By Stephen V. Lansana Freetown, August 27, 2024 — The Ministry of Finance has requested a budget of NLe506,646,900 for the fiscal year 2025. This disclosure was made at the ongoing Bilateral Budget Discussions organized by the Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED) in Freetown. The budget...Read More
By Kai Mansa-Musa FREETOWN – In a shocking display of indifference to the world’s madness, a brown and gray-haired dog was spotted on the 19th of August 2024, doing what many of us only dream of: taking a peaceful nap right in the middle of a bustling junction. As the chaotic symphony of honking horns,...Read More
By Salieu S. Kanu Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Umaru Napoleon Koroma on August 27, 2024. has joined other government functionaries to launch projects funded by the Diamond Area Community Development Fund (DACDF) in Kenema, Bo, Kenema, and Pujehun districts. Koroma has been a strong advocate for citizens to enjoy maximum benefits from...Read More
Bo, Sierra Leone, 28th August 2024 – The Acting Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Hon. Justice Nicholas C. Browne-Marke, officially inaugurated new Magistrate and High Court buildings in Bo, the country’s second-largest city, located in the Southern Region. This event marks a significant milestone in the country’s efforts to enhance the judiciary’s capacity for effective...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Hundreds of women farmers from Mayobo, Moria, Makaray, and Makarie communities in Bombali district on Monday, August 26, 2024, protested the destruction of their rice farms by cattle owned by the former regent chief of Makarie chiefdom, Ibrahim Dawoh. The protest was staged in front of the residence of PC Bai...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Mamoud Kamara, an engineer at Africell, Alie Barrie, and Amara Sesay were arraigned before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No 1 over an alleged theft at Sierratel facility in Port Loko district. The accused are standing in on a two-count charge of conspiracy to commit a crime contrary to law...Read More
Seventy-five years since the ratification of the Geneva Conventions, a former child soldier-turned foreign minister of Sierra Leone has urged greater international support for the key accords, highlighting their importance in rehabilitating him and tens of thousands of his fellow compatriots following the country’s bitter civil war. “I stand here today as a former child...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The lawmakers of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Aviation, chaired by Hon. Ambrose Maada Lebby, have concluded an oversight function at the Sierra Leone Ports Authority (SLPA), the Sierra Leone Airport Authority (SLAA), the Freetown International Airport, and the Yagoi New Jetty Project, which is under construction at Yagoi, Bonthe...Read More
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...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...Read More
