“I will place football firmly back on the national map!” When the then SLPP presidential candidate, the Retired Brigadier Julius Maada Bio, made that bold promise as an integral part of his party’s election manifesto, to many a word-wary Sierra Leonean, it sounded just like the normal pronouncements from yet another ambitious politician. Who was...
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HIGH COMMISSIONER Dr. MORIE MANYEH PRESENTS LETTERS OF CREDENCE TO THE IRISH PRESIDENT!
His Excellency Dr. Morie Komba Manyeh, Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, today Thursday 10/02/2022 presented his letters of credence to H.E. Michael Daniel Higgins, president of Ireland, in his official residence and principal workplace, Aras an Uachtaráin, located in Phoenix Park Dublin. The grand occasion which...
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PUSHING THE AGENDA FOR A DIASPORA RETURN!
In the late evening of Monday 27th December 2021 in a well laid out hall at the chic Raddison Blu hotel in the quieter Westernmost edge of a sprawling Freetown city, a phenomenon was unfolding that is deeply rooted in history but with branches extending far out into the many possibilities of the future. The...
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REPRESENTING SIERRA LEONE AT REMEMBRANCE SUNDAY:Yesterday Sunday 14th November 2021 was “Remembrance Sunday” in Britain, a day set aside to commemorate the contributions of the brave women and men who have fought and died in wars across the globe.
Representing Sierra Leone at this year’s Remembrance Day ceremony was HE Yvonne King-Odigboh, Sierra Leone’s Deputy High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland.Mrs. Yvonne King-Odigboh, a woman with a strong military background, marched in perfect harmony with representatives of other countries and kingdoms. This special day is set aside to...
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SIERRA LEONE’S JEREMIAH THORONKA WINS GLOBAL STUDENT AWARD, 2021.
In an appropriately organised ceremony held in the Sierra Leone High Commission in London, on Thursday 11/11/2021, Sierra Leonean student Jeremiah Thoronka received the Global Student Award for academic excellence and innovation. This year’s award winner was announced on Wednesday 10/11/2021 at a separate event held during the UNESCO General Conference in Paris. Candidates for...
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HE WHO SITS ON HIS GLORIOUS THRONE ABOVE IS MIGHTIER BEYOND MEASURE: His will is the only way and his word, the sword of destiny, is sharp and straight. Our earthly lot is to pray and to give praise even as we pain; for he knows far better than we could ever dare to presume
Amidst the outpouring of pain and grief, the Sierra Leone High Commission in the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland, heeding the call of HE President Julius Maada Bio, joins all Sierra Leoneans and friends of Sierra Leone to mourn and pray for our loved ones who passed away in the disastrous Wellington...
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THE SIERRA LEONE HIGH COMMISSION IN LONDON LOWERS THE NATIONAL FLAG IN MOURNING!🇸🇱😭
THE SIERRA LEONE HIGH COMMISSION IN LONDON LOWERS THE NATIONAL FLAG IN MOURNING!🇸🇱😭 In commemoration of the three days of national mourning declared by HE President Julius Maada Bio in respect of our country women and men who lost their lives or were injured in the Wellington Fire Disaster on Friday 5th November 2021, the...
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SIERRA LEONE SEEKS TO OPEN AND OPERATE STORAGE COLD ROOMS IN EVERY DISTRICT.
Speaking at the ongoing COP26 Climate conference in Glasgow, Sierra Leone’s minister of Agriculture and Forestry, Dr. Abu Karim, has revealed today that the government of Sierra Leone aims to open and operate cold rooms in every district to help crop and fish farmers increase their incomes reduce food food wastage and improve the national...
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COMING TOGETHER TO WORK TOGETHER 🇸🇱🇬🇧🌏
There is no doubt that our world is changing; and changing fast, before our very eyes .Faced with multiple evidences that threaten to seal our fates, the scientific consensus is clear and conclusive: the planet is heating up at an accelerating rate as mankind keeps pumping out Chlorofluorocarbons (CFCs) and other halogenated ozone-depleting substances (ODS)...
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HIGH COMMISSIONER Dr MORIE MANYEH ATTENDS AFRICA HOUSE LONDON’S “UNLOCK AFRICA “ LAUNCH
London.13th October, 2021. HE. Dr Morie Manyeh, Sierra Leone’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland was in attendance at the launch of the Africa House London’s “Unlock Africa” campaign which is geared toward exploring the expansion of U.K. investment prospects in Africa. The event which took place in the...