A senior civil servant at State House has clarified that, the rank of a Cabinet Minister does not make anyone a member of the Cabinet. He added that they cannot attend Cabinet meetings but they carry the privileges and courtesies (as and when available) accorded a member of the Cabinet. According to the unnamed civil servant, those who carry the …

The High Court of Sierra Leone presided over by Justice J.A. Stevens on Friday 21st July 2023 ruled in favor of the Inspector General of Police William Fayia Sellu against Radio Democracy 98.1 for broadcasting defamatory and slanderous news against the IGP earlier this year. See High Court ruling below dated 21st July 2023: Having heard D. Barrie of Counsel …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio is expected to leave Freetown for Rome, Italy, on Sunday to join around 2000 participants from over 160 countries, including over 20 Heads of State and Government, to attend the UN Food Systems Summit+2 Stocktaking Moment (UNFSS+2) at the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) Headquarters in Rome on 24-26 …

EMTECH’s Beyond Cash or (BYDC) is a CBDC Simulator built on Hedera layer 1 protocol with pre-built APIs that simplify the integration of digital cash in fintech products across various use cases. EMTECH, an award-winning software company and first-of-its-kind Modern Central Banking Infrastructure provider, today announced the public release of its Central Bank Digital Currency (CBDC) Innovation Kit for fintechs …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio yesterday received the Certificate of Return following his reelection in the June 24 elections from the Chairman and National Returning Officer of the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone, ECSL, Mr Mohamed Kenewui Konneh. The Commissioner described the multi-tier elections as peaceful and credible, adding that the results were reflective of the expressions of …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. The June 24, 2023 Presidential and General elections have come and gone. The man, who was declared winner of the Presidential election by the Chief Electoral Commissioner/National Returning Officer, Mohamed Kenewui Konneh, has been sworn-in by the Chief Justice. The African Union and the ECOWAS Elections Observation Missions have all declared the elections to be peaceful, free, …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲 The first accused in the alleged corruption at the Sierra Leone Chancery Building (Mission) in New York, Mr. Saidu Nallo, yesterday continued with his evidence in defense at the High Court in Freetown, presided by Justice Adrian Fisher. Mr. Saidu Nallo, who was the former Head of Chancery in New York, started his testimony in defense …

The 2023 National Primary School Examination (NPSE) results were released by the West African Examination Council (WAEC) to the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) on Saturday 15th July 2023. Result packages are being prepared for forwarding to all schools that entered candidates. In the meanwhile, the Ministry has carried out an analysis of the results received by …

𝐁𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚. The All Political Parties Association (APPA) yesterday paid a courtesy call on the Inspector General and other Senior Police Officers of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) at a well-attended ceremony which took place at the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) Headquarters, George Street in Freetown, to commend them for their professional and proactive role in policing the …

𝐁𝐲 𝐀𝐛𝐚𝐬𝐬 𝐂𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐫, 𝐅𝐫𝐞𝐞𝐭𝐨𝐰𝐧 Sierra Leone’s evolving illicit-drug consumption, and its attendant substance-use disorders and unreported drug-overdose deaths, is unmistakable and depressing. Many youths on street corners; learners and instructors in secondary schools, colleges, and universities; bankers, lawyers, and medical workers; drivers of keke and okada; and public officials, including police officers, soldiers, civil servants, and elective office holders, you …