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Kei Kamara celebrates LAFC’s 2-1 victory over the Galaxy at the Rose Bowl on July 4. (Shaun Clark / Getty Images) By Dylan Hernández The explosion outside of his school. The vultures feasted on corpses in the streets. The water gushed into the boat that was ferrying him to safety. The images of war remain with Kei Kamara to this day. The LAFC striker pictures them whenever he shares the story of his childhood in Sierra Leone. He often sees them in his dreams. “I get these nightmares,” Kamara said. “I’m always running. I’m always running from chaos.” The memories continue to haunt…

On 11 July 2024, the Ambassador of the European Union to Sierra Leone, Manuel Müller, the German Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Jens Kraus Massé, and the Director for Research, Planning and Development and Erasmus + National Focal Point at the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education, Ms. Sia Fasuluku, congratulated and bade farewell to Sierra Leonean students awarded with scholarships under the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters’ Degree Programme to continue studies in European Universities this year. The students engaged in dialogues with the Ambassadors and the Ministry’s Focal Point, sharing their aspirations and their visions for contributing to Sierra Leone’s…

Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security, and Social partners, supported by the International Labour Organization (ILO), successfully held a two-day Resource Mobilization Workshop for the implementation of the Decent Work Country Programme Phase Two (DWCP II).The event aimed at strategizing on funding and implementing the DWCP II, emphasizing the crucial role of stakeholders, including government, NGOs, and international donor organizations, in addressing Labour issues in Sierra Leone.The DWCP II, running from 2023 to 2027, is a beacon of hope for Sierra Leone’s development, as it focuses on employment creation, expanding social protection, and enhancing social dialogue, in alignment with…

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…

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,…