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Sierra Leone’s Free Quality Education Project Delivers Two Modern School Buildings in Kono District
Sierraloaded
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July 5, 2025
July 5th, 2025 as part of government continued effort to improve education infrastructure across the country, the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), under the government’s flagship Free Quality Education (FQE) initiative,...
New Price List for Bag of Rice in Sierra Leone Revealed
Sierraloaded
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July 5, 2025
Some Sierra Leoneans were left euphoric after a new price list for various brands of rice was released on the social media, Facebook on Sunday morning, July 5. According to the information released, the 50KG bags of Bella Luna Parboiled rice, Big...
Loons excited about Sierra Leone midfielder Momoh Kamara’s future
Pioneer Press - Minnesota
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July 5, 2025
Amos Magee, Minnesota United’s head of development, was scouting prospects on Sierra Leone’s Under-20 national team last fall and first identified 18-year-old Alpha Kabia as a potential target for the Loons. Then Magee’s eyes were drawn on the...
Sierra Leone Government Approves New Media Policy to Enhance Press Freedom
Sierraloaded
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July 4, 2025
The Cabinet of Sierra Leone has approved the National Media and Information Policy, marking a key advancement in the country’s commitment to transparency, accountability, and democratic governance. The National Media and Information Policy is...
Arthur Ashe won Wimbledon 50 years ago. His influence continues to inspire a new generation of athletes
CNN
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July 5, 2025
CNN — Arthur Ashe hits a slice serve with unerring accuracy, the ball arcing ever wider off the court. Jimmy Connors, his heavily favored opponent and the defending champion, gets just enough of his racket on the ball to sneak it over the net. But...
Photos: Essence Fest in New Orleans mixes old school and new school music on opening night
Nola - Louisiana
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Lioness-Sia, left, of Sierra Leone, and her dog, Persephone, hang out with Jackie Tourtellot outside the Caesars Superdome before heading into the ESSENCE Festival of Culture in New Orleans on Friday, July 4, 2025. (Photo by Chris Granger, The...
The peace that starves, silences and betrays Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone Telegraph
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July 4, 2025
Alpha Amadu Jalloh: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 04 July 2025: How do you define peace in a country where children die because hospitals lack oxygen? How do you rank as peaceful a nation ruled by fear, intimidation, corruption and hunger? How do you...
State-of-the-Art Maternal and Child Health Center in Kono Nears Completion
Sierraloaded
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July 5, 2025
Kono District is poised to revolutionize maternal and child healthcare with the imminent completion of a new Maternal Center of Excellence (MCOE) in Koidu town. This facility, a collaborative effort between the Government of Sierra Leone and...
Breast Cancer Prevalence in Sierra Leone: Sex Differences
Bioengineer.org
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July 3, 2025
In a groundbreaking study published in BMC Cancer, researchers have illuminated a concerning trend in the prevalence of breast cancer in Sierra Leone, shedding light on the persistent and widening disparities between sexes over the past two...
Minister Chernor Bah Engages Guild of Editors on Digital Transformation in Media
Sierraloaded
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July 4, 2025
Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah, held a crucial meeting with the newly elected leadership of the Guild of Editors, led by Chairman Thomas Dixon, to discuss the digital transformation of the media landscape in Sierra Leone....
The Genius Of Amakye Dede: How His Music Showed Me The Soul ...
Modern Ghana
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Ghana has become a major player in the African entertainment industry thanks to its wealth of talented actors, filmmakers, producers, and artists. Nonetheless, Daniel Amakye Dede, better known by his stage name Amakye Dede, is one of Ghana's top...
Sierra Leone Bolters Mpox Response: World Health Organization (WHO) Leads Groundbreaking Genomic Surveillance And Bioinformatics Training
MENAFN
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July 1, 2025
(MENAFN- APO Group) In a strategic initiative aimed at enhancing mpox outbreak response and genomic surveillance capacity, the Central Public Health Reference Laboratory (CPHRL) in Freetown hosted the mpox Genomics and Bioinformatics training...
British Columbia College advocates AI at its 9th graduation ceremony
Joy FM
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July 6, 2025
A leading name in creative and innovative education, British Columbia College, Ghana, has held its 9th Graduation and Awards Ceremony with a clarion call on stakeholders to embrace Artificial Intelligence (AI) as a cornerstone in the 21st century...
Article: Impunity Is Never an Option for Reconciliation
The New Dawn Liberia
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July 3, 2025
By Seltue Karweaye Sr. Forty-five years have passed since the 1980 Liberia coup d’état, a pivotal moment in the country’s turbulent history. This era was marked by a series of violent upheavals, including Thomas Quiwonkpa’s attempted coup in...
Nigeria’s MasterKraft Arrives in Sierra Leone Ahead of Talent Search Finals
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Popular Nigerian music producer MasterKraft has arrived in Sierra Leone ahead of the grand finale of the Cribs International Talent Search. The award-winning producer is in the country to work with Cribs International in the search for Sierra...
Miss Albinism Africa 2025 Daniella Garrick and Runner-Up Hamid Return to Sierra Leone After Harare Festival
Sierraloaded
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July 1, 2025
Daniella Boima Garrick, Miss Albinism Africa 2025, and Hamid, the second runner-up in the men’s category, arrived in Sierra Leone on 30th June 2025 after participating in the African Diversity Festival in Harare, Zimbabwe. Daniella Boima Garrick,...
Portia Subran gets personal with The Hollows
Trinidad and Tobago Newsday
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July 6, 2025
Features Newsday Reporter 4 Hrs Ago Artist Portia Subran. - Photo courtesy Ravindra Ramkallawan Photography HASSAN ALI IT can be difficult to imagine that a bird pecking at one’s belly could be a good thing. For some, the former sentence conjures...
Sierra Leonean Female Referee Aminatta Fullah Departs for Women’s AFCON in Morocco
Sierraloaded
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June 30, 2025
Sierra Leone’s FIFA and Elite A referee, Aminatta Fullah has departed for Casablanca, Morocco ahead of the Women’s Africa Cup of Nations (WAFCON), which runs from July 5 to July 26, 2025. Fullah’s appointment marks a significant milestone for...
Rock Music is Sickening, Disgusting, Filthy, Repugnant, Unpleasant and Odious – That’s the Point
Fair Observer
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July 3, 2025
Rock ’n’ roll didn’t simply shake the cultural landscape; it caused an earthquake — a sudden rupture whose aftershocks reverberated from the 1950s onward. At its epicenter was Elvis Presley. A white Southerner who borrowed, filtered and,...
Sierra Leone’s Daniella Boima Garrick Crowned Miss Albinism Africa 2025
Sierraloaded
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June 29, 2025
Daniella Boima Garrick of Sierra Leone has been crowned Miss Albinism Africa 2025. The 21-year-old fashion model and advocate was celebrated for her courage and grace at the inaugural pageant, held on June 28, 2025, as part of the broader African...