On Friday 7th May 2021, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio had a 35 minutes conversation with his counterpart, His Excellency, President Xi Jinping of the People’s Republic of China in commemoration of the 50th Anniversary of the establishment of bilateral diplomatic relationship between Sierra Leone and China. President Bio congratulated President Xi Jinping and the People of China on the …

The public could recall that on Friday, 14th October 2020, the National Commission for Social Action (NacSA) commenced the verification of 36,000 (Thirty-Six Thousand) potential beneficiaries of the COVlD-19 Emergency Cash Transfer ll (ECT Il) in all markets and street settlements across Freetown including potential listed beneficiaries from the Ministry of Labor and Social Security MLSS) and the Ministry of …

Korovy Val, Moscow, Russia – Tuesday 11 May 2021.                                                                                          What seems impossible for 31 years has now been made possible by the result-orientated representative of President Julius Maada Bio in Russia, Ambassador Mohamed Yongawo. The Sierra Leone Embassy in Russia was established in Moscow City in 1962; accredited to 23 countries in the former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe; under …

Wednesday 5 May 2021 President of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association, FIFA, Giovanni Vincenzo Infantino and the Confédération Africaine de Football, CAF President, Dr Patrice Motsepe, have called on His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio and promised to improve on the country’s football infrastructure to be able to host the African Cup of Nations. Sierra Leone’s Minister of …

By Jane B. Mansaray. The Chief Justice, Desmond Babatunde Edwards has commended the New Direction Government of President Julius Maada Bio for his massive support to the transformation and reformation of the Sierra Leone Judiciary. Justice Edwards made the commendation at the launching of the Judiciary maiden magazine and website, held yesterday at the Main Law Courts Building on Siaka …

The new Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, Abu Bakarr Karim, yesterday subscribed to the oath of office before His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio during a brief ceremony inside the Office of the President. The President congratulated the Minister on his assumption of office as the substantive, having served in that capacity before as acting head, adding …

Jane B. Mansaray. Appeal Court Judges presiding over findings and recommendations into the Commissions of Inquiry have ordered former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, 2018 APC Presidential Flag bearer Dr. Samura Kamara, former Attorney General and Minister of Justice Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara and other Appellants to file and serve their written synopsis within twenty one days for oral arguments and …

The Government of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), has donated 50 tons of assorted food items to Sierra Leone, as humanitarian assistance to the West African state during the Holy Month of Ramadan. Reacting to the gesture, Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the UAE, Rashid Sesay, thanked the UAE leadership for the goodwill and their continuous support to his country noting …

By Mohamed Fofanah.                                                                                                           The Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) yesterday engaged the Anti-Corruption Commission on what they referred to as emerging issues relating to the Commission’s mandate, while accusing the latter of placing more focus on past government officials and less on current ones in its fight against corruption, and the need to improve public accountability for the effective management …

By Alhaji Saidu Kamara. Sierra Leone joined other countries around the world to celebrate Labour Day on 1st May, 2021. The low-key program was held at the Family Kingdom at Aberdeen in Freetown, with the theme, “COVID -19 and the Future of Work in Sierra Leone”. The celebration attracted various trade union groups in the country and it was jointly …