While the sole agent for the export of timber from Sierra Leone, Babadi Kamara of Leadway Company, has told journalists that his company has generated over US$50 million as revenue for the government in two years, timber harvesters across the country have noted that government would have realized more if the trade had been liberalized. The...Read More
Chief Executive Officer of the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Sean Cairncross, on Friday held discussion with President Julius Maada Bio on progress on the threshold programme, which seeks to improve the financial viability of the water and electricity sectors in Sierra Leone. As part of his two-day (October 15 and 16) visit to the country, Cairncross...Read More
Abu bakar Kamara alias “Cover Me”, a driver in the east of Freetown, has said on Wednesday October 14, 2020 that, the outbreak of the Coronavirus has left him without job and without resources to maintain himself and his family. “I have seven children; recently, my wife left me because I am out of job. Now,...Read More
The Chief Fire Officer for Sierra Leone’s National Fire Force (NFF), Nazir Kamanda Bongay, has said the force faces huge challenges in running and in fulfilling its mandate to prevent and control fire accidents in the country. He made this statement during the Budget hearing for 2021 process which was held at the Ministry of Finance...Read More
The European Union Delegation in collaboration with Innovation SL, on Wednesday, organized a Pitch Night to hear from entrepreneurs sustainable commercial solutions to Sierra Leone’s single-use plastic problem. The event which was held at the office of the European Union Delegation at Leicester Peak in Freetown was part of EU Climate Diplomacy Week and EU Green...Read More
