Delegates from 31 foreign nations, who have already arrived for the convention holding this week, were also present. By Festus Owete Former President Goodluck Jonathan of Nigeria, the immediate past president of Sierra Leone, Ernest Koroma, and Ghana High Commissioner to Nigeria were among the dignitaries that attended the pre-convention Church service of the Dunamis International...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The Deputy Minister of Trade and Industry (MTI), Mrs. FATMATA Kargbo on Monday, August 26, 2024, pleaded with the Ministry of Finance (MoF) to approve the Ministry’s budgetary request of Le 140,796 million. Madam Kargbo made the plea during the bilateral budget hearing held with stakeholders, at the conference hall...Read More
The second annual Sierra Leone Diaspora Investment Conference (SLDIC) will be held on Saturday, October 19, 2024, at Double Tree Hotel by Hilton in Gaithersburg, Maryland, United States, the Curator, SLDIC 2024, said in a statement on Thursday. Vickie Remoe said, “This one-day event will unite 250 policymakers, entrepreneurs, Sierra Leoneans, and Americans passionate about...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu A regional message development workshop to raise awareness about the findings and recommendations of the Tripartite Committee’s Report concluded in the northern city of Makeni on August 20, 2024. The workshop was organized by the International Republican Institute, in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Civic Education and the National...Read More
The Executive Director of the National Sports Authority (NSA), Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai is to deliver a public lecture at the University of Namibia on Sports Law, Governance, and Reforms in Africa on September 16, 2024, according to a statement from NSA. The lecture will take into cognizance topical legal, and governance matters that influence...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Firas Youssef, president and general manager of United Family Kingdom Investment, was on Friday, August 23, 2024, arraigned before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No. 1 by one of his workers Mahmoud Mansaray for failing to pay NASSIT contribution. Defendant Firas Youssef was charged with non-registration of an employee contrary...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Experts have attributed the collapse of many storey buildings and fences in Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown, which claimed the lives of 13 people in July and August 2024, to the utilisation of substandard building materials and poor engineering design. This revelation was made during the monthly Inter-Pillar Coordination Meeting (IPCM) which...Read More
By Sallieu S Kanu President Dr Julius Maada Bio on Friday, 23 August 23, 2024, officially turned the sod for the construction of seven new buildings and the rehabilitation of 24 existing structures at Bo Government Secondary School, according to a statement from the Office of the President. This project is part of a US$65...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Abu Bakarr Yillah, 47, a police officer attached to the Operations Support Division of the Sierra Leone Police stationed in Kambia was on Thursday 22nd August 2024 sent to prison by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No: 2 for allegedly murdering Fasineh Bangura. The accused made his first appearance in...Read More
Initial results show homes in Sierra Leone’s capital fitted with heat-reflective roofing sheets can be up to 6C cooler By Eromo Egbejule in Abidjan Mohamed Koroma has lived in the Kroo Bay waterfront community in Freetown for more than 50 years but cannot remember a time when the weather has been as hot as it was in...Read More
