The Country Manager for the African Development Bank Group, Dr Peninah Wanjira Kariuka, has called on President Dr Julius Maada Bio at State House to bid farewell after three years of dedicated service in the West African nation. Sierra Leone's Dep...

Devaluation: A Rich Man's Cure How the Sierra Leone Government Missed the Opportunity to Save Sierra Leoneans from 42 Years of Poverty By Mohamed A. Jalloh, USA Editor's Note: Originally published on April 11, 1979 in We Yone, Freetown, Sierra Le...

Seven Deadly Economic Sins Obstacles to Prosperity and Happiness Every Citizen Should Know By James R. Otteson ISBN 97811008843379 316 pages Hardcover/$27.95 April 2021 You have heard of the Seven Deadly Sins: pride, greed, lust, envy, gluttony, wra...

Tribute to former President of Ghana FLT LT (RTD), Jerry John Rawlings (1947-2020). By H.E Dr. Julius Maada Bio, President of the Republic of Sierra Leone. Although tributes never remove the sting of a hero's passing, they help us remember what we...

Statement by the Prime Minister on World Day for African and Afrodescendant Culture January 24, 2021 Ottawa, Ontario The Prime Minister of Canada, Justin Trudeau, January 24 issued the following statement on the World Day for African and Afrodescen...

PIASA is pleased to announce that Olivia Anani (photo) and Charlotte Lidon will be co-directors of Africa + Modern and Contemporary Art Department from this January onwards. «This double appointment reinforces PIASA's leading role and strengt...

Commentary By Patriotic Vanguard Staff Writers We note, with satisfaction, the visit of the African Union Chairman, Moussa Faki Mahamat (photo) in Freetown on Monday and his meeting with President Julius Maada Bio. Even though he was not in the c...

Strikes by university lecturers in Sierra Leone and other African countries are no longer news. They occur so often that some people now see them as something to expect almost every year. However, some people see university lecturers in Sierra Leon...

By PV Staff Writers Since independence on April 27 1961 and even before that, the village of Yenga in the east of Sierra Leone has always been part of the sovereign state called Sierra Leone. The area, said to be rich in diamonds, was occupied by G...

Contributed Her Excellency, Madam Fatima Bio has on Wednesday 20th January 2021 commenced the distribution of free sanitary pads to school girls within Freetown as part of a nationwide distribution process that will target 60,000 beneficiaries. Th...