Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Dr. Ramatulai Wurie has assured the Secretary-General of UNESCO and representatives of member countries of Sierra Leone’s commitment to partnering with the organisation to improve the educational sector. She made this assurance on Friday, November 10, 2023, in Paris during UNESCO’s 42nd General Conference. Dr. Wurie informed the conference...Read More

Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Saturday 11 November 2023 – Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio has, in two separate developments, met His Excellency Dr Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan, the Saudi Minister of Education and also engaged Yasir bin Othman Al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, PIF, the sovereign wealth fund of...Read More

Riyadh, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Friday 10 November 2023 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio is part of a large number of African Presidents and Heads of State attending the Saudi-Africa Summit, where he hopes to share his government’s Big Five Gamechangers with global business leaders and Saudi partners.   During his stay in...Read More

By Sallieu S. Kanu The stock of public debt increased slightly by 5.5 percent to NLe53.9 billion as at end June 2023 from NLe51.1 billion as at end December 2022, the Minister of Finance  said on Friday while reading the 2024 Government Budget and Statement of Economic and Financial Policies in Parleament. Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi...Read More

The Lower Bambara Chiefdom Development Association (LoBDA) has unveiled a proposal for the establishment of a Committee for Accountability in the implementation of Community Development Funds. This sentiment where highlighted in the wordings of a letter addressed to the executive members of LoBDA. “We are writing to propose the creation of a dedicated committee responsible...Read More

By Desmond Tunde Coker Just after the discharge of the matter which was brought to the high court by Kamboi Eagles FC Executive, on Friday November 10, 2023,  by Justice Adrian Fisher, the Leone Rock Premier League 2023/2024 is set to continue with exciting fixtures across the country on Tuesday and Wednesday. It could be...Read More

By George M.O. Williams The International Labour Organization (ILO) in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Employers Federation (SLEF) on Friday, November 10, 2023, engaged women of Mayinkineh Community on the Women for Water and Peace (W4WP) project. The Project, which is funded by the United Nations Secretary-General’s Peacebuilding Fund, commenced in January 2022 and is...Read More