Kenema City, Sierra Leone – November 1, 2024 — Twenty-five journalists from media outlets across Sierra Leone have completed an intensive Green Journalism Training, facilitated by Initiatives for Media Development (IMdev) and the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ), with funding from the European Union. This programme aims to equip journalists with the skills to...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka The Parliament of Sierra Leone, on Thursday, November 31, 2024, ratified several agreements for the socio-economic development of the country. The agreements that were ratified by the Parliament are: (I) Grant Agreement -Global Agriculture and Food Security Program Grant Agreement Second Additional Financing for the West Africa Food System Resilience Program Phase...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Washington, DC: The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) on Thursday concluded the 2024 Article IV consultation with Sierra Leone and approved a 38-month arrangement under the Extended Credit Facility (ECF), in the amount of SDR 186.663 million (about US$248.5 million). The Executive Board’s decision enables an immediate disbursement...Read More
The Executive Director of the National Sports Authority, NSA, Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai on Friday unveiled NLe3.5 million as the Government’s support to the Female Premier League Board for the conduct of the 2024-2025 Sierra Leone Women’s Premier League. This whooping sum exceeds last year’s NLe 2.8 million support. At NSA’s Signal Hill Road office,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone — In a landmark decision by Sierra Leone’s High Court, Bai Mamoud Bangura, National Organizing Secretary of the All People’s Congress (APC), has been acquitted of all charges related to the November 26, 2023, failed coup allegations. The court, presided over by Honourable Justice Komba Kamanda, cleared Bangura after...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone – October 31, 2024 In a significant move towards economic transformation, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP), in partnership with the Ministry of Trade and Industry, the European Union, and other collaborators, launched the National Action Plan for the formalization of informal enterprises on October 31, 2024, at...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Minister of Trade and Industry Alpha Sesay has outlined significant strides made by his ministry in bolstering the nation’s economic landscape amidst global economic pressures. Describing the Ministry of Trade and Industry as the “heartbeat of the economy,” Minister Sesay emphasized that his team remains committed to actualizing President Dr. Julius...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Iowa, United States, Wednesday, October 30, 2024 – Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio held a productive meeting with senior officials from the United States government, emphasizing the need for collaboration in the fields of agriculture and food security, according to a statement from the Office of the President. The delegation was...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Abu Bakarr Yillah, 47, a police officer attached to the Operations Division Wing, Kambia Police Division, was on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, committed to High Court by Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No 2 for the alleged murder of Fasineh Bangura. The accused was arraigned on one count of Murder...Read More
By George M.O Williams Freetown, October 30, 2024 — The Sierra Leone Police Act, which has been in effect for 60 years, is currently being reviewed. Inspector General of Police, Mr. William Fayia Sellu, addressed the importance of this review at a stakeholders’ validation workshop organized by the Law Reform Commission at the Bank Complex...Read More
