A team from the Islamic Development Bank (IsDB), that is on an evaluation and supervision mission of IsDB projects in Sierra Leone, on Monday, 7th August 2023, paid a courtesy visit to the Minister and leadership of the Ministry of Finance. Briefing the Minister on the mission, the Country Operations Manager of the Islamic Development Bank, Omar Davis, congratulated all …

By : Ing. Yayah A. B. Conteh. Those who are relatively economically balanced and somehow influential in our societies today are spending huge sums of money on a vast and unprecedented scale in order to combat the economic challenges of the day, at least in a desperate effort to maintain and uphold the status quo. Those who are not so …

The Sierra Leone Police under the leadership of the IGP William Fayia Sellu will soon commission its new radio station called the SLP Community Peace Radio 91.1 which is now on test transmission in Freetown. Speaking to SLP media, they said that the FM 91.1 radio station which is presently on test transmission can be listened to in the western …

A spokesman for the Sierra Leone Police has confirmed the arrest in Liberia of Retired Chief Superintendent of the Sierra Leone Police, Mohamed Yaetey Yaetey Turay, in connection with subversive activities in Sierra Leone. He is due to be extradited to Freetown today, according to sources close to the Sierra Leone Embassy in Monrovia. The Sierra Leone Government last week …

Fellow Sierra Leoneans, 1. I address this sixth Parliament of our illustrious Republic with a profound sense of honour and gratitude, having once again received the resounding mandate of the people to serve this great nation for another five years. 2. I extend my heartfelt appreciation to the citizens of this noble land for the unwavering trust they have placed …

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 …