The Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) will be hosting a one day forum on the safety of Journalists in Sierra Leone on 22nd April, 2021. The one-day event will be held at the Sierra Palms Hotel
As the situation continues to gather momentum, the Minister of Health and Sanitation has disclosed that an “independent” panel would be set up to probe into the unfortunate circumstances in which senior officials of his
The strike action that has been declared by the medical corps in Freetown has put the lives of many patients at the main referral facility at stake. Making matters worse incoming cases that require emergency
This commentary was prompted by the images of a student with deep cuts all over his body posted on Social Media, allegedly inflicted by the police in their zest to restore calm during the chaos
On Saturday 10th April 2021, Orange SL officially launched its latest promotion dubbed the Inter Secondary School Brass Band Competition. This is to provide opportunity to school brass bands across the country to show case
Menstrual Pads Should Be Given Freely In The Military, Just As Condoms Are Given Freely. Sex Is A Choice, Menstruation Isn’t. Menstruation (also known as a period and many other colloquial terms) is the regular discharge
Following the throwing out of Parliament of the proposed controversial Cybercrime Bill 2020 for want of wider consultations, media stakeholders have submitted a position statement to the Minister of Information and Communication, Mohamed Rhaman Swaray. After
Democracy can be said to be a dynamic political concept embracing the social, economic and cultural fabric of a people, striving for their welfare and the enhancement of their rights. It allows for plural participation in
Propaganda is impartial information used to influence an audience and further an agenda by presenting selective facts to produce an emotional rather than rational response to information presented. It first came into common use in Europe
Contrary to recent assurances by importers and government officials that stores would not run dry of rice, the staple food in the country, information filtering from the Commodities Trading Company, main importers of rice, it
As the race for a flag bearer of the embattled opposition All Peoples Congress party ahead of 2023 presidential and parliamentary elections rages on, a leading aspirant for the party’s ticket has made a politically
According to a press release issued on Tuesday 13th April,2021 by the Junior doctors of Sierra Leone states that “with immediate effect the junior Doctors across the country will be laying down tools until appropriate
Speaker of the regional Economic Community of West Africa States (ECOWAS) Parliament, His Excellency Sidie Mohamed Tunis has said that the election by direct universal suffrage of the Community's Parliamentarians, which the parliament is committed
The late hours of Sunday 11th April, 2021 witnessed a massive celebration and jubilation in “Songo Colony” as it witnessed the first ever annual thanksgiving and marc past. Residents including women and children where all over
Under the umbrella name of Consortium of Progressive Political Parties (COPP), eleven opposition political parties have not ruled out the possibility of presenting one presidential candidate in the 2023 presidential contest. Speaking on behalf of the
