By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, January 13, 2025—The United States Census Bureau (USCB), United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA)–New York, and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa (UNECA) have launched a comprehensive assessment and support mission to determine Statistics Sierra Leone’s (Stats SL) readiness and capacity to undertake the 2025 Sierra Leone Population and Housing Census (SLPHC-2025). The mission began on Monday, January 13, 2025, at the New Brookfields Hotel, Jomo...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, January 15, 2025—Following its third sitting on queries raised by the Auditor General regarding the accounts of Sierra Leone for the financial year 2023, the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), under the leadership of Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, has unanimously passed a resolution aimed at ensuring the efficient and effective handling of imprest accounts. The PAC has also directed the retrieval of funds to be paid into...Read More
King Charles meeting comes a day after he greeted Iraq’s prime minister Mohammed Shia Al-Sudani by Web Desk King Charles held an audience with President Julius Maada Bio of Sierra Leone at Dumfries House in Cumnock, Scotland. The monarch, who is still undergoing cancer treatment, warmly welcomed President Bio on Wednesday. The two leaders appeared in good spirits as they shook hands and sat down for discussions. For the meeting, Charles...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Freetown, January 15, 2025—The Governor of the Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL), Dr Ibrahim Stevens has called on commercial banks and mobile money operators to engage in sensitization and effective marketing of the Instant Payment system. This call was made during a float parade at the Central Bank Frontage on Siaka Stevens Street in Freetown. The Instant Payment system, a component of the National Payment Switch...Read More
By Adebayo Johnson Freetown, January 14, 2025—The Director of Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs) in the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development, Eric Masalay, has announced that the Ministry will discontinue the issuance of temporary approval for Service Level Agreements (SLAs) of non-funded projects. He stressed that any NGO or INGO operating without a signed SLA and proper registration with the government would face legal consequences. Mr. Masalay made this disclosure in...Read More
