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 MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FOOD SECURITY PUBLIC DISCLOSURE THE PUBLIC IS HEREBY INFORMED THAT THE GOVERNMENT OF SIERRA LEONE AND THE WORLD BANK ARE IN THE PROCESS OF PREPARING A SMALLHOLDER COMMERCIALISAATION AND AGRIBUSINESS DEVELOPMENT PROJECT (SCADEP).

In line with his celebration of 20 years of active music ministry, the Living Hope Records is pleased to present Pastor Alim Sesay in launching a new music Album entitled ‘God’s Best.’ The launching of the album which will be graced by eminent men of God will take place on the 12 th and 13 th December. On the 12 th December, 2015 it will be a VIP show at the Miatta Conference Hall and on the 13 th December, 2015 at the Sanctuary Praise Church, starting at 5:00 PM respectively. Entrance is for one to buy a CD. The live concert is first of it kind as some of Sierra Leone finest artist such as Emmerson Bockarie and Makie Scott among other top gospel artists will be in full attendance.  

By Mariama B. Bah “I Akintayo Humphrey Sam-Jolly, chosen Bishop of Christ’s Holy Church, in the Name of Jesus Christ, who is God Almighty, solemnly declare that I do believe the Holy Scriptures of the Old and New Testaments to be the Word of God, and to contain all things necessary to salvation; and I do solemnly engage to conform to the doctrine, discipline and worship of this Church”.  This was the exact declaration of Bishop Apostle Akintayo Sam-Jolly in the sight of all present during a colorful consecration on Sunday the 29 th   November 2015 at the Living Word of Faith Outreach Ministries International (LWFOMI) in Freetown.

The defending champion of the Sierra Leone Cricket Association {SLCA} Mid-West CC on Saturday registered a vital victory against their arch rivals Police CC at the POW School field with 1 wicket. Mid-West won the toss and allows Police to bat first.  The Mid-West players gave tight fielding to the Police batmen squeezing them to score only 112 runs in 19.1 overs. The Mid-West bowlers gave out 31 extra runs with Bakarr making the highest runs [23] for Police and James Kamanoh with 10 runs.

Mr. and Mrs. Ade and Judith (parents) are frantically looking out for their son, Christian Smith, who since he left home on 15th March 2015, has not been seen and are afraid that he might have been assaulted for openly declaring that he is a homosexual. What has compounded Christian Smith’s predicament is that his parents, who are pious Christians and hold senior positions in the church, want him dead for bringing disgrace to the family for which they are offering prayers and fasting for God to eliminate him from the face of the earth.

Resident Minister South flanked by Lecturer and student of LICCSAL Business College   W hat are lovely day for us all today, what are lovely day for you and me today… hahaha… folks how you doing? Hope all is well with you? It was indeed a lovely day for TRACE after a weeklong stress of moving from one disasters zone to another during and after the Freetown floods.

S ierra Leone Finest Performing Artist, Entertainer, Musician And Model Mariatu Kargbo has thrilled the United Nations (UN) General Assembly.   Mariatu kargbo, has been involved in tours around the world and now she is in New York City in the United States as the only African artist invited to perform at the 70 years anniversary of the United Nations. 

G eneral Overseer and Senior Pastor of Christ Revival Evangelistic Ministries (aka Sanctuary Praise Church – Let My Gate Be Opened), Evangelist Victor Ajisafe has prayed for flood victims and donated millions of Leones worth of items.

Sierra Leone finest performing artist, entertainer, musician and model Maria Kargbo has donated to the Freetown flood victims . Presenting the items at the Siaka Stevens Stadium in Freetown over the weekend, Ibrahim Bangura, Maria’s Coordinator said Maria was shocked by the news. Ibrahim Bangura reflected on some of the activities of Maria in Sierra Leone such as her tremendous help in the fight against ebola.

