The High Court of Sierra Leone, holden in Bo city, has on February 25, 2021 convicted Bockarie Sheku Mattia, supervisor on Contract with Statistics Sierra Leone’s Bo office, on one count of Soliciting an Advantage, contrary to Section 28(2) of the Anti-corruption Act, the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) said in a statement on Friday. The Presiding...Read More
President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has on Saturday visited Sulima to thank its people for supporting him become the president and proposed that the coastal town become a centre of tourism, some 406 kilometres from the capital city, Freetown. Addressing the gathering in Krio and their native Mende language, the President said: “We are here...Read More
The Legal Aid Board has begun deploying six National Youth Service Corps in five office locations in the country. This follows a one-day orientation in Freetown on Tuesday, February 23, 2021. The corps will be stationed in Bo, Kenema, Waterloo and Freetown where they will assist with paralegal work. The Executive Director of Legal Aid...Read More
February 17, 2021, Makeni City – The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) in collaboration with the World Health Organization (WHO) has supported the Government of Sierra Leone to establish a One Health governance structure for Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) and Antimicrobial use (AMU) surveillance in the human and animal health sectors. AMR ...Read More
The Sierra Embassy in Egypt has facilitated the repatriation of a two-year-old boy in Sierra Leone after the death of a Sierra Leonean mother Miss Aminata Doumbouya in Cairo on November 16, 2020. According to the Information Attaché, Mohamed B. Kallon, since the death of the mother, the two-year-old toddler has been living with his...Read More
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Tuesday, February 23, 2021, ratified loan agreements to improve the education sector through the establishment of the University of Science and Technology in Koidu Town, Kono District. The agreement which was ratified by Parliament is: 1. Loan Agreement Between the ECOWAS Bank For Investment and Development (EBID) and...Read More
Fourah Bay College (FBC), one of the three constituent colleges of the University of Sierra Leone (USL), has on February 18, 2021 celebrated its 194th year of academic excellence in a modest ceremony held at the Ajayi Crowther Amphitheater, FBC Campus with the theme: “FBC Repositioning itself for Transformation in the 21st Century Sierra Leone”....Read More
The Regional Manager of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has on Tuesday, February 17, 202,1 called on Principals and Head Teachers in Masiaka and its environs to stand up against bribery in schools and support the fight against corruption. In his address to heads of primary and secondary schools at the Bishop George Catholic Secondary School...Read More
The Director of Media and Communications of the National Electoral Commission (NEC), Philip F. Kargbo has assured electorates in Kailahun of free, fair and nonviolence by-elections. His comment came following the political violence and tension that arose between supporters of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) and an Independence candidate that led to the...Read More
The GIZ and Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) in collaboration with other Ministries, Departments and Agencies have on Wednesday, February 17, 2021, held a Regional Resource Governance (ReGo) stakeholder consultation at the Hotel Barmoi in Freetown. The workshop was well attended by representatives from the, Ministry of Mines and Minerals Resources, Environment Protection Agency...Read More
