The Government of Sierra Leone, in partnership with the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) and the Global Environment Facility, has launched a transformative initiative to enhance climate resilience through innovation and entrepreneurship in water, agriculture, and energy sectors. The Promotion of Climate Adaptation Technology and Business Model Innovations and Entrepreneurship in Sierra Leone (CATBIE) project will focus...Read More
By Dorine Reinstein Sierra Leone is entering an exciting new chapter in its tourism story. Ebola-free and rebuilding after its civil war, this West African nation, affectionately known as “Sweet Salone,” is expected to witness a tourism boom in the coming years. (“Sweet Salone” translates to “Sweet Sierra Leone” in Krio, a Creole language.) Under the leadership...Read More
George M.O. Williams The Institute of Chartered Accountants of Sierra Leone (ICAS), the supreme auditing institution, has cleared the suspended Auditor General Mrs, Lara Taylor-Pearce, and her deputy Mr. Tamba Momoh of wrongdoing following their suspension by the government on allegations of professional misconduct. This came after a tribunal that was set up by the government accused...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association, SLMDA, in a general meeting held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, has resolved that the Ministry of Health provide a signed document containing all the promises and commitments made during the meeting held at the Office of the Vice President on October 22, 2024. “The...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed an indictment against Abdul Salim Mansaray, former Head of Retail Operations at ECOBANK (SL) Limited, ECOBANK (SL) Limited of No. 7 Lightfoot Boston Street, Tallu Jalloh, a resident of Calaba Town, and Magnus Samuel Valentine Cole of Lewis Street, Kenema, on 47 Counts of corruption...Read More
