By Sallieu Kanu Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said: “Today [April 13, 2020], I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF’s member countries under the IMF’s revamped Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) as part of the Fund’s response...Read More
By Ibrahim S.Bangura Thomas Orthame Turay, the president of the Sierra Leone Artisanal Fishermen Union, has said on Monday that, the local fishing industry has been adversely affected by the measures the government had announced to fight against the COVID-19. Turay said that they were having poor catch because their hours of operation had been cut...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker The Sierra Leone Football Association has joined forces with FIFA and the United Nations to support the World Health Organization’s (WHO) BeActive campaign. In a statement put out by the Sierra Leone Football Association on April 6, 2020, during the UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, SLFA activated the...Read More
By Hasbin Shaw The World Bank on Thursday April 2, 2020, approved a US$7.5 million International Development Association (IDA) grant to help Sierra Leone respond to the threat posed by the Coronavirus outbreak and strengthen national systems for public health preparedness. The funds will fill critical financing gaps that have been identified due to the new...Read More
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in the...Read More
