Sierra Leone’s Minister of Sport, Madam Augusta James-Teima, has raised significant concerns regarding the detrimental impact of doping on sportsmanship and fair competition within the country. Emphasizing the need for cohesive efforts among all stakeholders in the sports sector, she highlighted the urgency of addressing doping’s potential to undermine progress and integrity. Madam James-Teima underscored…
President Julius Maada Bio has acted on the recommendations of a tribunal investigating the suspended Auditor-General, Mrs. Lara Taylor-Pearce, and Deputy Auditor-General, Mr. Tamba Momoh, resulting in their removal from office. Mrs. Taylor-Pearce and Mr. Momoh were suspended in November 2021 over allegations of misconduct, leading to the establishment of a tribunal to investigate the…
Miatta Fahnbulleh, a United Kingdom-based economist of Sierra Leonean origin, has been elected as Member of Parliament for Peckham in the 2024 United Kingdom general election. She secured victory after receiving 22,813 votes for the Labour party during the Thursday election. Born in Liberia to a Sierra Leonean mother and Liberian father, Fahnbulleh’s family sought…
The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is gearing up to enhance its crime-fighting capabilities with the deployment of 100 new criminal data collection workstations nationwide. This initiative, aimed at combating Transnational Organized Crime, is being facilitated by INTERPOL through its West Africa Police Information System (WAPIS) program. The announcement was made by D/CSP Genevieve Tity Cowan,…
Moinina Korpoi, Principal Accountant at the Ministry of Lands, has been penalized by the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) for failing to provide essential documents during the 2022 audit. The PAC criticized Korpoi for not supplying NRA receipts, application forms, and proof of citizenship records for 400 state land transactions. Korpoi defended himself by explaining that…
In alignment with its Western Area Flood Mitigation Strategy, the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), supported by Goal Sierra Leone, launched a two-day community engagement initiative on risk management in the Mabella Community on Thursday, July 4, 2024. This effort is part of NDMA’s ongoing mission to improve disaster risk communication and preparedness. The engagement…
The Mayor of Freetown, Her Worship Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, has announced that the 2024-2028 Transform Freetown Development Plan, a successor to the previous 2019-2023 plan, will adopt an inclusive approach. This plan focuses on establishing interventions, determining effective ways to achieve them, and reporting progress, all supported by data innovation. As part of the process, 4,800…
BY: MOHAMED TOBY KARGBO Veteran politician Dr. Alhaji Alpha Khan, in an interview with Epic Radio, confirmed that he was the first to declare his intention to run for Presidential Aspirant before the 2018 Presidential and General Elections. During the convention in Makeni, he realized that Dr. Samura Kamara was also vying for the same…
By Iris Aminata Bangura Claim: A viral WhatsApp post claimed that Orange Sierra Leone is offering its old customers free data. Verdict: False! In a public notice on its Facebook page, Orange Sierra Leone stated that it is not giving out free data to old members. Full Text A WhatsApp post circulating in Sierra Leone…
By: Iris Aminata Bangura Claim: Posts by Facebook users Je Suis ProtonicFeeling and Erica Ruth Bangura claimed that churches were entirely prohibited from holding services in Kenema on account of a traditional practice. Verdict: Misleading! According to the Inter-Religious Council of Sierra Leone, churches in Kenema were not stopped from holding services because of an…