Over the weekend, The Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) over the weekend awarded NLe60,000 to the winners of its recent hackathon competition. This two-week intensive program, aimed at developing ICT-led solutions, saw participation from five teams mostly from the Faculty of Information Systems and Technology, competing for the prizes. Ultimately, three teams emerged...Read More
By Frankvin Bob McEwen ICAP at Columbia University, in collaboration with the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, the Ministry of Health, and the Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation, has launched newly developed policy guidelines for integrating Health, Nutrition, and WASH (Water, Sanitation, and Hygiene) services into Early Childhood Development Centers in Sierra...Read More
A team from the Rokel Commercial Bank, including the Chairman of the Board of Directors – Buffy Bailor, the Managing Director – Dr. Walton E. Gilpin and the Director of Finance – Abassie Thomas is in Kigali, Rwanda to hold discussions with the Equity Bank for potential collaboration and partnership. The group is also attending...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka The Parliament has on Tuesday, July 23, 2024, ratified the CTC Mining Sierra Leone Limited and Extractive Industries fiscal stabilization agreement for large-scale mining with some amendments. The agreement was tabled by the minister of finance Mr Fantamadi Bangura for ratification. Prior to the ratification, the Acting leader of the opposition All...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone – Infinity Power and the Government of Sierra Leone represented by the Ministry of Energy have officially signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) to develop 1GW of renewable energy capacity in Sierra Leone by 2033. The MOU outlines a phased approach to the project, focusing on expanding the country’s electricity generation and supply...Read More
By George M.O Williams The Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) has on Monday, July 22, 2024, launched its 60th anniversary celebrations with the theme: “Repositioning the Bank of Sierra Leone to Better Deliver on its Mandate in an Evolving Domestic and Global Environment”. The anniversary will mark a significant milestone in the history of the...Read More
By Alusine Sesay Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio said on Tuesday that the government is going to demolish all houses above the Green Belt along the Freetown Peninsula to protect water catchment areas. The President said that no house will be speared even if it belongs to him or his family. He made...Read More
Freetown City Football Club has been relegated from the Sierra Leone Premier League following a decision on Friday, July 19th, 2024, by the league’s Disciplinary Committee to award three points and two goals to Wilberforce Strikers. It could be recalled that on June 30th during the last day of the League a controversial penalty was...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Salamatu Bangura, also known as Sale Bangs is a Sierra Leonean musician based in Conakry, Guinea, who on Friday July 19, 2024, released a song titled, ‘Saya’. The song is in memory of her mother who passed on several years earlier. ‘Saya’ is a Susu word for ‘death’. Through the song...Read More
By Feima Kpaka The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Thursday, July, 18, 2024, ratified Air Service Agreements for the development and economic growth of Sierra Leone. The Agreements were laid on the table of the House on Tuesday, March 28, Thursday, June 24, and Tuesday, July 16, 2024, respectively. The agreements that were ratified by...Read More
