By Sallieu S. Kanu On the invitation of Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio, the President of Liberia Joseph Nyuma Boakai Sr. is in Sierra Leone on a four-day (from 18th – 21st November 2024) working visit. The two Heads of State exchanged views on a wide range of issues of common interests and identified opportunities...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh The Minister of Labour, Employment and Social Security Mohamed Rado Swaray has called on media institutions to ensure the social security protection of their employees by registering and paying their social security contributions. He made this call during the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) media cocktail on Thursday, November 15, 2024,...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Deputy Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Umaru Napoleon Koroma has distinguished himself as a veritable global advocate for fair and progressive mining policies across the globe. The last two weeks have been hectic and inspiring for the Deputy Minister who was earlier in Dubai to lead his peers at a meeting...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Twenty-year-old Abdulai Kamara, a bike rider, made another appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No.1 in Freetown on a count of escaping from lawful police custody contrary to the laws of Sierra Leone. According to the particulars of the offence, the accused on June 1, 2024 at Congo Cross Police...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The rebased Gross Domestic Product (GDP) shows that Sierra Leone’s economy is bigger than we had previously estimated. The size of the Sierra Leonean economy has increased from about US$4.0 billion to US$8.0 billion with GDP per capita increasing from US$492 to US$857, the Minister of Finance said on Friday when delivering...Read More
