Thomas Bach, the president of the International Olympic Committee (IOC), on Thursday, March 11, 2021, said that China will provide additional vaccines to athletes and officials of both the Tokyo Olympic and Beijing Paralympic Winter Games. Bach made the statement at the 137th session of the IOC session held virtually in Lausanne. “The IOC has received a kind offer from the Chinese Olympic Committee, the host of the 2022 Winter...Read More
The Sierra Leone Network on the Right to Food (SiLNoRF) with support from its partners has officially launched a Le15 billion “Better Livelihood Project (BLP)” that is geared towards alleviating the living condition of the inhabitants of the Addax/Sunbird communities. The project launch which took place last Wednesday at the Pastoral Centre, Makeni was graced by eminent personalities including the Country Director of Wealth Hunger Hilfe (WHH), Madam Ursula Langkamp...Read More
The Regional Police Commander Freetown East, Chief Superintendent Hazley in collaboration with the Local Police Partnership Board (LPPB) on Monday held a consultative meeting with cross-section of executive of the Commercial Motorbike Riders Union. The meeting was held at Ross Road Police Station in Freetown. The meeting sought to dismiss rumors that some commercial motorbike riders would be engaging in strike action and cause mayhem in the east end of Freetown. ...Read More
The need to elicit public opinion on the fight against corruption falls to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) and its dynamic leadership, Francis Ben Kaifala, as an important tool. On March 12, 2021, the Commissioner with his team visited Tonkolili District and had a well-attended town hall meeting with the Media, Civil Society Organizations, Heads of Ministries Departments and Agencies, Traditional Leaders, among other key stakeholders, at the District Council in...Read More
The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) has on March 15, 2021 today approved the disbursement of SDR 35.26 million (US$50.37 million or 17 percent of quota) under the Rapid Credit Facility (RCF) to Sierra Leone to help meet the urgent balance of payments and fiscal needs stemming from the deep and persistent impact of the pandemic. “The Government’s quick and decisive actions to contain COVID-19 prevented a...Read More
