The Government of Sierra Leone rejected a recommendation in Whitepaper that would allow citizens to institute legal action against the government for violating rights guaranteed under sections 16 through 27 of the Constitution, according to CARL’s statemen on the Sierra Leone Government Whitepaper report. Centre of Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) noted in the...Read More
The Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts has extended its campus to Northwest district of Port Loko. Honorable Ibrahim Bundu, a former Member of Parliament, brought the initiative of extending the academy to the district. Addressing the audience at the launching of the academy in Port Loko District Council on Saturday April 9, 2022,...Read More
Since the Government launched the Free Quality School Education Programme in 2018, access to education has significantly improved, according to the 2021 United Nations Annual Results Report which was produced by UN Country Team. The report will be launched today in Freetown. The report shows that in 2021, the gross enrolment rate of preprimary education...Read More
The astute Director General (DG) of National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM), Daniel B. Kaitibi who was in attendance at the 19th Annual General Assembly of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly in Conakry, Guinea recently, has been elected 2nd Vice President of the West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly. . The West Africa Telecommunications Regulators Assembly (WATRA)...Read More
The Country Manager Bertrand Kerguelen Management of the Bollore Transport and Logistics has assured employees of Freetown Terminal that if the sale of the Africa subsidiary is materialized by March next year it will have no native impact on their conditions of service and employment. This assurance was given by the Regional Director of Bollore...Read More
The visiting IMF Delegation led by Mission Chief Sukhwinder Singh and IMF Country Representative Monique Newiak on Thursday paid courtesy call on the Mayor of Freetown, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE. Recognizing that Freetown accounts for 30 percent of Sierra Leone’s GDP, the delegation and Mayor had extensive talks around the multi-sectoral, data-driven and inclusive approach...Read More
A new report showed China has raised nearly 800 million people out of poverty over the past four decades based on the 1.9 U.S. dollar per day global poverty line, accounting for about 75 percent of the global poverty reduction during the period. After declaring the eradication of absolute poverty in early 2021 and setting...Read More
27 accused persons; Alusine Kargbo, Unissa Kamara, Amza Kamara, Momoh Bangura, Santigie Conteh, Adikalie Kamara, Mohamed Ibrahim Kamara, Daniel Tamba Fornah, Abdul Kanu Ibrahim Thomas and seventeen others were on Friday, April 8, 2022, sentenced to eight months in prison after they made their third appearance before Magistrate Sahr Keikura of Pademba Road Court No.1...Read More
The Ministry of Health and Sanitations (MoHS) in collaboration with various international partners has on Thursday April 7, 2022, commenced a 3-day (7th ,8th ,9th April) national health summit in a bid to form tangible solutions to the looming health challenges in Sierra Leone. The summit which commenced on Thursday is themed: “Transforming Healthcare Delivery...Read More
Dozens of Staff of the Siaka Stevens Stadium and Hostel yesterday staged a peaceful protest at the national stadium over nonpayment of salaries. Some of the aggrieved workers have gone over 16 months without salary. The workers said though they have not been paid for that considerable period, they were not selected for the rehabilitation...Read More
