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New Chapter One Restaurant Opens in Freetown With a Wide Range of Drinks
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
Sierra Leone’s newest luxury destination, Chapter One Multipurpose Center in Lumley, has unveiled its upscale drinks menu, offering a curated selection of premium spirits, champagnes, and whiskies to cater to Freetown’s elite and international...
ACC Pays NLe12 Million to Sierra Leone Government Consolidated Revenue Fund
Sierraloaded
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June 27, 2025
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has announced the payment of Le 12 million (New Leones) into the Government’s Consolidated Revenue Fund (CRF). The funds were recovered over the past year as part of the commission’s efforts to combat...
Opinion: Why is world hunger America’s problem?
The Salt Lake Tribune - Utah
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Some readers are fed up with me! “Don’t guilt trip me” is a refrain I heard from many readers of my recent columns from West Africa and South Sudan about children dying because of cuts in American humanitarian aid. Let me try to address the kinds...
Mystik Dan, Sierra Leone set for showdown in richest Stephen Foster ever
WDRB - Kentucky
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) – One horse won the Kentucky Derby. Another won the Breeders’ Cup Classic. A third took the Dubai World Cup. Saturday’s Stephen Foster Stakes at Churchill Downs won’t crown a champion — but it may feel like one already...
Mpox in Sierra Leone: What’s Gambia Doing About a Spillover?
The Voice Gambia
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June 27, 2025
As of 17 June 2025, there have been over 4,000 confirmed cases of mpox and 25 related deaths in Sierra Leone, raising concerns that the virus could spread to neighbouring countries and spark a larger outbreak across the densely populated West...
Foday Mannah on his debut crime novel, set between Sierra Leone and Scotland
The Bookseller
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Your debut draws inspiration from a real crime. What attracted you to this story, and why did you feel compelled to explore it through fiction? The foundation of the novel came from the harrowing case of a South African nurse living in Scotland,...
Stranded Sierra Leoneans in Niger Call on Government for Immediate Rescue
Sierraloaded
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June 27, 2025
Sierra Leoneans stranded in deportation camps in Niger are urgently calling on their government to take immediate action of helping them return to their country. The affected individuals, who find themselves in dire conditions, have expressed...
Freetown Residents Reject Government Plan to Divide the City
Sierraloaded
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June 28, 2025
Freetown residents are pushing back against the government’s plan to divide the city into two. At a town hall meeting held on Thursday, June 26, nearly 600 people showed up and made one thing clear. They don’t support the move. The meeting was...
Providence, MGHS Win Big at Orange-SL’s For Good Connections School Challenge
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Providence International High School and Methodist Girls High School had emerged as winners at the climax of Orange Sierra Leone’s “For Good Connections” campaign on Saturday, June 21st, securing top spots in football and pantomime competition....
MoPAPA Partners With India Government to Enhance Civil Service Capacity Building
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
The Ministry of Public Administration and Political Affairs (MoPAPA) has initiated a significant partnership with a high-level delegation from the Government of India, aimed at strengthening cooperation in capacity building and technical support...
Ministry of Gender Honors Its Chief Director Joseph Sinnah with Farewell Ceremony as He Departs
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
The Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs held a farewell ceremony on Friday, June 27, 2025, at its headquarters in Freetown to honor Chief Director Mr. Joseph Sunday Sinnah for his exceptional leadership and dedicated service. The event was...
First Lady Fatima Bio Launches First Strengthening Families Conference 2025 in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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June 26, 2025
The First Lady of Sierra Leone, Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, attended the launch of the first-ever Strengthening Families Conference 2025, held at the Bintumani International Conference Centre in Freetown. The event, which was held today, 26th June,...
Freetown Residents Reject Government’s Proposal to Divide the City
Cocorioko
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June 28, 2025
Freetown Residents Reject Government’s Proposal to Divide the City At a town hall meeting organised by the Freetown City Council on Thursday, June 26, 2025, nearly 600 participants have voiced their strong opposition to the central government’s...
Sierra Leone, Mystik Dan Rematch In Stephen Foster
Yahoo Sports
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Sierra Leone, Mystik Dan Rematch In Stephen Foster originally appeared on Paulick Report. Grade 1 Breeders’ Cup Classic winner Sierra Leone returns to Churchill Downs in Louisville, Ky., for the first time since his narrow runner-up finish to...
2024 WAFCON Group C Preview: Defending Champions South Africa Face Ghana
Forbes
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South Africa will attempt their first WAFCON title defense this year. (Photo by FADEL SENNA/AFP via ... More Getty Images)AFP via Getty Images Just as South Africa did last time around, Ghana will be looking to end a long drought in the Women’s...
AdvocAid Hosts Roundtable on Decriminalizing Petty Offenses in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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June 26, 2025
AdvocAid convened a roundtable discussion at the YMCA Hall in Freetown on Thursday, bringing together stakeholders to push for the decriminalization and declassification of petty offenses in Sierra Leone. The discussions focused on necessary...
Maada Bio is selling Sierra Leone back into chains : A new era of colonial slavery under the mask of “Diplomacy”
Cocorioko
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June 26, 2025
MAADA BIO IS SELLING SIERRA LEONE BACK INTO CHAINS , A NEW ERA OF COLONIAL SLAVERY UNDER THE MASK OF “DIPLOMACY” Maada Bio’s presence in France, meeting with Emmanuel Macron, the face of modern-day imperialism ,is not just shameful, it is treason...
OPINION: Dr. Fatima Maada Bio and the Battle for Sierra Leone’s Future
Sierraloaded
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June 26, 2025
If the social media speculations about Dr. Fatima Maada Bio’s intention to contest for the 2026 SLPP flag bearer position are true, then Sierra Leone is on the cusp of a revolutionary chapter in its political history; one that boldly redefines...
FIFA Lead Instructor Slams Sierra Leone Referees Committee for Poor Oversight
Sierraloaded
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June 26, 2025
Lead FIFA Instructor, Evangelist Felix Onias Tangawarima, has sharply criticized the Sierra Leone Referees Committee for a lack of oversight of the country’s football referees. Speaking after the first phase of the FIFA Member Association (MA)...
Church of England 'preparing for war involving UK' with new rules
The Mirror
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June 27, 2025
The Church of England says it is preparing for “serious conflict” breaking out involving the UK as the Bishop to the Armed Forces said the Church wants to “take seriously” potential oncoming threat. The Church’s parliament – the General Synod –...