By Sallieu S. Kanu President Julius Bio has committed to making Sierra Leoneans benefit from their God-given wealth and resources. His commitment came at a Town Hall meeting on Tuesday in Freetown. The President disclosed that when he took over the reins of government in 2018, almost every inch of Sierra Leone soil was given to some foreign mining company for exploration and that his government had to cancel most...Read More
Over the weekend, The Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) over the weekend awarded NLe60,000 to the winners of its recent hackathon competition. This two-week intensive program, aimed at developing ICT-led solutions, saw participation from five teams mostly from the Faculty of Information Systems and Technology, competing for the prizes. Ultimately, three teams emerged victorious, sharing the prizes. The grand winner, Ideal Technologies, received Le30,000. The first runner-up was...Read More
By Frankvin Bob McEwen ICAP at Columbia University, in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, has launched newly developed policy guidelines for integrating Health, Nutrition, and WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) services into Early Childhood Development Centers in Sierra Leone. The SHINE (Supporting Healthy Interaction, Nurturing, and Enrichment for Preschool Children) project, developed with...Read More
A team from the Rokel Commercial Bank, including the Chairman of the Board of Directors – Buffy Bailor, the Managing Director – Dr. Walton E. Gilpin and the Director of Finance – Abassie Thomas is in Kigali, Rwanda to hold discussions with the Equity Bank for potential collaboration and partnership. The group is also attending an important seminar organized by the Rwandan Institute for Capacity Development. The seminar involves training...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka The Parliament has on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, ratified the CTC Mining Sierra Leone Limited and Extractive Industries fiscal stabilization agreement for large-scale mining with some amendments. The agreement was tabled by the minister of finance Mr Fantamadi Bangura for ratification. Prior to the ratification, the Acting leader of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party Hon. Daniel Koroma opposed to the ratification of the agreement on...Read More
