Commentary By Dr. Vandy Kanyako, Portland, USA “Land” played a critical role in the founding and shaping (literally) of modern Freetown. The first set of settlers from Europe, North America and the Caribbean were lured to what is now Freetown ...

Embassy and Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone Geneva, Switzerland Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review 03 – 14 May 2021 38th Session of the UPR Working Group Session Wednesday, 12 May 2021, 14:30 – 18:00 Proposed comments and answer...

PV Staff What looked like a long and frustrating dispute with no end in sight finally fizzled into thin air when the government of Sierra Leone and an American company called Gerald Group on Monday decided to settle matters out of court. Each side ...

Contributed It was a jubilant day on April 20th this year. Dancers from nine villages welcomed their big American Guest visiting Sierra Leone and their village. Bishop Kyle Searcy is Senior Pastor of Fresh Anointing House of Worship International,...

Obituary of a 102-year-old matriarch Haja Iye Lama Bundu passed away in Freetown, Sierra Leone, on Tuesday May 4, 2021. A matriarch in her hometown Gbinti, Haja Bundu was 102 years old. She is survived by her sons Abu Bakarr Bundu; Seray Alpha Bu...

When the bullied becomes the redeemer By Jacob B. Palmer, New Jersey, USA Mr. Henry Saffa, the headmaster of the Methodist Primary School in the town of Lolahun was a tall, strict, astute and bald headed fifty-five year old man with over thirty-fi...

Statement by the Prime Minister on Ramadan The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, (recently) issued the following statement on Ramadan: “Tonight at sunset, Muslims in Canada and around the world will mark the start of Ramadan. “This month-long r...

With Africa-bound COVID-19 vaccine doses from the Serum Institute of India delayed for the foreseeable future, slow vaccine rollouts and new variants making inroads, the risk of a new wave of infections in Africa remains high. Delays and shortages ...

President of the Fédération 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...

Sindiwe Magona was born on 23 August 1943, in the village of Gungululu in rural Eastern Cape (formerly Transkei). The first born of eight children, Magona earned her secondary and undergraduate education by correspondence, and later won a scholarshi...