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The LICCSAL Business College held its annual matriculation ceremony on Friday 7th of April, 2017 at the college conference hall at Wilberforce in Freetown. The ceremony was graced by matriculates, students’ representatives, Heads of Departments, Assistant Director of Academic Affairs, Director of Academic Affairs, Registrar, Vice Principal and the Principal.  Rev. Philip Samuel Babatunde Godwin the registrar of the college gave the welcome address.  In his address, he gave a background of college and a minute silence was observed in loving memory of the late founder Rev. Victor Warne.  “Matriculation is the ceremony that explains when students legally enter the institution.  All this while, you all have been visiting students to the institution,’’ he further explained.   Rev. Godwin told the matriculates that it is a great step in their lives as they have all taken a new step to a higher ladder of success and a new journey in their career. He...

The Youth Empowerment Synergy (YES) summit that is organized by My Father's House Foundation (MFHF) with support from Africell will end today with an extra ordinary rewarding excellence YES 2017 awards and cocktail.  The summit which started from the 3rd April ends on the 7th April 2017 at the Miatta Conference Hall in Freetown. The week long events saw different stakeholders in the youth business such as the Minister of Youth Affairs, National Youth Commissioner among others gracing the event. MFHF Co-Founder and Head of Strategy, Ninie Unachuku described the summit as one that is in line with their dreams and vision for the youth.  She said MFHF started their mentoring program for young people between the ages of 16 to 25 few months back as a way of empowering them for a brighter future not only for themselves but the nation as a whole. MFHF is a non-profit community initiative set up in Sierra Leone to assist in the regeneration effort of the nation. She men...

Dr. Florence Baingana, Mental Health Officer at the World Health Organization in Sierra Leone has disclosed that 322 million people globally are suffering from depression and claims 800,000 lives annually. She made this statement at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation Conference Room on Wednesday 5th April 2017 during a press briefing. Dr. Florence’s statement came as the world celebrated World Health Day on the 7th April, 2017 with the theme for this year “Depression: Let’s Talk.”  Dr. Florence said , “We cannot have wellbodi without mental health.” According to her depression is now the top cause of ill health globally, and it brings untold distress to those affected. “The prevalence of this condition is a wakeup call which tells us that we need to talk more and act more on mental health, and ensure that people with depression get the support they so urgently need!” She went on to explained that depression is a common mental disorder, clinically defined by fe...

Western Union (WU) the number one money transfer service in the world as a global company with over 500,000 locations worldwide connected through over 200 countries, on 1st April, 2017 commenced the Western Union 'Better Life' promotion. This is in continuation of rewarding its numerous customers in the country who receive and send money through Western Union from Union Trust Bank (UTB) and First International Bank (FIBank). Western Union Advertising Agent, Charter House Managing Director, Osman Conteh said that this time round, Western Union through Union Trust Bank and FiBank is running the promotion that will offer customers a chance to make their lives a little better than it already is, adding, "by giving them some fundamental equipment and logistics which they could use to start a small business". Osman Conteh disclosed that the objective of the promotion is to offer an alternative source of income to customers; help make lives of customers little better a...