(SLENA, 30th March, 2021). The new Country Director for the African Development Bank in Sierra Leone, Madam Halima Hashi last week presented her Letters of Credentials to the Honourable Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation,...

(SLENA, 30th March, 2021). The General Secretary of Orange mobile company, Haffie Haffner has said that Orange-SL has been operating for five years now in the country and providing excellent service for the Sierra Leonean populace. Madam...

Social Media is awash with stories on the unbundling of the Sierra Leone Cable Network (SALCAB). The generated public interest is understandable given concerns about still limited access to internet and the high charges. While it is so pleasurable...

We are living in a time when one can easily fall into the temptation of believing all is gloom. The year 2020 has been so dominated by COVID-19 and its effects that we have hardly had time to show to ourselves due appreciation for the dividends of...

This week, I fear we have reached another acute moment in the use of hate speech, and I am using this editorial to add the voice of Sierra News to that of many Sierra Leoneans who are calling for the outright rejection of hate speech. Hate...

The invention of the World Wide Web is arguably the greatest social revolution in modern times. Through the World Wide Web we get connected with each other in real time. Access is however not equitable at this point. In 2017, the World Bank...

This week, I fear we have reached another acute moment in the use of hate speech, and I am using this editorial to add the voice of Sierra News to that of many Sierra Leoneans who are calling for the outright rejection of hate speech. Hate...

The title of this editorial surely strikes a chord in every adult Sierra Leonean. Far too many of our children are on the streets and living wild. We have for many years had a problem of streetism because of a combination of circumstances. We have...

As I sip water from my plastic sachet, I can't help but wonder where the plastics will end up! Maybe it will end up on the gutter, clogging the water ways, littering our streets, or on our precious soil affecting the food chain, or back in my...

Today I will touch on a topic for which two sayings are particularly relevant. The first is the saying that goes: "Failing to plan is planning to fail," by Benjamin Franklin. The second is "If you don't know where you are going,...

This week (August 7 - 14, 2020) is World Mask Week. A week set aside as part of a global move to inspire people to wear face coverings to help stop the spread of COVID-19. Fellow Country men and women, we are in the middle of a pandemic that is...

When Maria Brewer Ambassador Nominee to the Republic of Sierra Leone appeared before the Senate Committee on Foreign Relations on July 26, 2017  her opening remarks recognised her husband Mark and eight-year-old daughter, Arina thanking them...

Today, I will attempt to discuss the emerging global problem of disinformation or 'fake news' that confront societies in general, and journalism in particular. A particular danger is that this information is usually free, easily accessible...

Last week His Excellency the President, Dr. Julius Maada Bio launched the first insurance scheme for Health workers. Under the Group Life Insurance Scheme, all eleven thousand frontline health workers who are engaged in the fight against COVID-19...

On January 30, 2020 the World Health Organisation (WHO) declared the COVID-19 outbreak a Public Health Emergency of International Concern (PHEIC). This was followed by the March 11, 2020 declaration that the outbreak could be described as a...

On Thursday 23rd  July 2020, the Parliament of Sierra Leone amended the Public Order Act of 1965 (Act No. 46 of 1965) by repealing Part V of that law which deals with criminal libel and also enacted the Independent Media Commission (IMC) Act...

Ah at last, the school bells are ringing albeit for pupils prepping for national exams. But the feeling is good! It is a 'back to school' season like no other as we begin to reopen our school gates following weeks of enforced...

As we continue to move the discourse on media information literacy, I will today attempt to discuss the issues surrounding freedom of expression, its indispensability in a democracy and its attendant responsibilities. The good news for all is...

Over the weekend, we witnessed the first heavy rainfall in the year. The weather forecast was so bad that the Mayor of Freetown was compelled to raise an alert and an emergency call line was introduced. As I drive through downtown Freetown,...

While the burden of the COVID-19 fell evenly across Sierra Leone, faith groups were forced to punctuate their practice as part of the COVID-19 preventive measure.  But at a time of widespread anxiety about 'The now and The future',...