By Lansana Fofanah. In continuation of its nationwide sensitization of teachers on the Social Security Scheme which was launched in Freetown recently, the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), in partnership with the Sierra Leone Teachers Union, yesterday engaged teachers in Bo District. Addressing a mammoth crowd of teachers at the Saint Andrews Secondary School in Bo, the Minister …

The National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) in its vision to ensure full compliance by all procuring entities, suppliers, contractors, and other relevant parties in public procurement in Sierra Leone, on Friday, 4th June, 2021, officially commissioned the first historical and befitting regional office at 97 Hangha Road in Kenema. The office is established after 17 years of the enactment of …

The newly appointed first-ever resident Ambassador of  Sierra  Leone  to the  Kingdom  of Morocco, His Excellency  Atumani Dainkeh, yesterday  met  with Sierra  Leonean students  pursuing various  courses in Tertiary  Institutions  in  the  Kingdom  of Morocco. This  meeting involving  the  new Ambassador  and  the  Students  is  the  first  meeting between  him  and Sierra  Leoneans living in Morocco. Key  issues  that were  …

By Mohamed Fofanah. UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) Abuja in collaboration with Sierra Leone National Commission for UNESCO, and the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE) yesterday commenced a two-day technical/expert meeting to promote effective and gender responsive science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) Education in Sierra Leone. The objectives of the workshop are to promote …

Paid-up members of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) are converging in Bo City today for their three-day Annual General Meeting (AGM) This year’s AGM has been described as “SLAJ Golden Jubilee” because it coincides with the Association’s 50th Anniversary. The 3-day AGM will see activities like football match, bonfire and a panel discussion to be moderated by Mrs. …

By Jane B. Mansaray. “If anyone can come and make a statement or testify that he or she saw me anywhere near in Koidu City or Kono district on the 14th February 2020 it means I’m guilty of the  offence I’m standing trial for”, the 2018 Presidential Flag bearer of the Alliance Democratic Party (ADP) Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray openly challenged …

By Francis Gabbidon (Lecturer in Law, Fourah Bay College, University of Sierra Leone and Senior Advocate of Sierra Leone). Notwithstanding the natural attractions of Sierra Leone as an investment destination; foreign investors will none the less need to overcome certain obstacles. The most visible of these is the lack of adequate social and physical infrastructure and historical under-funding, in education, …

The Chief Executive of the National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) assumed office on June 14, 2018. The NPPA came into being with the enactment of the Public Procurement Act of 2004 as repealed and replaced by the Public Procurement Act of 2016 with an authority to regulate, monitor and advise Government on all Public Procurement related issues on goods, works …

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio has commissioned the Mamasa Community Private Hospital in Kendeyama Community in the southern city of Bo. The Mamasa Community Private Hospital was constructed by Honourable Dickson Momoh Rogers, Member of Parliament for Constituency 100 in the Pujehun District and his wife, Haja Fanta Rogers. Chairman of the occasion, Minister of Health and Sanitation, …

The Sierra Leone Insurance Commission, (SLICOM) has opened its regional offices in Bo and Kenema. This move is in line with the Commission’s mandate to establish its presence throughout the country. In his address, the Commissioner of SLICOM, Arthur Yaskey said that the objective of the Commission is to ensure effective administration, supervision, regulation and monitoring of the business of …