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Jens Toyberg-Frandzen, Executive Representative of the Secretary-General and Head of the United Nations Integrated Peacebuilding Office in Sierra Leone (UNIPSIL), over the weekend handed over more than $64.000 worth of UN communications equipment to the Inspector General of Sierra Leone Police (SLP), Francis Alieu Munu, in Freetown on Wednesday to support the efficiency of the […]

Visit Sierra Leone is proud to announce the launch of our boat “VSL 01”. This comes after months of construction. The boat will be available for excursions to the Islands (Banana, Bunce, Turtle, Shenge and Sherbro) as well as peninsula beach trips. Contact us if you have a group or need ideas for a special day […]

Kabala Festival, Sierra Leone For decades, the people of Kabala have celebrated New years in a very unique way. To them, New Year is a way of bringing together the different chiefdoms and tribes in the region to showcase their traditions and culture. This is often accompanied with magical display of the arts, traditional dresses […]

To a crowd full of women— and some men—Mariatu Kamara of Sierra Leone told her violent and inspirational story of courage during the country’s civil war on the eve of International Women’s Day. “This is a very difficult story,” began Kamara, who was the keynote speaker for the 5th annual International Women’s Day luncheon hosted […]

Airtel celebrated International Women’s Day with Constituency 92 in ward 326 at their head office on the 11th March.  It was a unique event as Airtel celebrated with its community people. In his welcome address, Managing Director Sudipto Chowdhury appreciated all the women as it was a pleasure being with them. This anniversary started in […]

The organizers of the Guaranty Trust Bank Freetown Marathon have yesterday officially launched the event of the day. Guaranty Trust Bank is the main sponsor of the Freetown Marathon that is scheduled to take place on the eve of independence this year. The ceremony took place at the banks premises. In his statement while doing […]

Wife of the Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Mao Xuehong, last Thursday hosted Sierra Leone’s First Lady, Sia Nyama Koroma at the Chinese Embassy to celebrate International Women’s Day.Madam Mao expressed delight for hosting the First Lady of their host country in oberving an international event such as the International Women’s Day. She paid tribute […]

The African Development Bank (AfDB) in collaboration with the Mo Ibrahim Foundation and the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone under the auspices of Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma organized a two day high level dialogue on the State of Good Governance in Africa with special emphasis on Sierra Leone on February 20-21, […]

The Sierra Leone Prisons commenced its 100 year anniversary celebration of success, struggles and achievements on Thursday 6thMarch 2014 at the Prisons Canteen situated along Pike Street, Freetown. Delivering his opening statement, the Director of Prisons Mr. Sanpha Bilo Kamara told members of the press that, the Pademba Road Maximum Prisons was established  14th March 1914. […]