The World Bank Country Director for Sierra Leone, Ghana and Liberia, Pierre Frank Laporte, has paid a courtesy call on His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio and pledged the Bank’s support for the country’s Health Insurance Scheme. In July last year, President Bio launched the first-ever Group Life Insurance Scheme for frontline health workers who were engaged in the …

His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Yongawo, together with Embassy staff, has engaged some Sierra Leonean students who were given Russian Scholarships before COVID-19 halted international travelling in 2020. The 61 students were awarded scholarships to pursue different courses at various Universities in the Russian Federation. The meeting, which was organised by the Embassy in collaboration with the Ministry of Technical and …

By: Zacharia Jalloh, Strategic Communications Unit- MIC. The Minister of Information and Communications, Mohamed Rahman Swaray played host to the United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Mr. David Reimer at his Youyi Building office in Freetown yesterday. The US Ambassador was warmly welcomed by the Minister and his Permanent Secretary Mr. Kwame Yankson as discussions on strengthening our bilateral relationship …

By Mohamed Fofanah. The Complaints Committee on Land Disputes in the Western Area yesterday announced that it has examined and proffer recommendations for 118 cases, representing 40 percent of all complaints the Committee has received from the general public. Since its formation by the Government of Sierra Leone on March 10 this year, the Committee said it had received 305 …

The Honourable Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh yesterday paid a working visit to the Kissy Oil Terminal to engage Oil Marketing Companies and assess ongoing renovation work in the various sites of NP (SL), APP and Total. The Vice President visited all the sites and had fruitful discussions with the companies. He used the occasion to encourage the Oil …

By Jane B. Mansaray. The allegation against the Inspector General of the Sierra Leone Police Force, Dr Ambrose Michael Sovula that he has been receiving money from personnel deployed for Peacekeeping Mission has been found to be baseless and unfounded. Responding to the several allegations against the IGP, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Saio Conteh who also doubles as the …

Credited for his role in getting personnel from the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces to begin to deploy to UN peacekeeping operations for the first time, Ambassador and Permanent Representative-designate to the Permanent Mission of Sierra Leone to the United Nations in New York, Col (Rtd) Alhaji Fanday Turay Esq. has told President Dr Julius Maada Bio that he …

By Mohamed Fofanah. The Government of Sierra Leone has signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with a Pan African real estate development company TAF Africa Global to construct affordable housing units with mortgage financing to address the huge housing deficit in the country. Speaking at a ceremony held at the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning in Freetown on …

The Chief Minister of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Jacob Jusu Saffa, has praised the former Managing Director of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, Abdulai Fidelis Turay. Mr. Turay’s death on the 15th August 2021, was described as a big loss to the banking industry. During the opening of Book of Condolence yesterday at the Bank’s headquarters, Siaka Stevens Street …

Francess Forna, head of the School of Midwifery in Makeni, is upbeat about the support the United Nations Population Fund (UNFPA) provides to Sierra Leone’s midwifery programme. “The support by UNFPA is huge. We cannot underestimate that. It has been very consistent and for that we are very grateful because, it shows they [UNFPA] are aware of the role of …