American-born Sierra Leonean- Yannoh Bangura pays homage to King Bai Bureh
Traditional authorities including ceremonial chiefs from Kasseh Chiefdom in Port Loko District graced the occasion. Dressed in traditional regalia, they sang songs of praise and jubilation as they welcome a daughter of the soil, Free Yannoh Bangura, an American-born Sierra Leonean who recently traced her ancestry to the Temne ethnic group of Sierra Leone. She […]
Africa’s greatest charity car race, Budapest Bamako rally comes to Sierra Leone
Africa’s greatest charity car race, Budapest Bamako rally comes to Sierra Leone Sierra Leone’s. President, Dr Julius Maada Bio has welcomed over 700 tourists who completed the Budapest Bamako charity car race in Freetown. The event which took place at the National Stadium in Freetown on Sunday February 16, 2020 was attended by dignitaries from […]
A PERSONAL TRIBUTE TO MOHAMED BANGURA BY COLONEL STEVE DAVIES (MBE)
It was my good fortune to meet Mohamed for the first time soon after I arrived in Sierra Leone in the late summer of 2004. I had been posted to Freetown as military advisor to the Sierra Leone Government with the task of re-building the Ministry of Defence into a subordinate organ of the State […]
A Microcosm of Sierra Leone in Paris, France
Anyone who had visited Sierra Leone before does not need to be told that that was a microcosm of the country in Paris, France. Everything on the Stand reminds one of not only the beauty but also the irresistible treasure of the land. Whoever put that concept together must have spent sleepless nights. From the […]
35 years of advancing theatre arts in Sierra Leone
Fritong Players International There is no way one can separate the name Charlie Haffner from Fritong Players International. If anything, he has succeeded in holding the group together for the last 35 years. One of Sierra Leone’s most treasured cultural activists, Charlie Haffner comes across as a legendary figure in the field of performing arts. […]
Heritage Club of Ahmadiyya consults a shaman to predict the planting season
“It was approaching the rainy season in Masongbo village and the whole clan had gathered to welcome the new planting season. Men, women and children came out en masse to make merry. They did it in such a way that one would have thought they were celebrating a bumper harvest. On the other side of […]
Henry Fergusson School Heritage Club performs Harvest Cultural Dance
Henry Fergusson School Heritage Club performs Harvest Cultural Dance By Mohamed Faray Kargbo Clad in traditional Temne folk costumes, the celebrants shook their bodies with unimaginable swiftness. As the drums beat, so do the dancers. The festival attracted onlookers from neighbouring communities especially the Fourah Bay area. It was the final presentation of the Heritage […]
Government of Sierra Leone restores jetty on Bunce Island
overnment of Sierra Leone restores jetty on Bunce Island By Mohamed Faray Kargbo With funds provided by the Government of Sierra Leone, the Monuments and Relics Commission is leading the restoration/construction of a jetty on Bunce Island. The development of the jetty is a precursor to major restoration works that will be funded by the […]
Gary Schulze presents original uncoloured engraved map of Bunce Island to MRC
Gary Schulze presents original uncoloured engraved map of Bunce Island to MRC The discoverer of the original photo of Bai Bureh, Gary Schulze has presented an original uncolored engraved map of Bunce Island to the Cultural heritage governing institution in Sierra Leone, the Monuments and Relics Commission. The framed photo by Jacques-Nicolas Bellin was presented […]
FSSG tours Bunce Island
FSSG tours Bunce Island Martha Kamara, 17, did her best to conceal her tears but it went out of control sooner than she expected. The Senior Secondary pupil of the Freetown Secondary School for Girls (FSSG) was devastated by the dehumanizing treatment that her forefathers were subjected to during the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade. As Tour […]