Women in the Western Area Rural District along the Freetown Peninsula are becoming too obvious and facing hell in stone mining for daily survival. By Isaac Kamara A survey undertaken by this medium reveals unlike in previous years when women… Read More ›
Sierra Leone
Man jailed for life for sexual assault of a child
Appeal Court Judge presiding over cases at the Sexual Offences Model Court, Hon. Justice Alhaji Mohamed Momo-Jah Stevens (JA) has today sentenced Joseph Lamin, a Charcoal Burner, for sexual assault of a 9-year-old girl. According to the particulars of offence,… Read More ›
Sierra Leoneans are not happy! Global Happiness report
Sierra Leone ranked least happy among countries in the Mano River Union as well as among the least happy in Africa according to the Global Happiness Levels in 2021. At 3.8 percent, Sierra Leone ranked below Guinea, The Gambia, Liberia… Read More ›
Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio Congratulates Leone Stars: Urges Sierra Leoneans to Dream Big
President Julius Maada Bio has congratulated Leone Stars on their 1-0 victory over Benin in the crucial Africa Cup of Nations qualifier in Conakry, Guinea, urging the nation, from his balcony at State House, to draw inspiration from the win… Read More ›
Sierra Leone: move to sell pristine beach and rainforest to China meets backlash
Sierra Leone’s agreement to sell 250 acres of pristine beach and rainforest to China in a $55 million deal has sparked outrage from conservationists, human rights and animal welfare groups and local landowners, who have said the project would “destroy pristine rainforest, plunder fish stocks, pollute the marine environment
FIFA, CAF Presidents meet with Sierra Leone President: talk infrastructural development
Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino and the Confédération Africaine de Football, CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, have called on His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and promised to improve on the country’s football infrastructure to be able to host the African Cup of Nations.
Bar Association President Presents Position Paper on Death Penalty
The President of the Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA), Ms. Eddinia Michaela Swallow, has on behalf of her Association, presented a position paper on the abolition of the death penalty to the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Anthony Y.Brewah.