By Adama Sillah, President of Fourah Bay College Students Union Fretown, Sierra Leone I feel extremely grateful to have been honoured and awarded as one of the 50 most influential Sierra Leonean women two times in a row. This recognition means a l...

By Alhaji Njie, Freetown, Sierra Leone Greetings from Kabala Republic, Sierra Leone. A great day with Project 1808, Inc students in Kabala as we embarked on Tree planting exercise and practical environmental education. Over a 1000 trees planted ra...

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Thursday commissioned two upgraded basic Emergency Obstetric and Newborn Care facilities in Falaba, emphasising that people deserve better healthcare service delivery. “Today, I am pleased and h...

By David Sengeh, Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, Sierra Leone In 2018, President Bio promised to "initiate discussions towards the reintroduction of Family Life Education in Schools". Today and tomorrow, the Ministry of Basic and...

Contributed Marcella Samba-Sesay (photo) is the Executive Director of Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) and Chairperson of NEW (National Elections Watch). She has been a civil society activist for more than twenty years. She considers herself as a...

“We shouldn't wait for development to end child labour. On the contrary, ending child labour is key to sustainable development.” says ILO Assistant Director-General and Regional Director for Africa, Cynthia Samuel Olonjuwon. With 92 million gir...

PV Staff Sierra Leonean journalist Gibril Foday-Musa (pictured) has passed on in Freetown Sunday June 12th. The death was announced on social media by his younger brother Teddy Foday-Musa. Gibril was very popular and highly respected. Soft-spoken ...

Yrsa Daley-Ward is an English writer, model and actor. She is known for her debut book, Bone, as well as for her spoken-word poetry, and for being an "Instagram poet". Her memoir, The Terrible, was published in 2018, and in 2019 it won the PEN/Acker...

PV Staff Deputy Prime Minister and Finance Minister Chrystia Freeland has announced on social media that the recent federal budget, targets investments to help make life more affordable for Canadians facing real financial pressures and rising costs...

Mobilizing collective action for a sustainable ocean economy By Dr Angela Lusigi, UNDP Resident Representative in Ghana on World Ocean Day Our oceans, an important source of food and livelihoods and an intrinsic part of our culture and heritage ar...