Honourable Members Please allow me to start by acknowledging the fact that this sitting today is the very first day in 2024 that I am presiding over this august assembly of Parliament. I therefore consider it opportune to start by extending to each and everyone of you a blessed New Year and sincere best wishes for your good health and …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has held a fruitful engagement with Jennifer Overton, the Catholic Relief Services, CRS, Regional Director for West Africa and Ademola Ajagbe, the Regional Managing Director, Africa, for The Nature Conservancy, on opportunities around the Water Fund and conservation of nature. Before stating the purpose of the courtesy call and presenting the team, Minister …

His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, accompanied by the Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Timothy Kabba, the Speaker of the ECOWAS Parliament Hon. Sidie M. Tunis, Chief Immigration Officer, Hon. Alusine Kanneh and a member of parliament, have attended the inaugural ceremony of the President of the Republic of Liberia, Ambassador Joseph Nyuma Boakai at the Capitol …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡. The Choithram Memorial Hospital is currently facilitating free surgeries by specialized German Surgeons for needy Sierra Leoneans at the hospital’s facilities at Hill Station in Freetown. The experts include plastic surgeons, hand/trauma surgeons, anesthetists, anesthetist nurses, physiotherapists, and mouth and facial surgeons who conducted the operations on needy patients and pass on knowledge to local doctors. This …

The outgoing chairperson of the NRA (National Revenue Authority) Board of Directors, Mrs. Tuma Gento-Kamara, has been appointed as Chairperson of the Africa Women Summit for the next four years (2024-2028). The letter of appointment dated 22nd January, 2024 states “Your dedication to women’s empowerment and your distinguished contributions to various initiatives have not only caught our attention but have …

The ECOWAS Commission in Abuja, Nigeria, has commended President Dr. Julius Maada Bio for granting permission to the former President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma, to travel out of the Sierra Leone on medical and health grounds. A communiqué issued by the ECOWAS Commission in Abuja on 20th January, 2024 states, “ECOWAS commends the humanitarian gesture that stands to serve the …

After I became PRESIDENT, I asked one day some members of my close protection to stroll with me in the city, have lunch at one of its restaurants. We sat in one of the downtown restaurants and all of us asked for some sort of food. “After a while, the waiter brought us our requests, I noticed that there is …

𝐁𝐲: 𝐈𝐧𝐠. 𝐘𝐚𝐲𝐚𝐡 𝐀. 𝐁. 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐡. This piece of writing x-rays the brown envelope syndrome as practiced not only in Sierra Leone but in other countries of Africa and beyond. It takes into consideration the negative effects inherent in such a practice, impact on stakeholders involved, not only in the media industry where it is said to be prevalent, but …

By Amin Kef (Ranger). In the wake of the 2022 Audit Report released by the Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL), the Gento Group of Companies, led by CEO Mohamed Gento Kamara, vehemently denies accusations of receiving double payment for the Waterloo Township Roads Contract. The audit report, which raised concerns over the handling of funds in the $42,782,727 contract with …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. On 7th July, 1999 President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah and the RUF leader, Foday Saybana Sankoh, signed the Lome Peace Accord. The Lome Peace Accord made provision for power-sharing between the Government of Tejan Kabbah and the RUF of Foday Sankoh. The RUF leader was accorded the status of a Vice President and some of his henchmen became …