By Sallieu S. Kanu If information within the Interim Transitional Governance Committee (ITGC) of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) is anything to go by, the ongoing registration of voters for the lower level election is reported to be troubled by series of flaws. Reports are that the five -man Committee set up to conduct the registration process are allegedly disenfranchising voters by creating restrictions which could prevent members...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu An additional 516,700 people in Sierra Leone will benefit from a $50 million International Development Association (IDA) additional financing approved today under the second phase of the West Africa regional Food Systems Resilience Program (FSRP-2), the World Bank said in a stamen on Thursday. The objective is to support the country’s preparedness against food insecurity and improve the resilience of its food systems. “In Sierra Leone,...Read More
NETHIPS Elects New Executive By Komba Fillie The Network of HIV Positives in Sierra Leone (NETHIPS), with support from partners, has ended a two-day National Delegate conference at their Head Quarter, at 261 Regent Road in Grafton, (14 to 15 December 2022) on the outskirts of Freetown. The theme for the conference was: “Rebuilding a Resilient and Progressive Network”. In his opening remarks, the Country Programme Manager, who served as...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) through its National Anti-Corruption Strategy (NACS) Coordinating Secretariat which is under the Office of the Commissioner of the ACC, in collaboration with the NACS Steering Committee-that sits in the Office of the Vice President, on 14th December, 2022, honoured, recognized and awarded Certificates of Merit to Thirty Eight (38) deserving Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) and Local Councils for being ‘fully compliant’ to the implementation of...Read More
By Sallieu S Kanu At the culminating event of the Mining Community Innovation Challenge (MCIC) hackathon and data competition, held on November 30, 2022, Team Smart Cure, a start-up with a data-driven solution to increase access to clean water, took first place honors. Team Digital Agro, a start-up that is creating employment opportunities for youth with a platform that connects greenhouses with young workers and produce buyers, took second place....Read More
