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 District, Southern Sierra Leone. This oversight is a testament to their unwavering commitment to ensuring...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 four-count charge including conspiracy to commit a crime contrary to law, larceny contrary to section...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 countries, expressing hope for boosting cooperation in the transport and industry fields. The Sierra...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 by the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in collaboration with the Ministry of Planning and...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. The accused was arraigned before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road court No.1, on 17...Read More
