increasing use of social media and messaging platforms, false information can spread rapidly, causing confusion, fear, and even public harm. In this context, the role of…...
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The Importance of Public Trust in Journalism
By Aminata Abu Bakarr Kamara In a world increasingly shaped by rapid information exchange, journalism plays critical role in informing citizens, holding power to account, and fostering public discourse. However, the effectiveness of journalism hinges on one indispensable factor: public trust. Without trust, even the most rigorously researched and well-intentioned journalism risks being dismissed,…...
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EU & SLAJ Launch Environmental Training for Journalists in Sierra Leone
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), in collaboration with the European Union Delegation in Sierra Leone, have today commenced a five-day green journalism training program in Kenema, running from October 28 to November 1, 2024. Funded by the European Union, the training is organized by the Initiatives for Media Development (IMdev), and brings together […]
Minimizing Corruption in Societies
By Yusufu Senessie Corruption ambushes on any developmental advancement in life whether cooperate or personal level. Consequently, it aborts the dream of a well-set-up initiative in an exchange of selfish ambition and self-gratification. One of the fundamental reasons that contribute to the delay progress of developing nations, institutions and organizations is as a […]
Thousands of mourners in Makeni Call for Justice
By Sulaiman Jalloh On Friday, October 25, 2024, thousands of mourners from across Sierra Leone gathered in the north east region of Makeni City to sympathize with the family of one Mohammed Guriseu Jalloh who was tragically killed by a gunshot along with his cow on the 13th, October, 2024 in Sella Limba Chiefdom,…...
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Vulnerability of Children at the Gloucester Community
By Mohamed Daramy With over half of Sierra Leone’s population under the age of 18, child protection issues and children’s rights are of huge concern in the West African country. Every day, children and young people face challenging social and economic problems and are left vulnerable to neglect, abuse and exploitation in the…...
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Water Minister Pushes for Transboundary Water Resources Management at Slovenia confab
Minister Sao-Kpato Hannah Isatta Max-Kyne PhD., climaxed her participation at the 10th Meeting of Parties to the Water Convention by addressing the main plenary session chaired by the Prime Minister of Slovenia, H.E. Mr Robert Golob. Delivering her speech, the Minister started off by asserting that the Government of Sierra Leone considers accession to the […]
Immigration Department Commences Three-Day Induction Training for Staff
With the dynamic leadership of the Chief Immigration Officer, Hon. Alusine Kanneh, the Sierra Leone Immigration Department has for the very first time in the history of the institution commenced induction training for staff to help the running of the immigration department effectively. At the opening ceremony of the induction training, the Director of Training, […]
Challenges Faced by Market Women in The Course of Their Businesses
By Alusine S. Kargbo Entrepreneurship in Sierra Leone over the years has been greatly dominated by women as compared to decades ago. The proliferation of women into the practice remains pervasive both in small- and large-scale businesses. Despite the great vision and resilient efforts put up by women in the practice, women entrepreneurs…...
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