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Street vendors offer produce at a market after Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry pledged to step down following months of escalating gang violence, in Port-au-Prince, Haiti on March 12, 2024 [File: Reuters/Ralph Tedy Erol] By Doudou Pierre Festile and Micherline Islanda Aduel On March 12, Haiti’s Prime Minister Ariel Henry tendered his resignation amid escalating violence in the country. Ahead of his announcement, the Caribbean Community and Common Market (CARICOM) met behind closed doors to craft a transition plan, which includes the creation of a presidential council and the appointment of an interim prime minister. Meanwhile, the United States backed yet another foreign intervention, promising $100m for…
Participants in one of the sessions in Kenema District By IPRP Communications Unit The Independent Procurement Review Panel (IPRP) has engaged stakeholders in Bo and Kenema from the Local councils, Private sectors, suppliers, contractors, civil society organizations and the media. These engagements took place at the Bo District Council Hall and Albertson Hotel in Kenema District on diverse dates over the weekend. These sessions aimed to create awareness and community outreach on the IPRP core mandate. Speaking during these sessions one of the board members James Koroma recognized the chairman of the IPRP Dr Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai for his effort…
Eastern Farmer Agriculture and General Enterprise, a leading company in Agrochemicals, fertilizer, pesticides, and insecticide in Sierra Leone, together with their partners from the Netherlands, Nutreco, a company of Trouw Nutrition, on Friday 19th April 2024, engaged over fifty (50) poultry farmers from across the country on the use of the Hendrix Poultry Concentrates already in the Sierra Leone Market. The training workshop held at the Sierra Palms Hotel also captured several best practices of international standards that will help farmers improve the productivity of their chicks and poultry. During his presentation, the representative of Nutreco in Ghana, Sierra Leone,…
In a bid to highlight the diverse range of products and services offered by Afrimoney, the leading mobile money platform, a “Chop and Chat” session was recently organized at the prestigious Lagoonda complex in Aberdeen, Freetown. The event, attended by various partners and stakeholders, served as a platform to underscore the pivotal role of mobile money in today’s banking landscape. Speaking at the event, Mr Shadi Gerjawi, the Managing Director of Africell Sierra Leone, emphasized the growing significance of mobile money as the new standard for banking and financial transactions. He urged attendees to leverage the speed, reliability, and affordability…
By Ibrahim Alusine Kamara Sierra Leone continues to go down the path of ugly history as a result of incompetent individuals cramming the realm of state governance, without any iota of shame. But rather than being repentant for having thrown the citizens into the chasm of misery in their daily lives, because of their ineptitude to effectively man the affairs of the country, these individual jokers, parading the nooks and crannies of government, continue to feed the general public with unpardonable lies with brazen impunity. Even as they have returned the country’s capital city to the days when it was…
By Shadrach Aziz Kamara The organizers of the West African Social Media Awards (WASMA), on Wednesday, 17th April 2024, updated a cross-section of the press on the WASMA Awards ceremony scheduled to take place on the 11th May 2024, in Holland. The press conference took place at Chicken Town, Old Railway Line, Brookfield’s, Freetown. Speaking during the press conference, one of the Committee members, Ranford Rollings Bull, said that they aim to recognize and celebrate individuals and institutions who have harnessed the power of social media to make a positive impact. He continued that the West African Social Media Awards…
Luawa Football Club is currently training twenty academy coaches on the 10th Floor of the Freetown City Council building in Freetown. These coaches represent the seven branches of Luawa FC Academy across the country, with participants from Freetown, Makeni, Kailahun, and Waterloo. The training is being conducted by Head Coaches Sebastian Bowles and his Assistant Coach Sillah. Coach Seb is a UEFA B licensed coach from the United Kingdom. Coach Sillah is a coaching instructor at the Sierra Leone Football Association. He previously served as the national team coach for the U20 team and as an Assistant Coach for the…
As part of Black History Month, the University Archives blog for October celebrates the achievements of the first black student at the University: Christian Frederick Cole. Cole was admitted to the University (‘matriculated’) nearly 150 years ago on 19 April 1873. A young man of 21 from Sierra Leone, he was the adopted son of a clergyman, Jacob Cole. His grandfather had been enslaved. The information he gave the University at his matriculation was brief and the document itself, written in his hand, is unremarkable. But the significance of this small piece of blue paper is great. Matriculation form of…
During a recent arrest operation, law enforcement officers killed Captain John Conteh, a wanted man for his role in an unsuccessful coup attempt. On Wednesday, April 17, the police found Conteh, who had been hiding at his mother’s home in Mayenkineh, Calaba Town. Conteh made a valiant attempt to flee while being transported to the Jui Detention Center, which led to a deadly altercation with the police. Sadly, Conteh managed to take down an escorting officer and cause chaos in the process. Conteh tried to run away while being taken to the hospital, but he was shot. To make matters…
Alusine Kanneh, the Honorable Chief Immigration Officer, recently gave Kamboi Eagles FC vital sporting goods as a token of support for his childhood district team. The team will surely perform better on the field thanks to the kind donation, which includes two sets of jerseys, twenty-five footballs, and twenty-five pairs of boots. Mr. Kanneh pledged to support the team as they advance if they live up to expectations during the presentation ceremony on Thursday, April 18, at his Freetown office. He underlined his history with Kamboi Eagles FC and expressed his desire to help them succeed again. Alusine Kamara expressed…