His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has received a cheque for a USD100 million loan to support 1,000 Sierra Leonean graduates to study STEM, MBA, and AI courses in the United States of America and Canada. The symbolic presentation of the cheque, which is a no-collateral educational loan, was made to the Government of Sierra Leone through the Ministry …

The Pepel Railway and Port was refurbished by African Minerals Limited with loans provided by China Exim Bank and Standard Bank of South Africa. The rehabilitation of the former Marampa mining railway and port cost a staggering US$1.2 Billion. The project was done on a BOT (Build, Operate and Transfer) basis. After twenty years of operation, the assets were finally …

In order to improve on cybercrime investigation in Sierra Leone, fifty (50) police personnel have been selected to pursue advanced technological training at the Sky Vision College of Digital Technology and Management at #5 Main Motor Road, Wilberforce, in Freetown. The above training officially commenced on Saturday 30th September, 2023, of which the Inspector General of Police -Mr. William Fayia …

The Western Region Commissioner of the Right to Access Information Commission, Pastor Mohamed Sesay and his team on Thursday 28th September 2023 joined the National Secretariat of the Right to Access Information Commission and UNESCO and the rest of the world, to celebrate the International Day for Universal Access to Information (IDUAI) which is commemorated worldwide. The celebration took place …

𝐁𝐲 𝐋𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐧𝐚 𝐆𝐛𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞. Ambassador Peter Alfred Penfold, who has died aged 79, was so deeply attached to Sierra Leone that it was almost certainly the last foreign country he visited from his Oxfordshire home. He arrived in late November 2022 and stayed for weeks. It was one of dozens of visits to Sierra Leone since his zeal in service of …

It has been confirmed by the Global Times that, Kingho Railway and Port Company Limited trading as Leone Rock have clandestinely but successfully negotiated a new 20-year agreement with the Government of Sierra Leone for the management of the Port and Railway in Pepel in the Port Loko District. The initial 2-year agreement between the Government of Sierra Leone and …

In his farewell message to the fifth contingent of the Sierra Leone Police Formed Police Unit (FPU-5), which comprises 62 female officers the highest number of female personnel to serve in the AU Mission ever and 96 male officers who will leave the shores of the country yesterday for the African Transition Mission in Somalia (ATMIS), the Inspector General of …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐲𝐥𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐒𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐚. The Director General of the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), Mohamed Mubashir Massaquoi, has informed stakeholders in a Steering Committee Meeting that the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) which was established by the National Civil Registration Act 2016 provides for the continuous universal, permanent and compulsory recoding of occurrence and characteristics of vital events including live birth, …

The Director General of SLRA (Sierra Leone Roads Authority) Ing Amara Jambai Kanneh, has exclusively informed the Global Times that, negotiations are ongoing between his Authority and CTC Mining (SL) Limited for the road between Masiaka and Port Loko to be fixed by CTC, following concerns raised by SLRA, over the deterioration of the road due to frequent use by …

After our nation’s successful multi-tier elections on June 24, we stand resolved to strengthen our democratic foundations. Recognising the significance of deepening our democracy, I have instituted a National Electoral Systems Review Committee to address historical challenges in our electoral process. Since our first multi-tier General Elections were conducted after the civil war ended in 2002, the first General Elections …