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Sierra Leone

Sat, 14 May 2022 20:11:46 GMT
Company Says It's Close to Major Gas Find
[Premium Times] The company's findings were confirmed from a rigorous hydrocarbon exploration campaign it conducted in the Sierra Leonean basin

Thu, 12 May 2022 08:54:48 GMT
SLAA President Begs for National Cohesion, Peace in Athletics Family
[Concord] Newly elected president of the Sierra Leone Athletics Association, Martin Momoh Bangura, in his maiden address to the athletics family and Sierra Leone as a whole, called on the need to be united and work together to help push the sport and...

Thu, 12 May 2022 08:54:46 GMT
At State Opening of Fifth Parliament - President Bio Highlights Achievements, Legislative Plans
[Concord] President Julius Maada Bio has yesterday 10th May opened the last session of the Fifth Parliament of the Republic of Sierra Leone, highlighting a number of achievements the New Direction administration has made since he took over State Hous...

Thu, 12 May 2022 08:54:45 GMT
Birmingham 2022 Unveils Medals for Commonwealth Games
[Concord] Birmingham 2022 has unveiled the official medals which will be awarded to athletes at the Commonwealth Games this summer. The exquisite, jewel-like medals have been designed by three students from Birmingham's School of Jewellery.

Thu, 12 May 2022 08:54:43 GMT
Teacher Remanded for Alleged Threatening Chief Koblo Queen
[Concord] Frank George Conteh, a teacher in Lunsar, Marampa Chiefdom in the Port Loko District, has on Tuesday, May 10, 2022, been remanded at the Pademba Road ale Correctional Centre by Magistrate Sahr Kekura presided of Court No.1 for allegedly usi...

Thu, 12 May 2022 08:54:40 GMT
WIMSAL Declares Support for Colleagues
[Concord] Women in the media Sierra Leone (WIMSAL), yesterday declared support for Umu Hawa Bakarr, who is aspiring for the position of Public Affairs Secretary and Sukainatu Walters as Financial Secretary South, among other women vying for different...

Thu, 12 May 2022 08:54:35 GMT
As APC Kemoh Sesay Granted Bail Charles Margai Says Freetown Magistrate Court Lacks Jurisdiction to Hear the Matterby Concord Times
[Concord] Lead defense counsel in the matter between former Minister of Works, Alhaji Kemoh Sesay, under the President Koroma regime, lawyer Charles Francis Margai, has argued that the Magistrate Court in Freetown lacks jurisdiction to hear the matte...

Thu, 12 May 2022 07:45:43 GMT
LAPO MD Commends Gosl for Introducing Munafa Fund
[Concord] The Director General of the fastest growing micro finance institution LAPO, Gabriel Eshiague, has in an interview on Star TV commended the government of President Julius Maada Bio for introducing the Munafa fund loan scheme in the country.

Wed, 11 May 2022 12:24:49 GMT
Tumbu - A Legend Unrecognised, Unhonoured And Without His Flowers While Alive
[Concord] The late Brima Attouga Kamara, who played for Mighty Blackpool and East End Lions locally, and at the international level with El Mansoura of Egypt, was probably the best goalkeeper that Sierra Leone has ever produced. In his heydays, he wa...

Wed, 11 May 2022 07:41:43 GMT
3 Acquitted,Discharged of Murder
[Concord] Justice Don Bosco Allieu (JA) has acquitted and discharged 52-year-old petty trader-Demoh Bangura, 65-year-old Public Relations Officer-Sholay Val Renner and 63-year-old civil servant, David Sesay of the offense of murder brought up against...

Wed, 11 May 2022 07:41:42 GMT
Orange to Give Away Millions With Its New Points Up Campaign
[Concord] Telecom giant, Orange Sierra Leone is giving away millions of Leones with its new Points Up campaign. The campaign which will start on Tuesday will see customers win daily and weekly cash prices.

Wed, 11 May 2022 07:41:39 GMT
President Bio Launches Bid for UN Security Council Seat
[Concord] President Julius Maada Bio has yesterday launched the bid to present Sierra Leone's candidature for a seat in the Non-Permanent Category of the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) for the period 2024-2025.

Wed, 11 May 2022 07:41:38 GMT
Mariatu Kargbo Back On the Front Line in China's Fight Against Covid-19
[Concord] One of Sierra Leone finest philanthropists and Cultural Ambassador, Mariatu Kargbo popularly known as the black pearl of China has been spotted on the front line in the fight against COVID in Beijing China.

Wed, 11 May 2022 07:41:36 GMT
MPs Reflect On 4th Session of Parliament
[Concord] The Fourth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone, which was opened by the President on May 18, 2021, came to a close yesterday, May 9.

