Ministry of Transport and Aviation (MTA) has on Wednesday September 30, commenced a five-day retreat in a bid to identify opportunities and challenges that would enhance better productivity in the transport sector of Sierra Leone. The retreat which was held in Bo brough together different stakeholders from Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). The Minister of...Read More
Support for the Education Sector in Sierra Leone (SESSiL), a project funded by the European Union (EU), under the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary School Education (MBSSE) has on Thursday October 1, 2020, validated its report on mainstreaming gender in the education sector at the Bintumani Hotel in Freetown. The purpose of the report...Read More
Few days after the reports of the Commissions of Inquiry, 2020 and the White Paper for public servants adjudged to have acted improperly with respect to the use of public funds, the Government of Sierra Leone has relieved all persons currently serving in the Bio led administration of their duties with immediate effect until the...Read More
Mamusu Sanko, the chairlady of the Freetown Park Market at Waterloo, on Wednesday September 16, 2020 disclosed to Premier News that officials of the traders’ union in Waterloo usually destroy their goods, flog and drive them away from their selling points. According to Sanko, they haven’t any purposely built structure, with booths or erected stalls...Read More
Tutie Haffner, aka Master 2T, a local musician and the Chief Executive Officer of Freetong players, has on Wednesday encouraged entertainers to be productive and persistent. According to Haffner, certain persons with huge potentials had left the industry today without actualizing the benefits of their efforts. According to the Freetong Player CEO, giving up should...Read More
Magistrate Hannah Bonnie on Wednesday, September 30, 2020, withdrew the case file involving nineteen persons alleged to have been participated in riots at Tombo Community for a ruling. The withdrawal followed a no-case submission by the defense counsel for the 19 accused persons. The prosecution in this matter led at least five witnesses, but the...Read More
FOCUS 1000, a Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) involved in health, has held a training of trainers seminar for religious leaders on communications on Malaria prevention and control. The training which was held on Wednesday September 30, at the Charm’s Hotel in Aberdeen, Freetown brought together about 24 trainees, mostly Imams and Pastors, from within the Western...Read More
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...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...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...Read More
