Police personnel attached to the Lumley Division yesterday shot dead one man at Lumley Beach west end of Freetown by the Golf Club Police post According to an eye witness account a man believed to be in his 40′s only known as Donald was seen around the Lumley Beach during the morning hours of yesterday[...]

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation of the Government of Sierra Leone and the Government of Japanyesterday signed the Exchange of Note and Grant Agreement of $13,970,000 towards the project for the urgent improvement of power distribution system in Freetown. TheExchange of notewas signed by the Japanese Ambassador to Sierra Leone Mr. Naoto[...]

Fund Raising Dance 2013

The Eastern Police intersection was completely flooded in the evening of Tuesday, after a light rain that lasted for just 10 minutes. The flooding adversely constrained human and vehicular movements, forcing pedestrians to remove their shoes and sneakers, to wade through the smelly flowing water that was carrying all sorts of rubbish. For many pedestrians caught off-guard by the flooded area,the experience was very trying as they tried to get to a safer location. According to traders who are usually crowded in the already cramped eastern police, heavy rains are mostly flooding the gutters in that area. However, they expressed shock that such a small amount of rain could cause so much flooding in the area. One trader who simply identified herself as 'Ramatu' observed [...]

Abubakarr Multi-Kamara's tenure as Sierra Leone's ambassador to China has been fleeting - less than a year - but in that time his appreciation for the countries' warm ties have grown. "The close Sino-Sierra Leone relationship is based on mutual respect and similar experiences in history," says Multi-Kamara, who before taking up the Beijing post in April last year was the United Nations Development Program representative in Sierra Leone. He has recently been appointed as his country's permanent representative to the UN in New York. "We are so lucky that China is our good friend and also the country that can best meet our needs," he says. Though his commission in Beijing was short, his meetings with Chinese government officials, representatives of business, public and private, [...]

With support from ENCISS, Civil Society Organizations have concluded a one-day validation forum on the outcomes of their previous meeting on Western Area Civil Society engagement, at the British Council Auditorium, Tower Hill. Freetown, on 16th May 2013. In her statement the representative of Christian Aid, Kadie Jumu, noted that it's a challenge for all CSO's to make good use of the validation forum so that they can come up with formidable resolutions, and also vote for ten (10) Western Area CSO representation in the ENCISS Board. She commends the Western Area CSO team for their dedication and commitment in ensuring that they push activism forward. She assured them that her organization will continue to support them in their endeavors. The Program Officer ENCISS Western Area, [...]

Freetong Players International yesterday launched their first newspaper 'DI YELIBA' Newspaper as part of their 28th year celebrations at Old School Hill Station. The launching was also part of a conference on Art, Culture, Peace, and Development. During the ceremony it was also revealed that an art academy was to be constructed at No.2. Speaking during the conference, the Director- General of Freetong Players International, Charlie Haffner said ignoring culture will not allow change to occur adding that is why they have decided to launch their first newspaper which will include all sorts of arts; Performing Art, Practical Art, Literally Art, Natural Art, Fine Art, Cultural Art, Profile which can be good for the country's development. He said the paper will serve as an [...]

The Old Boys of the Prince of Wales (POW ) secondary school in Freetown will be holding their Annual General Meeting (AGM) today(Thursday 23 May) at the Cathedral House, Gloucester Street in Freetown at 5pm. Speaking to Awoko, Chairman of the Publicity Committee on the Rehabilitation of the School, Dauda Musa Bangura revealed that this year's AGM is going to focus on how the old Boys can salvage the present condition of the school. “The school structures are in bad shape and needs urgent response in helping to rehabilitate the school”, he said. He stated that the Old Boys need to give back to the school to bring back its good image. Bangura noted that the Old Boys Association has set up a Rehabilitation Committee that has done very good work over the past couple of [...]

The Facilitator of Democracy Sierra Leone, Alhaji Mohamed Warisay says that local council is the best way of running effective governance though it is expensive in maintaining the councillors. He made this statement during a one-day training of elected Councillors and Ward Committee Members in Constituencies 106, 107 and 109 in the Central and Western part of Freetown on their role and the major steps in effective change as councillor. Warisay trained the participants on social accountability and effective governance in order for them to become aware of their responsibilities and perform it adequately, so that change will effect in their different constituencies. The training was organized by Campaign for the Voiceless (CampVo) with support from ENCISS on May 20, 2013 at the [...]

A full version of the first Krio Bible both the old and new testament, is out and will be launched on Tuesday 28th May at the Presidential Lounge of the National Stadium. A member of the Bible Society In Sierra Leone, Raymond Jarrett told Awoko that the Bible translated and edited by professional Sierra Leoneans was compiled in Nairobi by the Bible Society in Sierra Leone and that the grammatical mistakes and correctness of the Bible was done by renowned Bible scholars in the world. The Executive Secretary, Bible Society in Sierra Leone, Reverend James Maada Coker said the Bible will be out for sale after the launching at a price every Sierra Leonean can afford. Reverend Coker said that Bible Society in Sierra Leone has been working on translating the Bible into Krio [...]