Can Sierra Leone Pay More Attention to Agriculture? A Call for National Focus on Food Security
By Jensen Brian Abass Cummings In the landscape of national development, various sectors often compete for attention and resources. While Sierra Leone, like many other nations, has made strides in sectors such as education and human development, there is a growing call to prioritize agriculture as a cornerstone of economic stability and food security…....
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Sierra Leone needs stadia to host big events, not artificial turfs
By Dadson A Musa The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) is celebrating the installation of artificial turf at fields in the country. While we acknowledge that the project has some positive effects on the game of football internally, the focus should be on developing stadia to promote Sierra Leonean football internationally. With stadia, we can…...
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From radical inclusion to radical reforms?
By Dadson A. Musa “Africa needs strong institutions, not strong men”, were the words of former president of the United States of America, Barrack Hussein Obama. Then, he had just paid his first visit to Africa and it was in the city of Accra, Ghana that he admonished Africans. Himself, a black man of…...
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Court slams judgement on protracted drivers’ union saga
By Dadson A. Musa In a matter that has dragged on for so long, the high court, presided over by Justice Mohamed Bawoh has reached a verdict. The contentious issue has been the overstaying of Alpha Amadu Bah as President of the Motor Drivers and General Transport Workers Union. “He had run two terms…...
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War on Kush: Drug dealer on the run in Bo
By Sulaiman Jalloh As the fight against drugs mainly Kush intensifies in Sierra Leone, an alleged female drug dealer identified as Catherine Bamba of Gerihun Road, in Bo Town, southern Sierra Leone, is reported to have abandoned her residence after receiving information relating to a police search at her house. In a phone interview…...
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Repealing CPA Act will decongest the prisons – Ag. CJ
By Sulaiman Jalloh Justice Nicolas Browne-Marke, the Ag. Chief Justice of the Judiciary of Sierra Leone, has said that repealing the Criminal Procedures Act (CPA) 1965 will decongest the prisons across the country, saying the repealed bill of the said law now in Parliament has alternative sentence mechanisms and other progressive systems. He made…...
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Illegal dumping of waste – Health Threat for Jui residents
By Sulaiman Jalloh There is a potential health risk for residents of Orugu Bridge near Jui over a pile of dumped foodstuff, the pile comprises dozens of cartoons that contain chicken, fish and pig products among others including hospital waste. Passerby and community dwellers are experiencing a very bad atmosphere as the smell coming…...
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UN Women Supports Victims of SGBV
By Michaella Faith Wright In a significant effort to combat Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) and provide crucial support to its victims, UN Women has generously donated dignity kits, motorbikes, and various stationery items to the Honorable Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs in Sierra Leone. These invaluable resources are earmarked to bolster the…...
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Two Police Officers Face Dismissal Over Bribery Allegations During Kush Arrest
By Michaella Faith Wright In a troubling development, Chief Inspector Abdul Sesay from Kimbadu Police Station, Tankoro Police Division, and Corporal 12718 David Allieu Mafinda from the Motema Police Division have been escorted to the exit door of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) following allegations of bribery. This decision came after Assistant Superintendent of…...
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Lordep community fights Kush through sport
By Sulaiman Jalloh Complementing government’s efforts in the fight against the spread and intake of drugs, especially Kush, in Sierra Leone, youth leaders at Lordep community near Jui, east end of Freetown, have taken the fight against Kush to their community through sport. It could be recalled that, days ago, President Bio declared the…...
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