In a significant move to foster peace and national cohesion, the Sierra Leone Bike Riders Union, Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA), and the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) signed a historic communiqué on October 7, 2024, at Atlantic Hotel. Facilitated by the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) under the “Empowering Youth Bike Riders as Sustainable…
More than 100 people, primarily women and children, are missing after an overloaded boat capsized while returning from an Islamic festival in northwestern Nigeria, authorities reported Wednesday. The locally made boat, designed for 100 passengers, had approximately 300 individuals aboard when it overturned along the Niger River in Niger state’s Mokwa district on Monday night,…
King Charles danced with Freddie Tuilagi, the Honorary Consul for Samoa to the UK, at a St. James’s Palace reception celebrating the Commonwealth Diaspora. Tuilagi mentioned, “He loves it. He said he wants to learn the dance.” The event, hosted by King Charles and Queen Camilla before their upcoming trip to Australia and Samoa, also…
On October 1, 2024, the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO), in collaboration with the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security, hosted a validation workshop for the Feed Salone Pillar 3 Operational Plan at Family Kingdom in Aberdeen, Freetown. Funded by the European Union, the workshop focused on enhancing food security and promoting inclusive economic growth…
On October 1, 2024, Statistics Sierra Leone, with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the government, held the first Advisory Committee meeting in preparation for the 2025 Population and Housing Census. This follows President Bio’s announcement on September 9, 2024, declaring the census to take place from December 2-15, 2025. The census budget…
In a bid to protect the Western Area Peninsula National Park, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, with its partners, recently held a validation session for a draft report on land use and land cover change in the park. The meeting, held at the Ministry’s Conference Room, gathered key environmental stakeholders. Bintu Moseray, Project…
The Ministry of Trade and Industry, in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission and Trade Facilitation West Africa (TFWA), organized a two-day workshop for the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) on September 30th and October 1st, 2024. This workshop marks a key step in Sierra Leone’s efforts to improve trade facilitation, aiming to reduce business costs,…
Honourable Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has accused the National Revenue Authority (NRA) of obstructing efforts to recover outstanding debts. The PAC had directed commercial banks to garnish the accounts of defaulting Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) for unpaid Goods and Services Tax (GST). However, the collected amount fell short…
In a show of appreciation and recognition, the station manager of Rise Radio, along with her team, visited Epic Radio today to present a certificate for their victory in the inaugural Rise Radio Inter-Media Football Competition. Held at the SLFA Football Academy in Freetown, the competition brought together media houses across the country, celebrating unity…
FIFA has banned Cameroon soccer legend Samuel Eto’o from attending any national team games for six months. The sanction follows two charges stemming from an incident during the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia on September 11, where Brazil defeated Cameroon 3-1 in the round of 16. FIFA cited Eto’o’s breach of disciplinary rules related…