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Fri, 29 Jan 2021 13:40:26 GMT
More Than 270,000 Sierra Leoneans to Get Better Access to Electricity
[World Bank] Washington -- The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved a $50 million grant from the International Development Association (IDA) to improve access to electricity in Sierra Leone and enhance institutional capacity and com...

Thu, 28 Jan 2021 12:00:43 GMT
President Bio Attends State Funeral of Former President Jerry John Rawlings of Ghana
[Sierra Leone Government] Accra, Ghana, Wednesday 27 January 2021 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has attended the state funeral of the late Flt Lt Jerry J. Rawlings, the first President of the Fourth Republic of Ghana who passed away ...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:20:53 GMT
Two in Court for Stealing Computers At Cheshire Home
[Concord] Two accused, Abraham Mansaray and Ishmael Mansaray, have been taken to court by the Executive Director/Chairman of Freetown Cheshire Home, Dr. Abdulai Dumbuya, for allegedly breaking into his office and stole laptops.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:20:52 GMT
High Court Criminal Session Commences
[Concord] -17 sexual offences cases

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:20:51 GMT
Kailahun Gets First Resident Judge
[Concord] Judiciary of Sierra Leone Communications Unit, Kailahun District Council, Luawa, Saturday 23rd January, 2021: On behalf of the Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards, one of the country's esteemed Supreme Court Justic...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:20:49 GMT
BSL Investigates Skye Bank's Fraudulent Transaction
[Concord] The Bank of Sierra Leone, which is the regulatory institution for all commercial banks in the country, has officially notified Concord Times that they are currently investigating Skye Bank where hundreds of cheques payable to Concord Times ...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:20:46 GMT
MPs Dissatisfied With NACSA
[Concord] Members of the Parliamentary Oversight Committee on National Commission for Social Action (NACSA) and Non-Governmental Organizations,have expressed dissatisfaction over the poor quality of furniture produced by Instant Construction and Gene...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:20:43 GMT
Magistrate Issues Bench Warrant for Raza Guest House Guard
[Concord] On Friday 22nd January, 2021, a private security guard, Musa Jabbie, employed by Raza Guest House has been issued with a bench warrant by Magistrate Mark Ngegba presiding at the Pademba Road Court No.1 in Freetown after he jumped bail.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:20:42 GMT
ACC Calls On Newly Recruited School Inspectors to Uphold Integrity
[Concord] In tandem with one of its mandate to prevent corruption, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Southern Regional Office has, on the 22nd January 2021, engaged newly recruited school inspectors in Bo District on ways to uphold integrity in th...

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:20:38 GMT
Don Bosco Certifies 240 Girls
[Concord] In a bid to promote gender equality in the country, Don Bosco Fambul on Friday, 21st January, 2021, through their Home Plus project, certified 240 girls in various skills training.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:20:36 GMT
UBA Launches TEF Awareness Creation Initiative in Sierra Leone
[Concord] The United Bank for Africa (UBA) has on Friday, January 22nd launched the Tony Elumelu Foundation (TEF) at New Brookfield Hotel in Freetown.

Wed, 27 Jan 2021 09:20:31 GMT
India, Dubai Representative in Town to Invest in Energy
[Concord] A representative of top wealthy companies in the world operating in India and United Arab Emirates (UAE),has finally landed in Sierra Leone on Sunday , 24th January, after a three-year consideration with his partners.

Tue, 26 Jan 2021 09:04:52 GMT
Sierra Leonean Accused of Atrocities Goes on Trial in Europe
[Civitas Maxima] The trial of Sierra Leonean national and Tampere resident, Gibril Massaquoi, will begin on 1st February 2021 before the Pirkanmaa District Courtin Finland, and is expected to last for several months. This follows today's indictment o...

Mon, 25 Jan 2021 09:09:54 GMT
Covid-19 - Freetown Goes Into 2 Weeks Lockdown
[East African] Sierra Leone's capital Freetown goes into a two-week lockdown starting Monday, as the government revises measures to contain the second wave of the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sun, 24 Jan 2021 07:57:13 GMT
Sierra Leone Says Guinea Encroaching On Its Territory
[Nation] Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio on Saturday called on the sub-regional bloc Ecowas (Economic Community of West African States) to intervene in a potential conflict between his country and its neighbour Guinea.

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 16:48:11 GMT
Freetown Receives International Support to Help Migrants Amid Covid-19
[allAfrica] The city of Freetown has become one of five across the world to receive an award to help it expand a waste-management scheme aimed at helping young people in informal settlements to make a living and improve public health amid the challen...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:16:02 GMT
Public Service Commission Presents Biennial Report to Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio
[Sierra Leone Government] The leadership of the Public Service Commission, PSC, has called at State House to present their biennial report for 2018-2020 to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio.

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:14:38 GMT
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio Attends Inauguration Service of National Pentecostal Fellowship in Freetown
[Sierra Leone Government] His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has graced the inauguration service of the new executive of the Pentecostal Fellowship of Sierra Leone at their Circular Road church in Freetown.

Wed, 13 Jan 2021 12:36:59 GMT
Armed Forces of Liberia Patrols Liberia's Borders - Joins Forces With Neighboring Countries to Ensure Border Safety
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- The Armed Forces of Liberia is continuing its patrol along the Liberian borders with Guinea, Ivory Coast, and Sierra Leone as part of its statutory mandate in protecting the territorial limit of the country.

Sun, 10 Jan 2021 20:17:04 GMT
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio Pays Tribute to the Late Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya
[Sierra Leone Government] Saint Paul's Cathedral Catholic Church Kenema, Saturday 9 January 2020 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has paid a tribute to the former Sierra Leone Ambassador to the Republic of Kenya, Peter Joseph Francis, w...

Sat, 09 Jan 2021 14:11:36 GMT
What Is Female Genital Mutilation? Where Is It Practised?
[Thomson Reuters Foundation] The United States has strengthened a ban on female genital mutilation (FGM) by imposing tougher penalties and making prosecutions easier - a step campaigners hope will bolster global efforts to eradicate the practice.

Fri, 08 Jan 2021 12:41:06 GMT
Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio Attends Swearing-in of President Nana Akufo-Addo of Ghana
[Sierra Leone Government] Accra -- His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has joined other colleague heads of state in attendance at the swearing-in ceremony of the President-elect of the Republic of Ghana, His Excellency Nana Dankwa Addo Akufo...

Mon, 04 Jan 2021 08:37:01 GMT
Female Genital Mutilation - the Woman Fighting Sierra Leone's Ritual
[DW] Sierra Leone has one of the highest rates of female genital mutilation in Africa. Despite decades of campaigns, the traditional practice has hardly declined. This doesn't deter Rugiatu Turay from fighting cutting.



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