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Sierra Leone: Number of candidates who passed the BECE increased by 60% between 2018 and 2021
Analysis By Augustine Sankoh, Strategic Communications Analyst MBSSE. Email: asankoh@education.gov.sl Since 2018 the annual number of students passing the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) has increased by 60%, or 39,029 students nati...


Canada wins twice in race for 2022 FIFA World Cup slot
Welcome to ‘Iceteca.' This was the spirit at Commonwealth Stadium in Edmonton, Alberta, on Tuesday 16 November 2021. The meme is a play on the warmer clime around famed Azteca stadium in Mexico City. The wintry weather here was quite a chilly cont...


Toronto: Inauguration of Alliance of Canadian-Ghanaian Associations
By PV Staff A couple of weeks ago the Alliance of Canadian-Ghanaian Associations was launched in Toronto, Canada. It is an umbrella association of all Ghanaian associations in the country and the event featured speakers from both Canada and Ghana. ...


G5 Group engages new government in Guinea
G5 Group has sent emissaries to Conakry to begin talks with the new administration. They met with Prime Minister Mohamed Beavogui (photo). Here is the press release from Conakry on that meeting. Translated from French to English by Patriotic Vanguar...


Washington: Trudeau meets with Harris
Prime Minister Justin Trudeau of Canada met with US Vice President Kamala Harris this week in Washington DC and they discussed several bilateral and global issues. Of particular importance in the discussion was the role played by the US Vice Preside...


Historic medical drone flight in Sierra Leone
By David Moinina Sengeh, Mabang, Sierra Leone For the first time in Sierra Leone, Essential Medicines were delivered to a health centre by drone Friday November 19 2021. A journey that would otherwise be two hours by road, took 13 minutes by Drone ...


Sierra Leone: Tribunal to investigate Auditor General ready to start work
By Our Correspondent in Freetown The government of Sierra Leone has announced the setting up of a three-member tribunal to investigate the Auditor General who is now on suspension pending the outcome of the investigation. She has been accused of pr...


Fantastic newsletter from Sierra Leone Embassy in Geneva
By PV Staff One of the best newsletters to come out of our diplomatic missions in recent years is the new newsletter from our embassy in Switzerland which is headed by Dr. Lansana Gberie ( photo). This is not surprising because Dr. Gberie not only ...


Moral values have no value if they are like beautifully suspended bubbles
Commentary Moral values have no value if they are like beautifully suspended bubbles By Sinneh T. Moijueh, Freetown, Sierra Leone Though at varying degrees and dimensions, we all try to stand for certain things and this fundamentally helps us avo...


New Electoral Commissioner for Western Region takes oath of office
By President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone Congratulations Zainab Umu Moseray. The oath you have taken today comes with a big responsibility. We want credible state institutions for our democracy to thrive. We believe that the days of cavalier ...



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