Wed, 11 May 2022 07:41:36 GMT
Seawright Mining Pays U.S.$ 80,000 Surface Rent to Gbense, Tankoro & Kamara Chiefdoms
[Concord] The pacesetters of Sierra Leone mining industry, Seawright Mining Company (SMC) has for the second time paid the sum of eighty thousand US Dollars ($80,000,00) as surface rent to Gbense, Tankoro and Kamara Chiefdoms, Kono district and donat...

Thu, 05 May 2022 14:27:57 GMT
Steve Caulker - Totalenergies AFCON Qualifications Will Be Tough
[CAF] New Sierra Leone captain, defender Steven Caulker, says qualifying for Ivory Coast will be a difficult task for the West African side who made a promising return to AFCON in Cameroon last January-February.

Thu, 12 May 2022 08:54:38 GMT
MOHS Presents Gifts to Babies Born On Eid Day
[Concord] The Minister of Health and Sanitation, through President Julius Maada Bio,shared among over twenty babies that were born on Eid Day, between the hours of 12 midnight till 12 noon at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital (PCMH-Cottage).

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:39:46 GMT
Africell Launches Teachmi Project
[Concord] Africell Mobile Company has in partnership with "Teach For Salone" and a Kenyan based organızation, Eneza, on Friday April 29th 2022, launched the TeachMi project at a ceremony held at Africell headquarters, Wilberforce in Freetown.

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:39:43 GMT
If We Destroy the Forest, We Are Destroying the Animals - Tacugama Communications Officer
[Concord] Explaining the need to protect the country's chimpanzee population, Daniella Samura, Communications person for Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS) has warned that destroying the forest will endanger the existence of the animals which are al...

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:39:42 GMT
Military Personnel Remand for Alleged Murder
[Concord] A member of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Force, Lance Corporal 18180871 Gbessay Kargbo, who lives at Block 1, Benguema Barracks and Amadu Bailor Jalloh, who is an IT Specialist, on Tuesday, 3rd May, 2022, made their first appearance b...

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:39:41 GMT
Grand Expresses Concern Over Proliferation of Fake Degrees
[Concord] The Grassroots Action for National Development (GRAND) has expressed concern about the rate at which the revelations of falsehood in acquiring fake degrees have proliferated in the country.

Thu, 05 May 2022 07:39:38 GMT
UNIMTEC Certifies 1,395 Graduands
[Concord] The University of Management and Technology (UNIMTEC) has on Saturday, 30th April, conferred degrees, higher diplomas and diploma to 1,395 of its students for the 2021 academic year with the theme 'pursuant of excellence for national and in...

Tue, 03 May 2022 13:03:27 GMT
Massaquoi Acquittal - What Has It Wrought?
[JusticeInfo.net] Lansana Gberie, a renowned expert on the civil wars in Sierra Leone and Liberia, provides an exclusive analysis of the trial of Gibril Massaquoi before a Finnish court, and how it led to a full acquittal on April 29. He worries abou...

Mon, 02 May 2022 11:47:28 GMT
Finnish Court Acquits Massaquoi of War Crimes Charges Over Lack of Sufficient Evidence
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- A court in Finland has acquitted Gibril Massaquoi, the former Revolutionary United Front commander in Sierra Leone, of all the charges in his year-long trial for war crimes and crimes against humanity during Liberia's ci...

Mon, 02 May 2022 08:55:29 GMT
Acquittal of Massaquoi - Reality Check for Finnish Justice
[JusticeInfo.net] What was supposed to be an innovative and exemplary judicial experiment has turned into an adventurous rush to conviction, with questionable investigative practices and fanciful historical theories. On April 29, by acquitting Gibril...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 14:03:08 GMT
SN Brussels Aborts Landing At Ria Due to Dark Runway - Diverts to Sierra Leone On Low Jet Fuel
[FrontPageAfrica] Monrovia -- SN Brussels, one of the most consistent airlines flying from Europe to Monrovia on Wednesday re-routed to Freetown, Sierra Leone when the plane, after descending sufficiently to touch ground, suddenly aborted landing at ...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:58:47 GMT
Sierra Leone @61 - Rokel Bank MD Speaks On How Businesses Can Recharge the Country's Economy
[Concord] There are times when a country's economy grows according to the value of goods and services it produces. During such times, the country's growth in businesses can be felt through increase in its Gross Domestic Product (GDP) and it citizens,...

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:58:45 GMT
The Youth and the Future of the Country
[Concord] Finding a decent job, achieving financial independence, and enjoying a good life are fast eluding many young people. However, there is light at the end of the tunnel.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:58:42 GMT
Ponder My Thoughts - Salone @61: Running to Stay in the Same Place?
[Concord] A happy 61st birthday to Mama Salone.Reflecting on our 61 years of independence yields a mixed bag of results.

Thu, 28 Apr 2022 12:58:40 GMT
61 Years Later, It's Time to Finally Tackle Hunger
[Concord] There is hunger in the land. What can we do to address it?



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