Only 38% of the Auditor General’s recommendations were implemented in the last six years (2015-2020), according to finding of the Audit Tears: “Audit Uptake and Integrity in Sierra Leone” done by the Institute of Governance Reform (IGR). The Executive Director of IGR, Andrew Lavallie said on Tuesday that there is every need for local and...Read More
As many as 70 cattle, sheep and goats have died due to a strange disease which has so far infected more than 200 animals across Kamasodo Chiefdom in Port Loko District. Chernor Jalloh is one of the affected cattle herders in Tain Kabereh town. He said that earlier they observed that two cattle were sick...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) on Wednesday, March 23, 2022, published update on actions and interventions on the Auditor General’s Reports 2019 and 2020. See below full update: UPDATE ON ACC’s ACTIONS AND INTERVENTIONS ON AUDITOR GENERAL’S REPORTS 2019 AND 2020 (No.2) The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) in this second media release wishes to update the general...Read More
Vietnam always wishes to be a long-term and stable rice supplier for Sierra Leone as its domestic production has not yet met the demand, Vietnam’s Minister of Industry and Trade Nguyen Hong Dien said at a recent meeting with Sierra Leone’s counterpart Edward Hinga Sandy. Dien appreciated the latter’s proposal for considering the re-signing of...Read More
“Despite our role in agriculture and land use, mining companies would infringe on our rights, whereas stakeholders would plan, enforce and adjudicate land issues with mining companies in the chiefdom without the involvement of women,” says Mary Hailowell, Chairlady of Simiria Chiefdom, Tonkolili District. Women remain extremely vulnerable in prominent mining districts, especially when established...Read More
Sierra Leone stars touched down in Antalya as they prepare for a busy week taking Togo’s Les Éperviers, the Lone Stars of Liberia and the Diables Rouges of Congo Brazzaville. Leone Stars will face their Togolese counterpart tomorrow Thursday, March 24, 2022 at the Mardan Sports Complex in Aksu, Antalya, Turkey. Leone Stars will be...Read More
The Chairman of the Union of Premier League Clubs in Sierra Leone Noel Kitami Horton on Monday, March 21, 2022 issued a press release calling on all clubs to withhold their participation in the ongoing Salone Premier League 2021/22 which resume on Wednesday, March 23, 2022. This came because the League is yet to have...Read More
The judiciary of Sierra Leone on Monday March 21, 2022 held a validated its strategic plan (2022-2026) at seminar at the Sierra Palms Beach Resort, Aberdeen in Freetown.Sierra Leone’s Chief Justice, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has during the validation that the Judiciary needs a clear direction for the next five years to fully...Read More
It is now clear that for a successful women’s league there should be a female board set up to run the affairs of the League. That is why the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has unveiled the newly appointed members of Women’s Premier League Board (WPLB), who are charged with the responsibility to run the...Read More
If current progress trends continue, very few African Union member states may achieve universal access to safely managed drinking water, safely managed sanitation or basic hygiene services by 2030 DAKAR, 22 March 2022 – Achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDG) targets on water, sanitation and hygiene in Africa will require a dramatic acceleration in the...Read More
