By Stephen V. Lansana The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry (MTI), Mrs. FATMATA Kargbo on Monday, August 26, 2024, pleaded with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to approve the Ministry’s budgetary request of Le 140,796 million. Madam Kargbo made the plea during the bilateral budget hearing held with stakeholders, at the conference hall of the Ministry of Finance in Freetown. She pleaded that the budget be approved as...Read More
The second annual Sierra Leone Diaspora Investment Conference (SLDIC) will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at Double Tree Hotel by Hilton in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States, the Curator, SLDIC 2024, said in a statement on Thursday. Vickie Remoe said, “This one-day event will unite 250 policymakers, entrepreneurs, Sierra Leoneans, and Americans passionate about Sierra Leone’s economic growth.” “The year’s theme, which will guide our discussions and activities, is...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu A regional message development workshop to raise awareness about the findings and recommendations of the Tripartite Committee’s Report concluded in the northern city of Makeni on August 20, 2024. The workshop was organized by the International Republican Institute, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Civic Education and the National Democratic Institute (NDI), with sessions held in Makeni, covering the North, Northwest, and Western Rural/Urban...Read More
The Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai is to deliver a public lecture at the University of Namibia on Sports Law, Governance, and Reforms in Africa on September 16, 2024, according to a statement from NSA. The lecture will take into cognizance topical legal, and governance matters that influence the decision-making process in the sports sector. The NSA Boss will shed light on critical...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Firas Youssef, president and general manager of United Family Kingdom Investment, was on Friday, August 23, 2024, arraigned before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No. 1 by one of his workers Mahmoud Mansaray for failing to pay NASSIT contribution. Defendant Firas Youssef was charged with non-registration of an employee contrary to section 30 (1)a) of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust Act 2001 and...Read More
