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Sierra Leone will today 17th May, 2022 join the world to commemorate World Hypertension Day with the key message: “Know your blood pressure”. High blood pressure is the number one cause of premature death worldwide and is a major risk...

WHO European Regional Obesity Report 2022 Launched Soon The WHO European Regional Obesity Report, which is being published by the WHO European Office for the Prevention and Control of Non-communicable Diseases, will be launched onMay 3, 2022. The report reveals that overweight and obesity are among...

Edward Thomas Lassayo Esq. on Tuesday 26th April 2022 officially launched the African Heritage Leadership Center-Sierra Leone (AHLC-SL) at the New City Hall on Lightfoot Boston Street in Freetown on the theme ‘Stimulating Youth Leadership to Preserve and Promote African’s Unique Heritage.’ Talking on the topic, Marriage Between Tribal...

By Sulaiman B. Sowa ACC and EPA staff after the engagement As it strives to sustain robust public education and collaboration with public institutions, the Eastern Region office of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has engaged staff of the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and...

By Alhaji  By Alhaji A.K. Bangura - Senior Communications Officer, ACC The Sierra Leone Community Driven Development Project (SLCDD) also named as ‘GIETRENK’, is a project funded by the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB) in collaboration with the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) to promote...

By Aruna Turay Sierra Leone will tomorrow 27th April, 2022 celebrate its 61st birthday since it gained independence in 1961 from its colonial masters, Great Britain on 27 April 1961. The government has announced tomorrow a public holiday in Sierra Leone...

By Joseph Johnson  Speaker of Sierra Leone Parliament, Dr. Abass ChernorBundu has announced that the House has endorsed one of the recommendations made by Civil Society Organisations to have a desk in parliament that is meant for Civil Society. Speaker Bundu, made the announcement during the...

By Aruna Turay April 24, 2022 marks the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of Diplomatic Relations between Sierra Leone and Cuba.  Addressing the nation over the weekend, Chargé D'affaires of the Republic of Cuba, Ambassador Félix Raúl Rojas Cruz said on April 24, 50 years...

In a welcome address, Brigadier General Dauda Fred Alpha, Commandant 3 Infantry Brigade and President of the Mess Committee, said he was profoundly honoured to deliver statement in what he called an epoch-making event, saying that the facility was upgrade to...

UNICEF Goodwill Ambassador Liam Neeson is leading UNICEF’s global immunisation initiative with a global message thanking the scientists, parents, health workers and others who have been so critical in helping to immunise children over the last two decades. In a video released ahead...