𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. 1. He is intelligent and smart J J Saffa has vast knowledge of many aspects of society and he is a public policy guru with deep knowledge of development issues. He understands governance processes and procedures and knows how to navigate his way within any system. 2. He is pragmatic and a problem solver. J J Saffa …

The World Bank Country Director for Ghana, Sierra Leone and Liberia, Pierre Laporte, yesterday met with the Minister and Management of the Ministry of Finance as part of his two-day working visit to Sierra Leone to discuss current and future engagements with the Bank. In his statement, Pierre Laporte thanked the Minister and his team for the meeting and engagements …

Chief Minister of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr David Moinina Sengeh, has met with executives of key union groups in the country as part of his ongoing engagement with stakeholders, traditional and religious leaders, talking about government’s Big Five Agenda. The groups included the Drivers’ Union, Market Women Association, Bike Riders’ Union, Petty Traders, Kekeh Riders, and Traders Union. …

The new United States Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary designate to the Republic of Sierra Leone, Bryan D. Hunt, on Friday visited the Sierra Leone Embassy in the USA, where he held fruitful discussions with Embassy staff and reassured them of the US continues bilateral collaboration between both countries. ‘According to the US Department of States, Bryan Hunt is a career …

The Transitional Justice Working Group of Experts based in Ethiopia was created by the Ethiopian Minister of Justice to work on Public Consultation and to design a comprehensive policy on Transitional Security. This group, who are presently in Sierra Leone, today (17 August, 2023), had fruitful discussions with the Family Support Unit (FSU) of the Sierra Leone Police at the …

Outgoing Ambassador of the United States to Sierra Leone, David Dale Reimer, has called on opposition parties, especially the All People’s Congress (APC), to dialogue with the government of President Julius Maada Bio, when he answered to questions about the US position on the recently concluded elections in Sierra Leone on Radio Democracy 98.1. “We’ve also called on dialogue between …

Updating the new Minister of Internal Affairs, Rtd Maj Gen, David Taluva during his maiden meeting with the Executive Management Board (EMB) of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) on their administrative set up, operations and plan interventions, the Inspector General of Police (IGP) Mr. William Fayia Sellu informed that the SLP has one of the best cyber investigations laboratory, second …

Chief Minister Dr. David Moinina Sengeh has praised the Environment Protection Agency (EPA) for its unwavering dedication to upholding its fundamental duty of preserving the environment and securing the well-being of present and future generations of Sierra Leone. With recent accomplishments underscoring their effectiveness, the EPA has successfully executed a mission targeting the eradication of detrimental dredge mining across the …

PfefferminzGreen is a German non-profit organization understanding the importance of promoting grassroots organizations in order to achieve sustainable development in Subsahara Africa. Particularly since the 1970s there has been a wave of aid coming from the West, but despite all efforts poverty has increased in most Sub-Saharan countries. International aid organizations are still trying to improve the living conditions of …

Members of Parliament on Monday 14th August, 2023 commenced debate on the Motion of Thanks to His Excellency the President Dr Julius Maada Bio address he so graciously delivered on the Occasion of the State Opening of the First Session of the Sixth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone in the Chamber of Parliament on Thursday 3rd August, …