By Stephen V. Lansana The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) and the National Security Sector institutions on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, join the world to commemorate the International Day to End Impunity for Crimes Against Journalists, and to reiterate their collective commitment to work together and with other stakeholders to ensure the safety and security of journalists. November 2, 2022, marks exactly one year since the historic signing of...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) in collaboration with GIZ, a German Cooperation, and its partners on Wednesday, November 2, 2022, concluded a three-day stakeholders’ workshop on the review of the Local Content Agency Act 2016 in Freetown. The review process is supported by GIZ under the Regional Intergovernmental Organization (RIGO) system strengthening. The workshop brought together stakeholders from Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), multinational...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Tombo, the heartland of the APC in the Western Area Rural District, turns green, as Chief Abdul Kadiru Kaikai paid the people an honorable visit in getting them to believe that President Bio inarguably deserves another term. Abdul Kadiru Kaikai, a dynamic young man, passionate about the governance system of President Bio, has embarked on a solo journey to get citizens across the country to believe in...Read More
Analysis finds global practice is a major driver of marine ecosystems’ destruction and is estimated to run up to $50bn A patrol vessel escorting a Chinese-flagged fishing ship after it was caught illegally operating in Argentina’s exclusive economic zone. Photograph: Argentina’s Navy Press Office/AFP/Getty Images Developing countries are losing billions of dollars due to illegal, unreported and unregulated (IUU) fishing, which siphons off revenue through illicit financial flows, according to a new...Read More
By Alusine Sesay The government of Sierra Leone has authorized the deforestation of communities through the lifting of a ban on logging and transporting of timber. It could be recalled that the government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Internal Affairs announced the temporal suspension of all logging and transporting of timber products across the country from 10th June to 31 October 2022. The Ministry of Internal Affairs said...Read More
