The National Youth Service (NYS), which is mandated by an Act of Parliament to annually enlist, train and deploy graduate youth across communities and institutions nationwide to carryout national youth service, has enlisted 700 graduates into the National Youth Service Scheme for the 2021 internship program. The graduates (Corps members), who are currently at the...Read More
The head of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Francis Ben Keifala has in a media conference highlighted issues under investigation pertaining to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDA’s) as captured in the 2019 Auditor General’s report. The commissioner said that the ACC has investigated the matter relating of a missing Le, 5 billion as payment done without...Read More
The administration of the University of Sierra Leone has in a letter addressed to the president of the Academic Staff Association (ASA) of the University of Sierra Leone said that the Government of Sierra Leone will meet with lecturers of the University to resolve an impasse over an unfulfilled promise of a 100% increment in...Read More
Financial Secretary, Mr. Sahr Lahai Jusu has given a three-week grace period to vote controllers to submit the implementation plan of the audit recommendations. He gave the ultimatum while speaking to them on Thursday 14th January, 2021 at his George Street Office in Freetown. “The implementation plan will be captured in the Performance Tracking Table...Read More
The main opposition All People’s Congress Party (APC) has deferred its Conventions and National Delegates Conference which were to have been held in Makeni between 16th January and 21st February 2021, the National Secretary of the Party said in a statement on Thursday. Ambassador Dr Alhaji Osman Foday Yansaneh said, “Cognizant of the extenuating circumstances...Read More
Judiciary of Sierra Leone Communications Unit, CJ Conference room, Wednesday, 13th January 2021, Law Courts Building in Freetown: The empanelled Supreme Court Justices have on Wednesday unanimously ruled on the matter between the Government of Sierra Leone represented by the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, versus Horse Fishing Company. Presided over by the Honourable...Read More
Precious Amara, a local referee, has been appointed to officiate in FIFA international matches in 2021. Amara is a former short-distance runner. She is the NSA’S Regional Sports Development Officer North-West. Precious is now the first female Sierra Leonean to be appointed as FIFA referee in recent time since the last batch in the year...Read More
As the popular adage goes “Health is Wealth”, there is also no gain saying that the health sector of every nation is a significant foundation upon which all other sectors rest in the discharge of their various functions. The blanket reason for the above postulation is that all Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) can never...Read More
On Friday December 4, 2020 at Aberdeen roundabout, police alleged that Mohamed Mansaray fraudulently converted to his own use one Apache motorbike valued at Le18 million which was entrusted to him by Ibrahim Sorie Dumbuya for the purpose of commercial bike riding. Mohamed Mansaray was arraigned before Magistrate Marke Ngegba on a count charge of...Read More
Kamal Namatallah Mansour, accused of allegedly converting 142 pieces of diamonds weighing 79 carats to his own use and benefit, has been admitted to bail in the sum of Le 2 billion and two sureties in like sum. The accused on Tuesday January 12, 2021, made his sixth appearance before the presiding Magistrate of Court...Read More
