By Mohamed Fofanah.                                                                                  The Electricity and Water Regulatory Commission (EWRC) yesterday revealed a list of 81 sachet water producing companies eligible to operate in the sector after passing the rigorous standard tests at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, EWRC and the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau. Before this revelation, there had been around 167 companies that were identified to be …

Tuesday 25 May 2021 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio, on his way to work, today stopped at Wilberforce Barracks to inspect the near-complete five-storey building comprising 104 rooms with modern facilities for single officers of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, RSLAF. The contractors said the building would be ready for handing over to the government …

I would like congratulate all our African friends on May 25th Africa Day wholeheartedly. We remember with appreciation the African countries coming together under the roof of the African Union (AU) on May 25th, 1963, predicating on independence and freedom, and displaying a common consciousness based on solidarity and unity. The success story reached in the following decades in this …

The Presidential Address delivered by His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio on the occasion of the State Opening of the Fourth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic in the Chamber of Parliament on Tuesday, 18th May 2021 has been described by many Serra Leoneans as uplifting. In the Address, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio called on …

The Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, H.E. Hu Zhangliang and team, yesterday paid a courtesy call on the Commissioner of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Francis Ben Kaifala Esq. at his 3 Gloucester Street Office in Freetown, and made donations to the Commission in furtherance and support of the country’s remarkable Anti-Corruption efforts. Ambassador Hu conveyed special sentiments to the Commissioner …

By Mohamed Fofanah. The Government of Sierra Leone, through the Ministries of Fisheries, the Environment, and Lands along with Journalists and UNDP on Tuesday visited the Black Johnson Beach to ascertain the actual location of what falls within the land for the establishment of an industrial shipping harbour and not a “fish meal” as claimed by the UK Guardian Newspaper. …

Korovy Val Moscow, Russia, Tuesday 18 May 2021 – During his one-day working visit to Moscow, Russian Federation, Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation Prof. David J. Francis together with his counterpart Sergey Lavrov, signed a Memorandum of Understanding for a ‘Visa-free Movement’ of holders of both Diplomatic and Service passports to facilitate the movement of people …

Speaking at the State Opening of the Fourth Session of the Fifth Parliament yesterday, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio emphasized that his government had completed the pre-feasibility study of the 7km long Lungi Bridge and the cable- stayed design concept has been reviewed to reduce the cost of the bridge to US$1.2 Billion. The developer to finance the bridge construction …

By Jane B. Mansaray. The written no-case submission presented by Lawyer Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai on behalf of former Alliance Democratic Party (APC) Leader and Chairman, Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray has been dismissed by the trial Judge, Justice Samuel Omodele Taylor. The no-case submission was dismissed on the grounds that the accused persons, Marion Aruni and Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray have a case …

The new World Bank Country Manager for Sierra Leone on Monday paid a courtesy call on the new Minister of Finance, Dennis K. Vandi at his Treasury Building office in Freetown. In his statement, the new World Bank Country Manager, Mr. Abdu Muwong congratulated the new Finance Minister on his appointment and reiterated the Bank’s commitment to work with his …