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Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Sports and the National Sports Authority (NSA) recently held a joint retreat at the Galiness Resort Hotel in Bo City. The retreat centred on forming a strong team to accelerate the country’s athletic development.  During the retreat, the Ministry of Sports and the NSA had their roles, duties, and responsibilities assessed. The primary goal was to strengthen their monitoring and supervisory roles in executing MOS deliverables and advancing the government’s sports agenda as outlined in the National Mid-term Development Plan (NMTDP) 2024-2030.  One of the retreat’s main outcomes was the creation and design of a comprehensive…

The Eighteenth Report of the Committee on Appointments and Public Service, chaired by the Leader of Government Business, Hon. Mathew Sahr Nyuma on Tuesday, 16/07/2024 debated and unanimously approved by Parliament. The following Presidential Nominees were approved by Parliament: 1. Prof. Osman Alimany Sankoh, Commissioner, Tertiary Education Commission, North-East Region 2. Dr. Lawerence Sao Babawo, Commissioner, Tertiary Education Commission Eastern Region. 3. Madam Edna Magaret Racheal Jones, Commissioner, Tertiary Education North-Western Region. 4. Mr Momodu Koroma, Ambassador of Sierra Leone to the Kingdom of Morocco 5. Haja Alimatu Abdullah, Commissioner Tertiary Education Commission Western Region 6. Madam Martha Consilia Kanagbo,…

Gbinti Sons And Daughters (GISAD) has donated the sum of $10,000 (Ten Thousand US Dollars) worth of items to six schools of over 1,364 pupils and 60 teachers within Gbinti, Divia Chiefdom, Karanneh District. The donation comprises teaching and learning materials for both pupils and teachers in those schools.  Presenting the items on behalf of the Gbinti Sons And Daughters diaspora branch, GISAD Global Coordinator, Mrs Yabom Lasana Bundu, disclosed that three secondary schools, which are Sierra Leone Muslim Brotherhood (SLMB), Sunday Foundation for Girls and Gbinti Secondary schools and two primary schools, RC Primary school and SLMB, and one…

A 33-year-old man from Freetown, Maligie Bangura, has gone into hiding after refusing initiation into the Gbagbani Secret Society, a powerful traditional group among the Limba people in northern Sierra Leone. Bangura, who was visiting his ailing father in Kambia, reportedly became the target of society after being accused of trespassing on their sacred grounds. According to his mother, Madam Kadijatu Jalloh, members of the society insisted that Bangura undergo initiation due to his presence at their shrine. “When Maligie went to see his father, he was confronted and accused of trespassing,” Madam Jalloh recounted. “They insisted he must be…

Alimu Sanu Barrie, CEO of Pavi Fort-AL Associates (SL) Ltd Alimu Sanu Barrie, CEO of Pavi Fort-AL Associates (SL) Ltd, is under fire for causing $321,000 in damage to SIERRATEL Network Infrastructure and Services with impunity. The destruction took place along Ferry Junction, disconnecting 11,321 customers in the process.  SIERRATEL management has been unable to discuss the situation with Pavi Fort due to the company’s lack of cooperation and responsiveness. Customers from Ferry Junction to Waterloo are unable to use services they have already paid for, due to the severity of the damage. Customers have protested at SIERRATEL offices, requesting…

This potted history of politics in Sierra Leone will give readers a better insight into why there is still so much political chaos in the country, finds Desmond Davies EDDIE Momoh has done a great job of charting the course of political anarchy in Sierra Leone. Not for him an academic treatise that will end up befuddling readers. This is the work of an experienced journalist who knows how to present the information garnered in a riveting style. It is a short read – 161 pages – but it will help Sierra Leoneans to better understand what they are currently witnessing in…

Chief Minister of Sierra Leone, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, has presented the Report of the Cross Party on Electoral Systems and Management Bodies Review, and its recommendations to various heads of institutions for their study, review and plans for the implementation of the report’s recommendations. It could be recalled that ‘The Cross Party on Electoral Systems and Management Bodies Review’, which is popularly known as the tripartite committee, comprised the leadership of the government, the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party, and the UN Resident Coordinator, did its final report and presented it to President Julius Maada Bio on 1st…

Sierra Leone’s leading Sports Betting and Lottery Company, Mercury International, continues to change the lives of its customers through its various products, and the latest life-changing winning came through the 5/90 Lotto draw. Forecaster, Mohamed Sorie, a lucky winner from the Mercury Daru draw, walked away with a whopping sum of Two Hundred and Twelve Million, Eight Hundred and Ten Old Leone (Le 212, 810,000); Two hundred and twelve thousand, eight hundred and ten Leones (Nle 212,810). The Businessman cum Lotto Forcaster placed a total sum of Nle 70 bet on two different tickets, with the numbers 27, 28, 81,…

The European Union Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Manuel Muller, and the outgoing Ghana High Commissioner, Her Excellency Mrs. Worwornyo Agyeman, on Monday 15th July 2024, bade farewell to the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Alhaji Musa Timothy Kabba.Ambassador Muller recalled the bilateral relations between Sierra Leone and the EU, which spanned for decades, and his three years of wonderful interactions with the government and people of Sierra Leone. He said his successor would continue this, as diplomats come and go, but the relationship between the two nations would always remain.Ambassador Muller lauded the Tripartite report and its recommendations,…

Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has presided over the swearing-in ceremony of Augustine Foday Ngobie, whom he recently reappointed for his final five-year term as Deputy Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission, ACC, urging the integrity house to intensify their efforts. His reappointment, effective 10 April 2024, was initially announced on 5 April 2024, marking a renewed commitment to tackling corruption in the country. During the swearing-in ceremony, Mr. Ngobie expressed profound gratitude and honour at being reappointed and lauded President Bio for the trust placed in him to continue serving in that pivotal role. He pledged to work diligently…