The Legal Aid Board has on Monday November 9, 2020, paid out Le 80 million owed to 21 former casual workers of GTIEX Company in salary arrears and benefits. This was achieved after a long drawn battle in the industrial court before settling for an out of court settlement and a then consent judgment in...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Ambassador Desmond Babatunde Edwards has strongly warned Judicial staff against corruption and other related offences which he said will undermine sustainable reforms and growth of the institution. Hon. Justice Edwards was speaking on Tuesday November 10, 2020, at Court No. 1, Law Courts building in Freetown on the occasion...Read More
Acting on behalf of the Honourable Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa, the Iron Lady of the Finance Ministry who also happens to be the Deputy Minister of Finance, Honourable Patricia N. Laverley, on Friday November 6, 2020 delivered what many described as a memorable speech. In her opening statement at the new Freetown City...Read More
Sierra Leone has again, in three consecutive years, increased its score in the ‘Control of Corruption’ indicator in the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) scorecard, moving from 79% in the 2019 Scorecard, to 81% in 2020, thereby adding 2 percentage points upwards. According to the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), between 2017 and 2020, Sierra Leone has made...Read More
Groovy Colours, a band of the Ballanta Academy of Music and the Performing Arts, has recently won First Prize in an International Music Talent Video Competition. The competition is part of the Chinese Bridge Global Music Programme hosted by the Centre for Language Education and Cooperation and the Central Conservatory of Music of the People’s...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Russia His Excellency Mohamed Yongawo, on Tuesday, reassured Sierra Leonean students in Russia of government’s continued support towards their welfare. He also reminded them of President Julius Maada Bio’s New Direction Agenda which prioritizes Education. During the virtual meeting with the Students’ Union President and a cross-section of his Executive, Ambassador...Read More
Sierra Leone is a beautiful country along the West Coast of Africa with lovely beaches and mountainous landscapes. The country is proud to have a very rich biodiversity with amazing wildlife and touristic sites. Loma Mountains located in the North of Sierra Leone is the highest mountain range in the country. The peak, also known...Read More
The Public Sector Reform Unit (PSRU) has on Monday, November 9, 2020, engaged Members of Parliament on the Establishment of the Wages and Compensation Commission. The event which was held at Committee Room One, Parliament Building in Freetown, attracted several Members of Parliament including its Leadership consisting of the Rt. Hon. Speaker of Parliament, Dr....Read More
The Parliamentary Committee on Water Resources has on Friday, November 6, 2020, inspected the water facilities of the Guma Valley Water Company in Freetown to get firsthand information about the company’s operations, water quality, and supply to the Western Area and its environs. The committee visited Guma facilities at Tower Hill, Kissy Pipe Yard, Babadorie...Read More
As the National Youth Service (NYS) continues its fourth-quarter monitoring and supervision of the second batch of corps members, the Executive Director of NYS, Mohamed Onanah Jalloh, has called on institutions to strengthen mutual capacity for effective engagement of corps members. He also called for a better partnership between NYS and other state and non-state...Read More
