President Julius Maada Bio has expressed optimism that sport is on the march toward onward growth in Sierra Leone, citing his unprecedented investment in the industry, the National Sports Authority (NSA) said in statement on Friday. The president made this remark during the inaugural Salone Civic Festival on December 11, 2024, in the presence of officials from the Sport Ministry, the National Sports Authority, NSA, coaches, athletes, and sports administrators....Read More
Agric Minister Presents Three Bikes To NaFFS To enhance operations of the district executives of the National Federation of Farmers Sierra Leone (NaFFSL) in Kailahun, Karene and Falaba Districts, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr Henry Musa Kpaka has, on the occasion marking the closure of the two days national civic festival at the Miatta Conference Centre, Youyi Building, presented three TVS motorbikes to the beneficiary districts. The...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu Freetown, December 13, 2024 – The World Bank Board of Executive Directors today approved an US$80 million financing package to support Sierra Leone’s efforts to restore macro-fiscal stability and strengthen economic resilience, the World Bank said in a statement on Friday. This financing includes a US$60 million International Development Association (IDA) grant as budget support, and an additional US$20 million for a Catastrophe Deferred Drawdown Option...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – The United States announced the first disbursement from the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (DFC) for a US$292 million loan to construct and operate a 105MW combined-cycle power plant in Freetown, Sierra Leone (the “Nant Project”), the U.S. Embassy said in a statement on Friday. The Nant Project, supported by the United States and the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID),...Read More
