The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has contributed US$425,000 to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to support efforts to combat organized crime in Sierra Leone, the U.S. Embassy in Freetown said in statement on Friday. In the statement the Embassy said that the United States values its relationship with Sierra Leone and enjoys...Read More
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Thursday July 23, 2020, amended the obnoxious Public Order Act of 1965 (Act No. 46 of 1965) by repealing Part V of that law which deals with criminal libel, and also enacted the bill titled: “Independent Media Commission (IMC) Act 2020”. The IMC Act 2020 will enhance the...Read More
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Thursday July 23, 2020 debated and ratified three agreements in light of culture, education and strengthening diplomatic cooperation. The agreements ratified by Parliament are: 1. Agreement on Cultural and Artistic Cooperation Between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Government of the State of Kuwait,...Read More
Following the incidents surrounding the relocation of an Electricity Generation and Transmission Authority (EGTC) generator from Makeni resulting in fatalities, the National Grand Coalition (NGC) has on Wednesday July 22, 2020 called on the government to retrain and reequip the Operational Support Division (OSD) of the Sierra Leone Police with a view to repurposing the...Read More
The Minister of Finance Mr. Jacob Jusu Saffa will today present to Parliament, the 2020 Financial Year Supplementary Government Budget and Statement of Economic and Financial Policies, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance. Section 112 (1) of the Constitution of Sierra Leone 1991 authorizes the Minister responsible for finance to prepare and...Read More
The Deputy Minister of Information, Madam Mamadi Ngobeh Kamara, has urged member states of the West Africa Internet Governance Forum (IGF) to develop a friendly digital policy and an effective regulatory environment to ensure access to digital services. She made this statement on Wednesday July 22, 2020 when she delivered the Keynote address at the...Read More
The Ministry of Technical and Higher Education has in a statement issued on Wednesday July 22, 2020, announced that universities and colleges will recommence for the Second Semester of the 2019/2020 academic session across Sierra Leone on Saturday July 25, 2020. The Ministry of Technical and Higher Education and the Conference of Vice-Chancellors & Principals...Read More
The National Secretary General of the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) party, Amb. Dr. Alhaji Osman Foday Yansaneh, has said that the party will challenge President Bio’s appointment of Mr. Mohamed Konneh as proposed Chief Electoral Commissioner of NEC in court. He made this statement on Wednesday July 22, 2020, when he was asserting...Read More
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio has on Tuesday July 21, 2020, committed Le14 billion for a Mid-Term Population and Housing Census (MTPHC) of all inhabitants of Sierra Leone, which will commence on December 4, 2020. He made this proclamation in his broadcast message to the nation. “In order to help us plan properly, ensure...Read More
Gershon Compagnie Coker, Operations Manager of Con and Sil Security Services on Lightfoot Boston Street Freetown, was on Monday July 20, 2020, sent to prison by Magistrate Hannah Bonnie of Court No. 1 on Pademba Road, Freetown for an alleged act of financial impropriety in his institution. According to the police, the accused, Gershon Compagnie...Read More
