Brookfields Hotel News Today

Under a bridge near a bustling market in Freetown, the young people gather in their masses. Dressed in nothing but rags, they stand like zombies – shoulders slouched, heads cocked to the side – as they aimlessly shuffle in circles. Many are without shoes, their feet bare and swollen from infection.

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By Chernor Alimamy Kamara In order to strengthen democratic dialogue and accountability, consolidate peace and ensure development through professional, independent and sustainable media, based on the right to freedom of expression and of the press, the Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) has reviewed and presented media freedom issues affecting practitioners in the country.

By Alpha Abu Representatives of women’s groups have held a National Public Dialogue on a project that addresses women’s active participation in decision- making at local level that would capacitate them and improve their lot. Search for Common Ground in collaboration with Budget Advocacy Network (BAN) and 50/50 Group organised the event that took place at Brookfields Hotel in

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) has concluded a two-day validation session for the proposed amendments to the Sierra Leone Correctional Service Act. The exercise was held at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown from the 24th to the 25th of October 2023.

By Saio Marrah Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh (PHD) has called on the ministry of finance to develop a pricing formula for rice and flour in order to ascertain the profit margin of the businesses. The Vice President called on the finance ministry to do that in collaboration with the ministry of trade to avoid the persistent over pricing of the two

By Nasratu Kargbo The latest press review report by Media Reform Coordinating Group(MRCG)has indicated that several attacks such as online death threat, attempted assassination, and assaults amongst others have been made against journalists in Sierra Leone. However, the outcome of the investigations done so far remain unknown to the public. MRCG in its August review

By Ibrahim Barrie In a major drive to reduce climate change in Sierra Leone, there has been a growing concern and calls for youth involvement in addressing the devastating effects of climate change as well as mitigate climate change by planting more trees than cutting them. The calls came during the National youth Lead Climate summit on socio-Economic Development and Climate

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara The National Election Watch (NEW), a coalition of over 450 (four hundred and fifty) registered national and international civil society and Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) has deployed 5,000 (five thousand) General observers nationwide to cover the multi-tier elections in Sierra Leone. The number of observers was made known to the public at a

By Alpha Abu The Voter Register will be made available to political parties- Chief Electoral Commissioner, Mohamed K. Konneh told an Election Preparedness Stakeholders Conference at the Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, yesterday. Konneh however explained to the well-attended conference organized by IDEA International that only the names of the voters will be made available and