The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Tuesday,Februry 8, 2022,passed Into law the bill entitled “The Local Government (Amendment) Act, 2022”. The Bill seeks to amend the Local Government Act 2004; to extend the period for local council elections from four years to five years, extend the tenure of the chairperson and councilors from four...Read More
Orange Sierra Leone on Tuesday, February 8, 2022 signed a sponsorship agreement worth One Billion Leones with four Premier League clubs. The signing of a memorandum of understanding with the four football clubs was held at Orange headquarters in Freetown. The signing of the MOU came ahead of the second phase of the Sierra Leone...Read More
Marampa Chiefdom in Port Loko District is blessed with huge deposit of iron Ore, the mineral which was discovered in the 1930s.Many thought it was going to benefit its people. Yet, since the commencement of mining in 1933,the Chiefdom has very little to show for it. According to land owning families, they benefitted nothing from...Read More
The Independent Procurement Review Panel (IPRP) has on Tuesday 8th, February8, 2022 scored B from a Self – Assessment Report on Public Expenditure and Financial Accountability (PEFA). The assessment looked into Procurement Complaints Management for the period 2017 -2019. The self-assessmentviewed six indicators on Procurement Complaints Management, and the IPRP scored 4 out of 6...Read More
The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education Dr. David Moinina Sengeh has told the United State House of Representatives that investment in “Quality Public Education” is the closest thing they have to a silver bullet that solves the world’s most intractable problems. He made this assertion on Tuesday, February 8, 2020 while testifying at...Read More
Susan Komba, 60, was sent to the female correctional facility by Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No 1 for allegedly killing her husband Dennis Komba. The accused was arraigned on one count charge of Manslaughter contrary to law. According to the indictment, it was alleged that the accused on Wednesday, December 1, 2021,...Read More
The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) in collaboration with the National Youth Commission (NAYCOM) has on Saturday, February 5, 2022,concluded a three-day monitoring of the construction of the Bandajuma-Liberia Road project. The monitoring was part of a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the National Youth Commission (NAYCOM) and SLLCAto foster collaboration on a...Read More
“Helping the poor has been our number one priority. As a Church and as a football team with the teaching of our living Lord Jesus Christ who thought us about feeding and giving help to those in need and the less fortunate,” the Manager of the Orthodox Football team, King David Koroma said when handing...Read More
Mohamed Jimmy Rogers, aka Manzu, a renowned musician has recently donated a consignment of rice to People with Disabilities (PWDs) in Freetown. The rice was given to persons living disabilities being homeless and their organizations. He made the donations through his established foundation, Ability in Disability (AID).Manzu, being a person living with disability, established the...Read More
The All-People Congress Party (APC) National Women’s Congress has in a press statement put out on Monday February 7, 2022, condemned what they described as a spate of ‘harassment and intimidation’ of the Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerrby not only the House of Parliament but also the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) of Sierra Leone. It was...Read More
