Milton Margai School for the Blind and National School for the Deaf have received school buses from the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) for the first time since 2003 when Dr Alpha Wurie was the Minister of Education. “In 1996 just before I transitioned to secondary school, I was the Head Boy...Read More
Following the unprecedented rise in fuel prices coupled with the rise in prices of essential commodities, foreign exchange earnings and inflation in the country, LEGAL LINK, an organization that defends the rights of vulnerable groups, has urged the Government of Sierra Leone to increase the minimum wage, salaries and pensions of Sierra Leoneans. The Organization...Read More
Officials from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation have announced plans to host the First Ever National Health Summit in Sierra Leone. This disclosure was made on Thursday, March 17, 2022 during the weekly government press briefing in Freetown. Welcoming attendees, Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, who also doubles as the Spokesperson for the...Read More
Sierra Leone Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (SLEITI) Multi-Stakeholder Group on Thursday, February 17, 2022 reviewed the EITI validation templates on transparency, stakeholders engagement, outcomes and impact. The validation, which was held at the LACS Villa, Cantonment Road in Freetown, attracted policymakers, civil society activists including journalists, and representatives of mining companies. The Minister of State,...Read More
The government of Sierra Leone has decided to boost the country’s top-flight male and the female football leagues with 2.5 billion Leones cash injection. The cash injection is to complete the second phase of the ongoing Sierra Leone Premier League, and for the first time in many years, to revive female football. “The 2.5 billion...Read More
The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) on Wednesday March 16, 2022 held a roundtable with local entrerpreneurs at the Agency’s conference hall in Freetown. The roundtable which was organized by the Business Development Department of the SLLCA was well attended by local entrepreneurs from the Hospitality, Agribusiness, Arts/Craft, Clothing/Textiles, Carpentry/Woodworks, and Cosmetics sectors. The...Read More
The Deputy Vice Chancellor of Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone, Prof Lawrence Kamara said on Wednesday March 16, 2022 that the college has enough infrastructure to cater for the growing student population. His comment came following a WhatsApp video showing students scrambling for Lecture Hall at the Chemistry building. Some of the lecture...Read More
Rome, 17 March 2022 – As the war continues to rage in Ukraine, impacts of rising food prices and shortages of staple crops are already being felt in the Near East and North Africa region and spreading to the world’s most vulnerable countries, including in the Horn of Africa, with poorest people at greatest risk,...Read More
Viet Nam’s Information technology giant FPT and Sierra Leone signed a Memorandum of understanding (MOU) to enhance digital transformation and train human resources in digital transformation, in Ha Noi yesterday. The agreement was signed by FPT’s CEO Truong Gia Binh and Chief Minister of Sierra Leone Jacob Jusu Saffa, during the official visit to Viet...Read More
· The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning (MLHCP) has successfully completed preparation for allocation of plots of land to 200 citizens at the land layout site at Upper Allen Town on Thursday, March 17, 2022, the Lands Ministry said in statement on Tuesday. It should be remembered that in December 2021, the Lands...Read More
