His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has presided over the swearing-in ceremony of the newly approved Ministers and Deputy Ministers at State House, in fulfillment of a constitutional requirement for such public officials as ministers and their deputies. He congratulated the ministers and their deputies, reminding them that he was doing so knowing that their tasks were no mean …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡. The outgoing Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Prof. Dr David J. Francis yesterday officially handed over to his successor, Timothy Musa Kabba to begin his official tenure of the political leadership at the Ministry as members of staff bid farewell to his predecessor. Speaking at the Foreign Service Academy on Tower Hill in Freetown yesterday, …

𝐃𝐫. 𝐀𝐛𝐝𝐮𝐥 𝐃𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐁𝐚𝐧𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐚. I have just read a press release issued by Sierra Leone’s Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA) announcing an upward review of fuel pump prices from NLe21.50 to NLe25.00 effective 1st August 2023. Unlike some people who have chosen to castigate President Bio’s administration, I have chosen to pity his government because of the tough decisions needed under …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡. Members of Parliament (MPs) have unanimously approved the Supplementary Appropriation Act 2023, authorising expenditure of Three Billion, Six Hundred and Eighty-Five Million, Five Hundred and Nine-Four Thousand, Seven Hundred Leones (Le 3,685,594,700) from the Consolidated Revenue Fund for the services of Sierra Leone 2023. On December 20, 2022, the House of Parliament approved the original Government Budget …

The Sierra Leone Police with support from the government of Sierra Leone has procured three (3) patrol boats to accelerate prompt and effective policing in the riverine communities in various parts of the country. Speaking to Global Times, the IGP William Fayia Sellu said, the three patrol boats will boost police personnel to act immediately to distress call and other …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. The main opposition APC party have decided not to work with the new government that has emerged after the June 24 multi-tier elections results were announced by the ECSL. They have argued that, the elections were flawed and their outcomes unacceptable. Their defeated Presidential candidate, Dr Samura Kamara, has refused to concede defeat and congratulate President Dr …

“I welcome the United Nations and Secretary-General António Guterres’s full solidarity and total support for my Government’s new five-year mandate to accelerate sustainable development and social progress to improve the quality of lives of Sierra Leoneans. Sierra Leone remains unequivocally committed to the UN SDGs to end poverty, protect the planet, and ensure peaceful and prosperous societies as demonstrated in …

His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio met and held a fruitful discussion with the Director-General of the World Health Organization Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus on Monday 24th July 2023 at the ongoing UN Food Systems Summit +2 in Rome, Italy at the premises of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) hosted by Italy, in collaboration with …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡. The All Political Parties Association (APPA) yesterday declared that the June 24 general elections conducted by the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL), “were free, fair, and credible.” The organization which comprised of 10 registered political parties across the country hailed the ECSL for their incredible work. “We are well satisfied with the outcome of the elections …

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 …