By Desmond Tunde Coker Freetown, Sierra Leone – The Sierra Leone Boxing Association (SLBA) has officially banned Christian Campbell from all boxing activities in Sierra Leone and international engagements, citing multiple instances of misconduct, insubordination, and actions that have tarnished the reputation of the sport. In a statement issued by SLBA Secretary General Alhaji Komba,...Read More
By Gorge M.O. Williams Freetown, Sierra Leone – October 1, 2024: The Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA) in collaboration with the Regional Maritime University (RMU), has officially launched the second phase of its Seafarers’ Training Program on the International Maritime Organization’s (IMO) 5 Basic Safety Mandatory Courses. The training is being conducted at the Country...Read More
The Independent Procurement Review Panel (IPRP) has concluded the matter between the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) (Respondent) and Onlime (SL) LTD Freetown (Appellant). The Appeal was submitted to the Independent Procurement Review Panel (IPRP) by Onlime SL. Ltd. by way of Appeal dated 2nd September 2024. The Appeal is against the decision...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Ministry of Finance, through the Public Debt Management Division, on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, engaged members from various Commercial Banks and the Bank of Sierra Leone on the implementation of the Medium-Term Debt Strategy 2023-2027 in the conference hall of the Ministry of Finance in Freetown. In her statement, the...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone – In an emotional ceremony at the National Sports Authority (NSA) office on Signal Hill Road, ten law graduates have taken leave of Dr. Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, the Director General of the NSA, after successfully completing a three-month regulatory drafting project. The graduates were part of a team co-opted by Dr. Abdulai...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana The Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA) stepped in on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, to mediate a growing dispute between the Association for Clearing and Forwarding Agencies Sierra Leone (ACFA-SL) and foreign shipping companies. The mediation session, held at the SLLCA’s office in Freetown, aimed to address complaints from ACFA-SL that...Read More
Student Charged with Impersonating Police Officer in Court By Fatima Kpaka In a startling turn of events, Abubakar Sesay, a 25-year-old student, was dragged to court on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, for allegedly impersonating a police officer. The case was heard before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at the Pademba Road Court No. 2. Sesay faces two...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Sierra Leone’s headline inflation decreased by 29.10 percent, from 54.59 percent in October 2023 to 25.49 percent in August 2024, on account of a decline in the prices of both food and non-food items in the consumer price index basket, the Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) of the Bank of Sierra Leone...Read More
NOTIFICATION FOR THE PUBLIC DISCLOSURE OF THE ENVIRONMENTAL AND SOCIAL IMPACT ASSESSMENT (ESIA) OF THE JM MINING GOLD PROJECT DUE TO COMMENCE IN KENEMA DISTRICT, SIERRA LEONE This notice serves to inform interested and/or affected persons/parties (I&APs) about the Environmental and Social Impact Assessment (ESIA) conducted with respect to the commencement of a large-scale underground...Read More
At the Chancery building of the Embassy of Sierra Leone in Washington, D.C, the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Hon. Alhaji Musa Timothy Kabbah on September 29, 2024, joined the Embassy staff in Washington, D.C. to celebrate the MCC compact as Sierra Leone’s Foreign Policy victory. “We are here at the Embassy to...Read More
