Swit Salone launched in Freetown Sierra Leone (PHOTOS)

: Said and Maryam Swaid

: Victor Remoe-Dohert and Vickie

: Giima Lavaly (ManoCap) and Vickie

: Vickie and Amadu Massally

: Maryam Swaid with the baby of the year, and Vickie Remoe

: Leah Mansaray (Owner, Fadugu)

: Nima, Vickie, and friend

: Mahawa Sandi

: Mahawa Sandi with Vickie

: Gaiva and Vickie

: Vickie Remoe, David Carew (owner, Sierra Light House), Leah Fadugu

: Bu-Berry performing ‘Old Faya wood’

: Nasser Ayoub (owner/hotel Africanus) and Vickie

: Miss Julie performing ‘Don’t think I am a fool’

: Cyrillia Davies and Vickie

: Kadi Kamara (designer/owner Vivid Emporium)

: Vickie and Gibril Sesay (Office of the President)

: Vickie and Ozwald Hanciles (columnist)

: Vickie and Daniel Antwi-Osei (M.D. Splash)

: Ajara Bomah (manager, Rhoyalty Concepts) Prince Harding

: Vickie and Chris Johnson

: Adrian Benjamin and Wotay Kamara

: Daniel Chaytor, Vickie, and Chris Renner

: Gaiva Paul Lavaly (Engineer) with Vickie Remoe

: Niematulai Bah with friend

: Aminata Dumbuya with Mahawa Sandi

: Wotay and Vickie

: Daniel Chaytor (Tiwai Memory Masters), and friend with Vickie Remoe

: Jenneh and Vickie

: Hadja Kalla-Kamara, Vickie, and Monjama Miller

: Jenneh A Bangalie (owner/designer, Swank Couture)

Sierra Leonean talkshow host and multimedia journalist Vickie Remoe, hosted a small gathering of friends at Bliss Cafe on Wilkinson Road in Freetown for the local launch of her Swit Salone website. Switsalone is Sierra Leone’s leading online destination for both news and entertainment. Before the launch party Remoe had a series of interviews on the Sierra Leone’s Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) to inform local internet users of her website. With the availability of 3G services, internet is now more easily accessible to hundreds of thousands via their mobile phones.

The launch party started with a live afro-reggae performance by the Sierra Leone Police Band who were later joined by Miss Julie, a singer with Forensic records. Remoe introduced the guests of hoteliers, and local business owners to SwitSalone.com explaining that the website “is a portal for both local and international community”. She also added that the website is now open for business and accepting banner adverts from local businesses.

Guests were treated to a fashion show from Vivid Emporium designed by Kadiatu Kamara. Five beautiful models wore designs from the “misfit” collection which Kadi describes “as African prints that may have initially started out as errors but reconfigured to be bespoke pieces.”

The highlight of the night was a live performance from Sierra Leonean singer/rapper Bu-Berry who sang hits including “old fire wood”, and “Koh Bukoh.” Those present received parting gifts of T-shirts and DVDs.