The Regional Manager of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has on Tuesday, February 17, 202,1 called on Principals and Head Teachers in Masiaka and its environs to stand up against bribery in schools and support the fight against corruption. In his address to heads of primary and secondary schools at the Bishop George Catholic Secondary School in Masiaka, the Regional Manager Al-Hassan Sesay said the ACC values the role of teachers...Read More
The Director of Media and Communications of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Philip F. Kargbo has assured electorates in Kailahun of free, fair and nonviolence by-elections. His comment came following the political violence and tension that arose between supporters of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and an Independence candidate that led to the death of one person in Constituency 010 in Kailahun District. The three candidates contesting the...Read More
The GIZ and Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) in collaboration with other Ministries, Departments and Agencies have on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, held a Regional Resource Governance (ReGo) stakeholder consultation at the Hotel Barmoi in Freetown. The workshop was well attended by representatives from the, Ministry of Mines and Minerals Resources, Environment Protection Agency (EPA), Search for Common Grounds, and civil society organizations. The objective of the ReGo is...Read More
The European Union Delegation in Sierra Leone has on Monday February 22, 2021, launched a five-day training programme on environmental and climate change reporting for 15 selected journalists from various media institutions across the country. The training which is held at the New Brookfields Hotel Conference Hall in Freetown is dispensed by The Economic Forum Sierra Leone and will be concluded with the presentation of certificates to the trainees by...Read More
Before the current health crisis, experts and organizations worldwide were ringing the alarm of a different pandemic, driven by criminal minds: the counterfeit or fake medicine industry that affects people in the entire world, including Sierra Leone. The Pharmacy Board of Sierra Leone is responsible to detect, confiscate and destroy fake medication in the country, but they lack the support of other institutions to help put drug peddlers behind bars....Read More
