The journalist and legal scholar Amy Lai has been awarded the 2021 PEN Canada/Ken Filkow Prize for courageously reporting on the “threats faced by both individuals and democratic institutions” in her native Hong Kong, and for ground-breaking sch...

By WHO Director-General Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, Geneva The Delta variant is ripping around the world at a scorching pace - present in over 100 countries - and driving a new spike in #COVID19 cases & death. We are experiencing a worsening pu...

The United States Agency for International Development (USAID), through the West Africa Trade and Investment Hub, has awarded a $1.2 million co-investment grant to Warc Group, a social enterprise with agricultural production and consulting operation...

PV Staff The Anti-Corruption Commission of Sierra Leone is one of Sierra Leone's biggest newsmakers because Sierra Leoneans are always interested any in news about corruption. This is because like most African countries, Sierra Leone has a big cor...

I am Aruna Kargbo born in Masanga Village. I trained as Nursing Aid in Masanga Hospital in 2011, After graduation as Nursing Aid, I was employed in the hospital at the Emergency ward for six months I later transferred to the pharmacy in 2011 to 2016...

n 2009, Aminata, from Kenema in the east of the country, was found guilty of killing her abusive ex-boyfriend and received the death penalty, the mandatory sentence for murder. She was just 17 years old. Like many people in Sierra Leone, Aminata ha...

The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on Eid al-Adha: “Today, Muslims in Canada and around the world will celebrate Eid al-Adha as they mark the end of the Hajj, the annual Islamic pilgrimage to Mecca. “On th...

By Sinneh T. Moijueh, Freetown, Sierra Leone Sinneh is on a resolve to set Africa on the path to her redemption after he founded a Non-Governmental Organization, ‘The Perfect Guide for Mankind' (PGM) with a clear vision, to ensure every African s...

By Mustapha Njie Earlier on Friday I led the delegation from Sierra Leone to a visit to The President of the Republic of The Gambia. The Sierra Leonean Minister of Land, Housing and Country Planning, Mr. Turad Senesie and team are visiting the Gam...

By Tom Vens, outgoing EU representative in Sierra Leone It has been an honour and a privilege to represent the EU in Sierra Leone. Yesterday (Friday July 16) I bid farewell to President Bio. A strong partnership that is ready for the future. Thank...