Sierra Leone’s Minister of Transport and Aviation, Alhaji Fanday Turay Esq and the Minister of Transport and Logistics of Saudi Arabia, Saleh Al-Jasser, have signed a bilateral Air Service Agreement (ASA) to allow the free movements of commercial flights between the two countries. The milestone signing of the ASA agreement between the two countries at the 15th International Civil Aviation …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. On 10th August, 2022 a group of civilians (mainly opposition members and supporters) took part in demonstrations in some parts of the country calling for the democratically elected President Dr. Julius Maada Bio to resign and hand-over power to them. Six Police officers were brutally murdered by the protesters and several civilians killed. In the early hours …

The Chief Immigration Officer (CIO) Hon. Alusine Kanneh met with a delegation from the Belgium Immigration Office where he discussed progress made since he took over as the Chief Immigration Officer and requested for more support from the Belgium Immigration Department in Brussels. Hon. Kanneh said the meeting was a good one and thus happy to partner with the Belgium …

The Chinese Ambassador to Sierra Leone, His Excellency Wang Qing, handed over a quantity of state-of-the-art digital forensic laboratory equipment to the Inspector General of Police – Mr. William Fayia Sellu at the Chinese Embassy, Spur Loop in Freetown on Thursday 16th November, 2023. The equipment was donated by the Chinese Government as part of efforts to boost the capacity …

By Mohamed Fofanah [email protected]. Waridala Descendants in Biriwa Chiefdom, Bombali district, sponsored the renovation, and on Friday reopened the historic mosque which illustrates an extraordinarily rich history of the town. The Masjid Ikhlas had been in shambles for several years as the town people several times – failed to solicit funds, including from the Arabs for the rehabilitation efforts. Built …

In her role as Director General of the Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority, Musayero Barrie is actively leading efforts to remove Sierra Leone from the European Union’s aviation safety blacklist, marking a crucial development for the nation. Reflecting on an inherited legacy, Barrie’s stated mission is to erase SLCAA from the EU’s blacklist, a status acquired in 2006 when the …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has joined other Heads of State and Government on a Presidential Panel with the theme: ‘Unlocking Africa’s Value-Chains’ and talked about the barriers to Africa’s economic transformation. In his royal address to the opening of the Africa Investment Forum, His Majesty Mohammed VI, King of Morocco, said that Morocco had made infrastructural development …

Addressing new recruits during the passing-out ceremony at the Sierra Leone Peacekeeping and Law Enforcement Academy Hastings Campus on Saturday 11th November 2023, Inspector General of the Sierra Police William F. Sellu said “Let me start by welcoming you all to this passing-out ceremony of Squad R1/2023, comprising of 1,100 recruits: 803 males and 297 females. The Basic Recruitment Training …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has, in two separate developments, met His Excellency Dr Yousef bin Abdullah Al-Benyan, the Saudi Minister of Education and also engaged Yasir bin Othman Al-Rumayyan, Governor of the Saudi Public Investment Fund, PIF, the sovereign wealth fund of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. In his meeting with Dr Yousef Al-Benyan, President Bio paid …

Hilton Hotel, Riyadh, Thursday, November 9, 2023 The Deputy Minister of Finance 1 of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Madam Jeneba Kpaka Bangura, has signed the Hospital Project Agreement with the Saudi Fund for Development (SFD) for the construction of a Modern Referral Hospital worth a total of One Hundred and Eighty-seven Million Five Hundred Thousand Saudi Riyals (187.5 SAR), …