Alhajie Kamara, the Chairman of Guard Street and Sani Abacha Street Markets, has disclosed on Tuesday June 2, 2020, that traders and customers at the market are neglecting the use of face masks. He told Premier News that this trend could lead to the continued spread of the virus in the country. He added that more...Read More
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
