Sierra Leone became the 99th Member State of the ILO to ratify the Convention GENEVA, Switzerland, March 31, 2022/ — On March 29, 2022, Sierra Leone became the 99th Member State of the ILO to ratify the Maritime Labour Convention, 2006, as amended (MLC, 2006 ). It is the 23rd country in Africa, and the...Read More
Gilleh Scholz, a revered gospel singer, and Dr. Imambay Kamara, founder of the Disabled International Foundation, have been honored with the U.S President Lifetime Achievement Award. This honour is the highest award in the land for volunteer services given by the President and government of the United States of America. Dr. Imambay Kamara The purpose...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has called on donor partners to support the Ministry of Health and Sanitation to strengthen healthcare delivery system. Vice President Jalloh stated that the partnership with donors and the Ministry of Health with shared goals, will make the team understand where to fill the necessary gaps and...Read More
Number of children dropping out of school poised to increase, emerging evidence shows NEW YORK, 30 March 2022 – As the COVID-19 pandemic enters its third year, 23 countries – home to around 405 million schoolchildren – are yet to fully open schools, with many schoolchildren at risk of dropping out, according to a new...Read More
The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary School, Dr. David Moinina Sengeh has stated that there is no way the government alone can transform education without the contribution of Non-State Actors. His comment came at the World Government Summit in Dubai on Tuesday, March 29, 2021 “When people talk about non-state actors, we immediately look...Read More
The Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) on Friday, April 1, 2022, effectively commences Sierra Leone’s Validation against the 2019 EITI Standard. In accordance with the new validation model adopted by the EITI Board, the process will assess whether EITI implementation in Sierra Leone is in line with the provisions of the EITI...Read More
Last week, stakeholders made significant progress in the preparation stage of the Freetown Cable Car project through the completion of a due diligence mission by the C40 Cities Finance Facility (CFF) team. Council had previously applied for technical support from the CFF to get the Freetown Cable Car Project ready for financing and to link...Read More
Over the past week, the nation has been going through an unprecedented scarcity in the fuel market, leading to a lot of speculations from the general public. On march 30, 2022, the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, gave an interview to a radio station, in a bid to dispelling the rumours...Read More
Fanta S. Kamara aka Fantacee Wiz, a Sierra Leonean folksinger has been awarded the most Influential woman among 49 women nominated in Sierra Leone. She won the category of ‘Gender Activist’. The Fifty Most Influential Sierra Leonean Women Award is an initiative of twenty-two youth and women-led organizations supported by Kids Advocacy Network to spotlight...Read More
