The Minister of Finance Honourable Jacob Jusu Saffa has stated that the government intends to make major policy shifts in the area of agriculture, teenage pregnancy, health system, recurrent spending, among others. The Minister made this disclosure on Thursday October 1, 2020, during the formal commencement of the Fiscal Year 2021 Budget process in the conference room of the Ministry of Finance. According to Mr. Saffa, in the area of...Read More
Mohamed Musa Sesay, the brother of Alie Sesay (deceased), has in a case of Murder testified that when he had come out to find out what was amiss, after having heard her mother cried out for help, he saw the accused holding two knives at the time of the crime. The junior brother of the victim on Wednesday September 30, 2020, testified before Magistrate Hannah Bonnie at the Freetown Magistrate...Read More
Former President of Sierra Leone, Ernest Bai Koroma has said in a statement on Wednesday that, the allegations made against him in the Reports of the Commissions of Inquiry and the White Paper are without merit. The allegations are linked to wrongdoings touching on mining, construction and procurement contracts. The reports recommend that houses of former President Ernest Bai Koroma and some Ministers and heads of parastatals who served under...Read More
The General Secretary of Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA), Christopher Kamara, and Head of Competition Sorie Ibrahim Sesay have on Tuesday September 29, 2020 participated in a CAF Club Licensing and Stadia online workshop. The online workshop covered areas like deadline for submitting the club licensing, club licensing online platform, CAF Club Licensing Regulations, CAF stadium inspections, regulations, management and leagues status of member associations. Sorie Sesay said, “SLFA recently...Read More
The Ministry of Finance will today commence the 2021 Policy Hearing and Budget discussions at the Ministry of Finance conference hall in Freetown. Due to the Coronavirus Pandemic, the budget preparation process will commenced with limited number of guests. This program serves as an opportunity for Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) including Local Councils, Parastatals, and State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) to discuss and review updates on key sectoral policies contained in...Read More
