A Lands Dispute Resolution Complaints Committee was last Thursday constituted by the Government of Sierra Leone to look into land disputes between April 2018 and January 2021, due to poor management of lands resulting to conflicts. The new Minister of Lands, Housing and Country Planning, Dr. Turad Senesie, made this announcement last Thursday at the usual government press briefing organised by the Ministry of Information and Communication. “The Committee will...Read More
In what has been a move that is geared towards revamping the economy of Sierra Leone, Kingho Mining Company Limited has confirmed that its mines in Tonkolili and the railway and port of its co-subsidiary in Pepel Town have started full operation on Saturday March 6, 2021. This landmark move by the Company came when it acquired a large scale mining license in 2020 to operate the New Tonkolili Iron...Read More
Mohamed Forneh has been elected as President of the Timber Association Sierra Leone. When he was being inaugurated on Thursday, March 4, 2021, he promised to run the Association with an all-inclusive executive for the next four years. “Today I am so happy for the mandate given to me which means if we had any difference we need to move on and work together in the best interest of the...Read More
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation through the Sierra Leone Embassy in Washington, has repatriated a deprived Sierra Leonean and her daughter from Jamaica. The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Thursday, 4th March, 2021, presented the repatriated Sierra Leoneans to the Ministries of Social Welfare and Higher and Technical Education at a brief ceremony held at Tower Hill, OAU Drive, Freetown. In her welcome statement,...Read More
The Persons with Disability Act was passed in May 2011. Ten years later, persons with disabilities (PWDs) cannot receive a Permanent Disability Certificate to make them eligible for all the rights and privileges provided under the Act. The New Direction Manifesto criticized the former government for failing to implement the provisions of the Act. Yet, three years into their mandate, the Bio administration has yet to issue a single disability...Read More