Hey! How are you guys doing? TRACE, as promised in the previous edition, is still hanging around the Aberdeen Beach where events are unfolding. Aberdeen is a tourist area that has drawn lots of people from all walks of life.  For about a week now the demolition of make shift structures has been going on by the National Tourist Board an d the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs. TRACE in his wisdom has not relented but stayed along this area to get a clear picture of what is actually going on.  When asked out of the beach area, some people refused to leave claiming that Government did not give them seed money to start life in the provinces where they came from. While some are requesting for transportation to return to their former communities outside Freetown. Those that refused to go, hang around with whatever little belongings they had, just waiting for nightfall. To the dismay of the NTB and team, it was noticed that some people had found alte...

It was a land mark victory for the Mass Communication Department of LICCSAL Business College as the first distinction student emerged.  One of the Lecturers of that Department Hassan Kamara disclosed in a press conference held at the College campus past Thursday 3rd September 2015 that one of its students Isabella P. Cassel that sat to the NCTVA exams came out with distinction. Mr. Kamara said out of 20 students sent to tak www.facebook.com/tracenews247 e the exams, one came out with a distinction; four with credits and the rest had passes. He pointed out that they normally emphasize on discipline to make students do well in their various courses. He said all students sent for external exams have always come out successfully. The Head of Mass Communication Department, Ibrahim Ahmed Bangura recalled that LICCSAL Business College was founded in 2000 with 18 students. The college, which can now boast with over five hundred students, has been very much committe...

Sierra Leone Girls Empowerment Network has joined the world to celebrate the International Day of Girl Child. The day which was set aside by the United Nation on October 11 th has it theme “Empowering Adolescent Girls; Ending the cycle of violence”    The event in Sierra Leone took the form of reflection which took place at IPAM Campus central Freetown on Saturday 11 th October 2014. Various speakers made meaningful contribution about the development and the growth of the girl child in Sierra Leone.     Giving a brief background about Girls Empowerment Network Sierra Leone (GEN-SL) a Member of GEN-SL BrimaJohn said it is an opportunity for all Sierra Leoneans to join the world to celebrate such day. He said they can’t seat idle in this country and see girls going through horrible situation. He said GEN-SL have lot of things to do to save the young girls in this nation. He pointed out that they will be meeting other partners that are working with gir...

The leading GSM operator in Sierra Leone Africell yesterday 16th September presented the first set of donation of 3,750 kilos rice in the second consignment of food provision to the Ministry of Health and Sanitation for onward delivery to Ebola epicenters, quarantined communities and other areas significantly affected by the Ebola epidemic. The presentation was done at the Western Area District Medical Center at Cline Town. In his presentation to the District Medical Officer on behalf of Management and staff of africell, Africell Media Relation Supervisor, Tommy Terry Coker said the presentation was in line with the initiative launched by africell Chief Executive Officer, Shadi Gerjawi on 19th August 2014, to set aside Le1.00 (one Leone) for every minute spoken on the Africell network; to be used to provide food provision as part of the company’s continuing support to the Ebola campaign. Terry Coker went on to say that Western Area has 3,750 kilos out of the 20,000 kilos in their se...

The Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) through the Public Relation Office has thanked the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) for their timely intervention in the Ebola outbreak. Jonathan Abass Kamara is the Health and Sanitation Public Relation Officer “The Ministry is very pleased with the intervention of SLAJ in the fight against Ebola “He made this remark during the MOHS and SLAJ Press Conference at the Harry Yassaneh Conference Hall Campbell Street, Freetown yesterday Thursday 7th August 2014, as their own role in ensuring that the right message reached every citizen of the nation. Kamara went on to say that Journalists indeed followed the announcement made by the President of SLAJ Kelvin Lewis. He said through the intervention of SLAJ, they now have nationwide coverage of sensitization of the virus through TV, radios and Newspapers. He also announced that the update press conference will be coming every forth night. He stressed that President Koroma and the H...

The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) Kelvin Lewis has called on Journalists to consider the call for help from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation on the Ebola outbreak as a call for national service. He made this call at a one day orientation on Ebola for Journalists organized by SLAJ and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation at the Grass Groot Empowerment Movement (GGEM) on Wednesday 16th July 2014. He asked all journalists, to use their pens, microphones and computers to help fight the Ebola various, he added that Journalists should place strict attention to the outbreak. He disclosed that the official number of death toll is now 118 and the number is still climbing. According to the SLAJ President the orientation is not only timely but very important. He stressed that Ebola is real; pointing out that some lives have been claimed including Nurses, a Pastor and a Journalist that was reporting from the eastern region. “Ebola is real, it has touche...

Some officers of the Sierra Leone Police Force were recently indicted in mob justice after an alleged criminal was beaten by three OSD officers TRACE NEWS has learnt that on Thursday 3rd July 2014 a total number of three OSD personnel who were fully dressed in their uniforms allegedly tortured Ade Manneh of 15 Settra Kroo Street because someone told them that he has stolen 20 Million Leones. According to report, Chernor Kamara and his brother Ibrahim Kamara accused Ade Manneh of stealing the sum of Twenty Million Leones at their resident 7 Conteh Drive Tengbeh Town. Below are photos of the victim: The report states that for the past five years, Ade Manneh has been paying regular visit to his friend who is the younger brother of Chernor and Ibrahim. It was reported that Ade visited his friend at 7 Conteh Drive Tengbeh Town on Thursday 3rd July 2014 and they spent time together and at about 2:pm he left there for his house. According to investigation, Ade received mobile call fro...

Background: One Family people (OFP) is a local human right organization striving for a transformed continent where people with disability – from children to adult, men and women – participate equally in everyday life. Where they are loved and cared for. Giving a space to live up to their full potential. Since its inception in 2008 in Sierra Leone, we focused our work on breaking barriers and changing mindset to ensure equal access to services for persons with disabilities such as protection, livelihood, employment, education, health care and counselling. The management of One Family People now invites applications from suitable qualified Sierra Leoneans for consideration to the following post: Post: Programme Manager Report to: Senior Programme Manager Manages: Not applicable Duty Station: Freetown Date Required: Immediately Duration: 1 Year + Job Summary: The Programme Manager is responsible for day to day management of One Family People activiti...

In their nourishment for life drive and in line with their dream in reaching all, Sierra Leone’s most friendly malt drink, Maltina has been embraced by hundreds of Muslims across the country in this Holy Month of Ramadan. This acknowledgement came as Maltina took one of the biggest nationwide Iftar promotions as a way of celebrating with the Muslims and strengthening the relationship between the Maltina brand and the muslims during this holy month. In her address to the Muslim community, Miss Theresa Musa, Maltina Brand Manager pointed out that Maltina entered into the Sierra Leone market in 1993 with a vision to remain the nation’s leading malt drink. She disclosed that more than 15 years down the line, Maltina has still remained the nation’s most preferred malt drink. Miss Musa went on to state that over the years Maltina has been dynamic and continued to innovate and meet the consumers demand and expectations. She said the main reason for this iftar promotion of Maltina is to s...

JOURNALISTS ARE NOT ENDANGERED SPECIES!! ! Certain politicians, public officers and religious leaders seem to see journalists as endangered species especially Human Rights journalists who report on Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) ‘bondo’ and other secret societies violating other people`s rights. The rate at which journalists have been intimidated and threatened for the past years by politicians and government officials is alarming. An instance was when both the broadcasting houses of the main opposition, the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) and the All Peoples Congress (APC) parties were summarily shut down. No pleas were made on that move by anybody even the media regulatory body, the Independent Media Commission (IMC). Abu Sheku Kamara This medium gathered that on April 2014, freelance journalists and human rights activists, Mohamed Turay, Alpha Jalloh and Abu Sheku Kamara and others were declared wanted because they were advocating for the righte of homosexuals and the aboli...