By Fatima Kpaka Emmanuel Sorie Kamara, Melvin Philip, Alie Koroma, Mark Sahr Njah, and Abdul Bangura on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, made another appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.2 in Freetown for allegedly stealing cables at the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority substation in Goderich. The accused were arraigned on a four-count...Read More
Kamel El Wazir, Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, met on Monday with the Sierra Leone Ambassador in Cairo Sadiq Silla. They discussed the chances of bilateral cooperation in the industrial domains. A statement issued by the Ministry said Minister Wazir praised the level of relations between the two...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The Deputy Director of Budget, Ministry of Finance (MoF), Jacob Tenga Sessie on Monday, August 26, 2024, urged the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau (SLSB) to develop standardized measurements for rice and other food items. He made this comment during the bilateral budget discussions with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) which is organized...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Pierra Martin Gomez, a bodyguard to Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, on Friday, August 23, 2024, appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura for allegedly obtaining over US$ 45,000 from Nickson Frezin, An America Citizen. The money is said to have been for obtaining mining privileges and purchasing a four-acre plot of land at Lungi....Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Sierra Leone Labour Congress and Sierra Leone Employers’ Federation, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), recently concluded a two-day capacity training on International Labour Standards. The training focused on reporting ratified ILO Conventions, a key aspect of Sierra Leone’s commitment to upholding...Read More
