As the Liberated African Villages grew, it was decided that structures had to be established to cater for the spiritual and educational welfare of the emerging communities. The government agreed to finance the construction of schools and churches. In 1816, the government financed the building of a stone church the Regent, one of the Liberated African Villages. St. Charles, named after Charles MacCarthy, was the first stone church to be built in West Africa.
Perched on top of a steep hill, the church soon became inadequate for the five hundred worshipers it had been planned for due to the expanding population of Regent and the inspirational and influential leadership of Reverend W.A.B Johnson. After the death of the Reverend and subsequent migration by the inhabitants to the city in search of more opportunities, numbers dwindled but the historic significance of the church still remains and it still services congregation in current day.
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Tiwai Island added to UNESCO’s World Heritage list
Activist Tommy Garnett’s decades of work paid off when Sierra Leone’s Tiwai Island – a lush forest home to one of the world’s highest concentrations of primates – landed a spot on Sunday on the UN cultural agency’s World Heritage list. The 66-year-old and the conservation group he founded are the reason Tiwai, which was […]
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Introducing Chikadi Huts Resort – Lungi
Chikadi Huts Resort is a small resort in Thorlmosoh, Lungi, about 15 min drive from Targrin, and 10 min from the airport. CHIKADI huts resort offers 15 one-bedroom chalets in a cozy natural african village setting and in a serene and eco-friendly atmosphere. This is a Q&A with the owners of the Resort. 1. What […]
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Q&A with Malaika Cheney-Coker regarding her debut novel – Creature of Air and Still Water
Malaika Cheney-Coker was born in Nigeria and spent her early years there, as well as some time in the Philippines with her maternal relatives. She later moved to Sierra Leone, where she spent the rest of her childhood. In this Q&A, we discuss her Sierra Leonean roots, the themes explored in her book, and her […]
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