The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning has in a public notice issued on Tuesday, August 11, 2020, informed the public that, it will repossess all state lands from defaulting leaseholders who have failed to develop government owned lands based on criteria, with immediate effect. The basic criteria set for leaseholders of government lands...Read More
The Legal Aid Board (LAB) was on Monday 10 August 2020 recognized for its good work and presented with two awards. One was personally awarded to the Executive Director Board and the other to the Board itself. The Executive Director was recognized as the “Outstanding Female Personality” of the country, while the Board was awarded...Read More
The Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry of Finance, in collaboration with the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, has increased the remuneration of Paramount, Regent Chiefs by one hundred and fifty percent. This action by the Bio Led Government is in fulfillment of the pronouncement made by the Minister of Finance, Hon....Read More
Squatters have occupied a piece of land situated at Tower Hill in Freetown which the Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment had allocated to the National Centre for Vocational Studies (NCVS) and are preventing the institution from undertaking its building project on the said land. The Centre is a government assisted institution. Authorities...Read More
The Chairlady of the Arts and Craft centre situated at Lumley Beach road, Jenneh Lahai, has said in an interview with Premier News on Monday that the outbreak of the coronavirus has caused a fall in the income and prices of artworks produced by creative artists in the country. She said that since May 24,...Read More
The U.S. Department of State’s Bureau of International Narcotics and Law Enforcement Affairs (INL) has contributed US$425,000 to United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) to support efforts to combat organized crime in Sierra Leone, the U.S. Embassy in Freetown said in statement on Friday. In the statement the Embassy said that the United States values its relationship with Sierra Leone and enjoys...Read More
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Thursday July 23, 2020, amended the obnoxious Public Order Act of 1965 (Act No. 46 of 1965) by repealing Part V of that law which deals with criminal libel, and also enacted the bill titled: “Independent Media Commission (IMC) Act 2020”. The IMC Act 2020 will enhance the...Read More
The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Thursday July 23, 2020 debated and ratified three agreements in light of culture, education and strengthening diplomatic cooperation. The agreements ratified by Parliament are: 1. Agreement on Cultural and Artistic Cooperation Between the Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone and the Government of the State of Kuwait,...Read More
Following the incidents surrounding the relocation of an Electricity Generation and Transmission Authority (EGTC) generator from Makeni resulting in fatalities, the National Grand Coalition (NGC) has on Wednesday July 22, 2020 called on the government to retrain and reequip the Operational Support Division (OSD) of the Sierra Leone Police with a view to repurposing the...Read More
The Minister of Finance Mr. Jacob Jusu Saffa will today present to Parliament, the 2020 Financial Year Supplementary Government Budget and Statement of Economic and Financial Policies, according to a statement from the Ministry of Finance. Section 112 (1) of the Constitution of Sierra Leone 1991 authorizes the Minister responsible for finance to prepare and...Read More
