The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has disclosed that Sierra Leone is now an attractive place for doing business despite the challenges posed by the dreadful Coronavirus pandemic. The Hon. Chief Justice was speaking at a workshop which was organized by the Sierra Leone Bar Association and the Center...Read More
The Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources in collaboration with the National Minerals Agency (NMA), has on Thursday, February 25, 2021, engaged the media practitioners, representatives of Civil Society Organisations on the status of the mineral sector in Sierra Leone, and case between the government of Sierra Leone and SL Mining which is pending at...Read More
Minister of Lands and Country Planning, Dr. Turad Senesie, has said that his first priority is to undertake reforms in the ministry by creating separate Directorates of Housing and Planning, and also digitize all their operations. He made the disclosure at the regular government press in the conference room of the Ministry of Information and...Read More
Starting today, and for the next two weeks, Premier News will present a series of articles looking into the plight of people living with Albinism in Sierra Leone. This is the first episode. Watch out for our next series on Wednesday, March 3rd. By Stephen V. Lansana Sierra Leone has not always been kind with...Read More
The High Court of Sierra Leone, holden in Bo city, has on February 25, 2021 convicted Bockarie Sheku Mattia, supervisor on Contract with Statistics Sierra Leone’s Bo office, on one count of Soliciting an Advantage, contrary to Section 28(2) of the Anti-corruption Act, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said in a statement on Friday. The Presiding...Read More
Members of the Timber Association Sierra Leone (TASL) have on Wednesday elected Mohamed Forneh as the chairman of the association. Forneh pulled 24 votes out of 41 votes cast at the National and District election which were held at the Buxton Hall, Charles Street in Freetown. Other newly elected members of the National Executive are:...Read More
President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has on Saturday visited Sulima to thank its people for supporting him become the president and proposed that the coastal town become a centre of tourism, some 406 kilometres from the capital city, Freetown. Addressing the gathering in Krio and their native Mende language, the President said: “We are here...Read More
The Government of the People’s Republic of China has donated 200,000 doses of SinoPharm COVID-19 vaccine, and 201,600 pieces of disposable needles and syringes to the government of Sierra Leone, Ministry of Health said in a statement on Thursday.. The authorities in Sierra Leone have received the donated items yesterday at a ceremony held at...Read More
The Legal Aid Board has begun deploying six National Youth Service Corps in five office locations in the country. This follows a one-day orientation in Freetown on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The corps will be stationed in Bo, Kenema, Waterloo and Freetown where they will assist with paralegal work. The Executive Director of Legal Aid...Read More
