Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has called for reforms of the United Nations, in particular the Security Council, to improve the organizations efficiency and effectiveness. His statement came at organization commemorated its 75th Anniversary on Monday September 21, 2020. “The signatories of the Charter intended that the United Nations will be a centre for...Read More
The Ministry of Social Welfare has submitted Sierra Leone’s first Country Report on the Status of Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The Country submitted the Report to the Secretariat of the Committee on the Right of Persons with Disabilities, through the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone in...Read More
Welthungerhilfe Sierra Leone under its Skill Up project has successfully trained and certified 171 youths from the Freetown Peninsular communities in technical and entrepreneurial skills in tourism business. Emerson Kamara, the Deputy Commissioner of the National Youth Commission, said the Government of Sierra Leone is working with development partners to provide the necessary skills...Read More
As it makes accelerated effort to improve water supply, Guma Valley Water Company has on Sunday September 20, 2020 ended a two-day meeting at the Mamba Point Hotel, Aberdeen in Freetown. The Deputy Managing Director of Guma Valley Water Company, Francis Lahai, said the retreat was aimed at reviewing designs and documents under the Freetown...Read More
A newly established Special Care Baby Unit (SCBU) has been unveiled at Kailahun District Hospital in Sierra Leone on September 17, 2020. The state-of-the-art unit was set up by the Government of Sierra Leone through the financial contributions of the Government of China with technical support of the United Nations Children’s Fund, (UNICEF). It is...Read More
The Minister of Finance Mr. Jacob Jusu Saffa has assured Sierra Leoneans that the government is going to replace all the thirteen ferry-crossing points in the country with modern bridges. The Minister made this disclosure recently while he addressed contractors and other stakeholders in road infrastructure. The local ferries are found at strategic river crossing...Read More
Farmers in Campbell Town in the Western Area Rural District of Waterloo have on Wednesday called on the government to supply fertilizers, insecticides and seeds to help them improve on the yield. Aminata Mansaray has been farming in the community for over 30 years, and she has no other means of earning income except farming....Read More
Gabriel Scott, the Secretary General of the Aberdeen Beach Organization, has said on Friday that, the organization lacks the tools it needs to effectively clean the Lumley/Aberdeen Beach. According to Scott, they do not have rakes, shovel, brooms, gloves, rain boots and other necessary tools. He also said because they lack hand gloves, the cleaning...Read More
The Anti-corruption Commission (ACC) has said that it has charged two corruption related matters (2) matters to Court, investigating thirteen (13) others, closed investigations in another two (2) for lack of evidence. Officials of the Commission made this disclosure on Monday September 21, 2020, during its third update to the media and the general public...Read More
The Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA) has warned people dealing in petroleum products, not to aid or abet any illegal activity. It promise that stiff punishment will be imposed on defaulters by the Agency along with the security forces. The warning came after a recent raid which the Agency, conducted alongside the Sierra Leone Police, (SLP)...Read More
