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By: Ibrahim Jalloh - ( Jallomy ) Sierra Leone is suffering from a moral decline. The war came and went. Post war resettlement and rehabilitation priorities were vigorously pursued. We saw the disarmament and demobilization of combatants but what we never saw was the moral rearmament of our society. Sierra leonean girls were never spared the atrocities of the moral decay of our time. Sex related abuses of all types and kinds were the daily and frequent realities face by our girls. Efforts in the past to stem the tide sexual offences were paralyzed by uncoordinated actions and complete lack of the political will to redress the sexual aggression. The First lady of the republic, madam Fatima Bio, has taken action fuelled by the strongest political will in the history of sierra Leone to arrest a menace that will destroy our girls, the seeds of time and the investment of tomorrow. National hope for a great future will be diminished if our girls are left in the quadrangle of moral decay. ...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson

⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽⚽ "I saw the Liberian goalkeeper gazing at me then I released the trigger shot"said an excited Leone Stars Striker, Suffian Kalokoh, after the game. Suffian is now the West African Nation's newest diva whose left footed strike has memorised fans and followers of football at home and abroad. The standing Northern region highest goal scorer and third highest goal scorer of the 2018/2019 Premier League of Sierra Leone, Suffian Kalokoh's 40th minute goal dislodged the Liberians, and left their fans disappointed, with no hopes of fighting back.  However, the Sierra Leone - Liberia derby at the Lat Dior Stadium in Dakar, Senegal has been called off at 70 minutes as a result of power cut in this year's WAFU cup of Nations, but a  recent decision was reached as per match procedures for the match to continue today for the remaining 20 minutes at around 15:00GMT. Sierra Leoneans are now...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson – (AR-Wilson) As part of their continued efforts to providing for, standing by and advocating for vulnerable children in the country, Action To Heal Foundation Sierra Leone – (A2HF-SL), a non-governmental organization has on Friday, September 20, 2019 donated school items to 28 vulnerable children attending various Schools within Bombali District, in the Northern Province of  Sierra Leone. The donation ceremony which took place at A2HF-SL’s head office situated at 21 Conteh Street in Makeni , was chaired by Miata Saffa Jalloh , the organization Secretary, who disclosed to attendees that the day’s event is a fulfillment of A2HF-SL “Back to School Donation” for the 2019/2020 academic year. In his welcome statement, Yusuf Sow, the CEO II of A2HF-SL welcomed all to the event and admonished them that the “Back to School Donation” is solely sponsored by members of the organization and that among the many ch...

Date: 24th September, 2019 The Chairman and Members of the Independent Media Commission (IMC) and the Executive members of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) on the 18th September 2019 met at the Commission’s Board Room at 54 Siaka Stevens Street in Freetown. It was the first meeting between the IMC and SLAJ following the election of the new executive. The Chairman of the Commission, Mr. George S. Khoryama, formally welcomed the new executive to the IMC and congratulated them on their election. The meeting discussed pertinent issues relating to the work of both institutions. They included the review of the current registration, licence and renewal fees for newspapers, radio and television stations, and Direct to Home Services (DTH). The meeting also discussed the need for effective collaboration and cooperation between IMC and SLAJ, and proposals to celebrate, document and publish a book on the various steps taken for the repeal of the Criminal and Seditious ...

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SIERRA LEONE GOVERNMENT MINISTRY OF INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATIONS 8TH FLOOR, YOUYI BUILDING, FREETOWN PRESS STATEMENT RE: ALLEGED BEATING OF JOURNALISTS The attention of Government has been drawn to Press Statements issued by the Sports Writers Association (SWASAL), Women in the Media Sierra Leone (WIMSAL) and Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) on allegations levied against security personnel attached to the President during the Sierra Leone – Liberia football encounter on Sunday September 8, 2019. Government has taken note of the concerns and the content of the press releases issued by the aforementioned bodies. Government through the Ministry of Information and Communications will constitute a committee including SLAJ, WIMSAL and SWASAL to further investigate these allegations and appropriate measures will be taken against anyone found culpable. We therefore call on all the aggrieved parties and victims to exercise restraint as the Ministry of Information an...