AWE Media Sierra Leone

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson✍️   With support from the European Union through the PRO-Act 2015 Resilient Project Cooperazione Internationale (COOPI) has trained over 200 Smallholder Cashew Farmers in Kambia, Port Loko, Bombali, and Karene on Safety Standards in Cashew Processing and General Food Safety from August 25 – 4th September 2020. The training which was held in four different locations in the districts headquarter towns of Kambia, Port Loko, Bombali, and Karene respectively catered for over fifty Cashew Farmers and Processors in the each of the four districts.  Elvis Lamin Koroma was lead facilitator of the entire training. He disclosed to Northern Times that the training featured a number of key issues but importantly it was tailored to fit the participants who were thoroughly guided on topics such as: What is Food Safety, its standards, concepts and processes, As well as the Health and Safety of the Consuming Public and the Needs for Safe Cashew Processing and Safe Food.  When as...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson✍️ As they continue to popularize the concept to abolish the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) in Sierra Leone, the National Movement for Emancipation Progress (NaMEP) with support from Men-Engage has conducted a day’s meeting with residents of Mankneh-I community in the Bombali District, Northern Sierra Leone.  The meeting fostered discussion between NaMEP and residents of Mankneh-1 community on the abandonment of the practices of FGM in the community as a way of curbing the effects of the ancient practice in that part of the country.  Moses Lamin Fofana, a led facilitator of the meeting said that attendees were very responsive and positive in terms of accepting the dangers of FGM and all of their feedback was crystal clear on their readiness to abandon the practice of FGM in the community.  Mohamed Tholley and Salamatu Kamara spoke on behalf of other attendees. When speaking to Northern Times, the two parents acknowledge that the practice of FGM has ...

Invitation for Bids National Competitive Bidding (NCB) Date of First Issue: 3rdSeptember 2020 Karene District Council CONSTRUCTION OF FOUR(4)TWIN CULVERT ALONG KAMETHE-KAFUNGUBA ROAD SELLA LIMBA CHIEFDOM IN KARENE DISTRICT. Procurement Number:KarDC/RMFA/GoSL/2020/001 LOT NO: DESCRIPTION QUANTITY CULVERT POINTS KM CHIEFDOM 1 Twin Box Culvert 04 0+0.77;0+1.5;0.2.0;0+2.75. SellaLimba The Karene District Council has received funds Road Maintenance Fund Administration (RMFA) for the procurement of, works and now invitessealed bids from eligible bidders for the Construction of: Four(4)Twin culverts along Kamathe to Kafunguba in the SellaLimba Chiefdom Karene District. Bidding is open to all National Contractors who hold Sierra Leone Roads Authority Certificate and Registered with the Ministry of Works and Infrastructure. Interested bidders may obtain further information and inspect the bidding document ...

By: Ibrahim Jalloh – (Jallomy) It was suppressed jubilation when the National Advisory Committee (NAC) of the main opposition APC party congregated in the North East Regional Headquarters of Makeni city to preside over the official return of Sam Sumana to the APC where some five years ago he was hounded out like a common criminal. The official endorsement on the return of Sam Sumana was predictable as previous events and actions dictated. Sam Sumana's ascendancy to the Pinnacle of power in the APC and subsequent political graduation to the Vice presidency of the state of Sierra Leone was dramatic and incredible. The explanations were many and varied but what was common place was the profiling that he was the money man and therefore the key financier of the APC campaign leading to the political victory of 2007. Upon becoming vice president and early in the journey of state governance, the working relationship between Sam Sumana and his boss, former president of Sierra Leone Dr. ...

By: Richmond Brima Tholley Family sources yesterday confirmed to this medium that the chiefdom authorities at Simiria Chiefdom in the Tonkolili District, Northern Sierra Leone last week unanimously agreed to banish a married man Alusine Kargbo from his biological land on the ground that he allegedly killed an industrious manAlimamy Tamba Koroma from his witch craft activities. Alusine Kargbo is a married man at Makomp village in the Simiria chiefdom and is said to have abandoned his wife and three children to an unknown destination as tradition and custom demands. His banishment came after a group of traditional herbalists in the chiefdom proved him guilty through their own traditional means that prompted chiefdom authorities to take the said decision to banish him. In an interview with the Regent Chief, he said the accused Alusine Kargbo must be banish from the land because such actions are not new in the chiefdom during the reign of PC Alimamy Bangura 11 his predecessor and there...

By: Ibrahim Jalloh – (Jallomy) "The three organs of State: Executive, Legislative and Judiciary are co - equal partners in the 1991 constitution of Sierra Leone", courtesy of Hon. Ibrahim Bundu, former Member of Parliament of the APC. The competitive edge of the executive organ of government is that it raises state resources, control same and distribute to state intuitions for the effective and efficient running of state governance. The legislature has the critical role of ensuring that state resources are used judiciously and for the intended purpose. In essence, both the executive and legislative organs of government are mutually reinforcing in a democratic state. State intuitions exist to serve but not to decorate the state. When it becomes glaring that a state institution has assumed a liability character, the executive organ can step in to readjust the situation and this is precisely the focus of the Ministry of Information and Communication through the Minister, Hon....

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson The Sierra Leone Football Association last Tuesday and Wednesday, September 8-9, 2020 has conducted a two days workshop for 48 newly Appointed Male and Female Coaches and Technical Staff of various National Teams at the Atlantic Hotel in Freetown. Multiple Facilitators guided and led Participants through discussions centered on the importance of team building, Sports Administration, Medicine, Working together as a team and how they as Coaches should best approach the media. “We are on a new era, trying to change the narratives of football in the country. This is why we organized this seminar for the newly appointed Coaches and Technical Staff to boost their Morals, Integrities and Capacities by providing technical guides in accord with the FIFA Principles of Agreed Objectives that will help improve their job to achieve the Federation’s mission and vision.” Brima Manzola Kamara, the Vice President-1 of SLFA noted. Delivering his key note address at the se...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson✍️   Sierra Leonean and French based FUSC Bois Guillaume goalkeeper Solomon Zombo Morris has bowed out from international football after representing Sierra Leone at the international stage for eight years.  Zombo 30, tendered his resigned on Wednesday, 18th August, 2020, and has communicated his decision to the Sierra Leone Football Association citing reasons for retirements.  “This is one of the most difficult decisions I’ve had to take in my football career. The former Leone Stars goal-stopper told Northern Times. “After a lot of soul searching and under the circumstance I’m taking a different direction.  It’s been both a difficult and complex year for us as a county, but at the same time it’s been a wonderful and uplifting professional and personal experience for me.    “I’ve been inundated with letters and emails from fans. Many have brought tears to my eyes and take it from me it tasks a lot to do that, he recalled.  Thanks to all loyal supporters of Leon...