By Sallieu S. Kanu The lawmakers of the Parliamentary Committee on Transport and Aviation, chaired by Hon. Ambrose Maada Lebby, have concluded an oversight function at the Sierra Leone Ports Authority (SLPA), the Sierra Leone Airport Authority (SLAA), the Freetown International Airport, and the Yagoi New Jetty Project, which is under construction at Yagoi, Bonthe...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Emmanuel Sorie Kamara, Melvin Philip, Alie Koroma, Mark Sahr Njah, and Abdul Bangura on Tuesday, August 27, 2024, made another appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.2 in Freetown for allegedly stealing cables at the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority substation in Goderich. The accused were arraigned on a...Read More
Kamel El Wazir, Egyptian Deputy Prime Minister for Industrial Development and Minister of Industry and Transport, met on Monday with the Sierra Leone Ambassador in Cairo Sadiq Silla. They discussed the chances of bilateral cooperation in the industrial domains. A statement issued by the Ministry said Minister Wazir praised the level of relations between the...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The Deputy Director of Budget, Ministry of Finance (MoF), Jacob Tenga Sessie on Monday, August 26, 2024, urged the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau (SLSB) to develop standardized measurements for rice and other food items. He made this comment during the bilateral budget discussions with Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) which is...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Pierra Martin Gomez, a bodyguard to Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, on Friday, August 23, 2024, appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura for allegedly obtaining over US$ 45,000 from Nickson Frezin, An America Citizen. The money is said to have been for obtaining mining privileges and purchasing a four-acre plot of land at...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Sierra Leone Labour Congress and Sierra Leone Employers’ Federation, in collaboration with the International Labour Organization (ILO), recently concluded a two-day capacity training on International Labour Standards. The training focused on reporting ratified ILO Conventions, a key aspect of Sierra Leone’s commitment to...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Augustus Kargbo discusses his nation’s World Cup dreams, creating change at home and meeting his idols. Augustus Kargbo is dreaming of the World Cup Sierra Leone forward has netted twice in qualifying so far Believes ‘all hell will break loose’ if the nation make it to a first-ever finals At FIFA World Cup...Read More
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
