President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Friday February 12, 2021, unveiled the Munafa Fund in Magburaka, northern Sierra Leone, after directing Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa, to pronounce Le100 billion for the National Microcredit Scheme for 2021 to 2023 to support small and medium enterprises. “Under the leadership of the Ministry of Finance and the Ministry of Trade and Industry, experts consulted stakeholders, businesses, commercial banks, and even...Read More
The Government of Sierra Leone on Sunday activated its Health Emergency Response System to level two (Enhanced Surveillance, Active Case Finding and robust Community Engagement) following seven confirmed Ebola cases with three deaths in neighboring Guinea. The country’s Health Ministry said in a statement that it has all the structures in place that were established during the 2014/15 Ebola response. “We will build on our expertise and experience to mount...Read More
A fire outbreak has destroyed eight houses and property worth hundreds of Leones on Friday, February 12, 2021, in Kissy in the east of Freetown. The fire incident left dozens of residents homeless. Recently, another fire incident at Portee Wharf destroyed over seven houses. Saidu Kamara, a victim, explained that the incident occurred at about 3:00pm after the flame had been ignited by a spark from the electricity Metre, which...Read More
The National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM), Sierra Leone’s telecom regulator, has recently played host, to the Liberia Telecommunications Authority (LTA), another regulator of similar nature in that country. When the LTA landed at Jendema on the Liberia border, they were received by a team of NATCOM officials. Among the visiting team were the Acting Chairman/Commissioner, Maria Harrison, Commissioners Isreal Akinsanya, Jaiah Masssaquoi, James Lynch, Natalie Kollie, and Numene T.H. Bartekwa, among...Read More
President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Friday February 12, 2021, commissioned the first senior secondary school at Magbass, named after him in the Mamuntha and Mayossoh Sections in Kholifa Rowalla Chiefdom, northern Sierra Leone. The school was constructed by the country’s Minister of Youth Affairs, Mohammed Orman Bangura, who is a native of the area in the Tonkolili District. Welcoming President Bio and entourage to the town, the Regent...Read More
