By Hasbin Shaw The Salone Awards of Excellence (SAE – USA) on Saturday, July 6, 2024, honored exemplary Sierra Leoneans who have lived in the United States of America and have contributed immensely to the development of their communities. The award ceremony which took place in California brought together esteemed community stakeholders in USA, celebrated outstanding contributions of Sierra Leoneans in their various communities both locally and in the diaspora....Read More
Parliamentary Leadership Calls for Cooperation In a solemn ceremony held at the Iranian Parliament on July 30, 2024, Iran’s President-elect, Masoud Pezeshkian, was officially sworn into office. The event was attended by delegation from Sierra Leone, which was led by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, and included Hon. Daniel Brima Koroma, minority leader from Koinadugu district and Hon. Alpha Ben Mansaray from Moyamba district. The inauguration...Read More
Group photograph of the inductees and Council Members of the SLIA. Left to Right are Arc Olayanju, Arc Abel Onomake Hon Sec. General, Arc Manilius Garber President, Arc Mohamed Coomber Vice-President, Arc Michael Bamigbala and Arc Aaron Onomake. On Thursday 25th July 2024, four newly qualified Architects were formally inducted into the Sierra Leone Institute of Architects after scaling through the mandatory Professional Practice Examination which was introduced last year...Read More
With support from the Accountable Governance for Basic Service Delivery Project (AGBSDP), the Fiscal Decentralization Division (FDD), Ministry of Finance in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government on Friday July 26, 2024, ended three regional level Local Revenue Forums with the theme: “Unlocking the Challenges to Local Revenue Mobilization”. The regional fora which were held in Makeni, Port Loko and Bo, respectively, brought together Mayors, Chairpersons, Chief Administrators, Finance...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Mayor of Freetown and C40 Co-Chair, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, on July 31, 2024, announced the 9 winners of the Bloomberg Youth Climate Action Fund at the monthly council meeting, according to a statement from the Freetown City Council. The winners include Movable Ease Sierra Leone, Sierra Eco Heat, Girls for the Environment, Sierra Sport Paladin, Student Tourism Hub – FBC, Youth Initiative for Climate Action (YICA) Sierra...Read More
