The Country Manager Bertrand Kerguelen Management of the Bollore Transport and Logistics has assured employees of Freetown Terminal that if the sale of the Africa subsidiary is materialized by March next year it will have no native impact on their conditions of service and employment. This assurance was given by the Regional Director of Bollore Liberia, Sierra Leone and Guinea, Captain Fabjanko Kokan and the Country Manager Bertrand Kerguelen at...Read More
The visiting IMF Delegation led by Mission Chief Sukhwinder Singh and IMF Country Representative Monique Newiak on Thursday paid courtesy call on the Mayor of Freetown, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE. Recognizing that Freetown accounts for 30 percent of Sierra Leone’s GDP, the delegation and Mayor had extensive talks around the multi-sectoral, data-driven and inclusive approach of the TransformFreetown agenda. The Mayor I explained how, because of a commitment to transparency...Read More
A new report showed China has raised nearly 800 million people out of poverty over the past four decades based on the 1.9 U.S. dollar per day global poverty line, accounting for about 75 percent of the global poverty reduction during the period. After declaring the eradication of absolute poverty in early 2021 and setting an example for the rest of the world, China has pledged to make more efforts...Read More
27 accused persons; Alusine Kargbo, Unissa Kamara, Amza Kamara, Momoh Bangura, Santigie Conteh, Adikalie Kamara, Mohamed Ibrahim Kamara, Daniel Tamba Fornah, Abdul Kanu Ibrahim Thomas and seventeen others were on Friday, April 8, 2022, sentenced to eight months in prison after they made their third appearance before Magistrate Sahr Keikura of Pademba Road Court No.1 in Freetown on three counts of riotous conducts. They were charged with riotous conduct, disorderly...Read More
The Ministry of Health and Sanitations (MoHS) in collaboration with various international partners has on Thursday April 7, 2022, commenced a 3-day (7th ,8th ,9th April) national health summit in a bid to form tangible solutions to the looming health challenges in Sierra Leone. The summit which commenced on Thursday is themed: “Transforming Healthcare Delivery Towards Universal Health Coverage” bring together health stakeholders and partners at the Bintumani Conference Centre...Read More
