After an extensive debate, coupled with positive and critical contributions by MPs on both sides of the aisle, the Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Friday 28/10/2022 finally approved two related agreements aimed at revenue mobilization, after a division was signified by Opposition MPs on two successive days. The agreements were ratified by voting through a head count. The Opposition …

The Ministry of Basic & Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) has through the Sierra Leone Free Education Project, disbursed the sum of Twenty-Nine Billion Six Hundred and Ninety-Three Million Five Hundred & Twenty Thousand [Old] Leones (Le 29,693,520.00) in the form of Renovation/Maintenance Grants to 538 ‘Government’ and ‘Government-Assisted’ primary schools in all sixteen districts. The beneficiary schools comprise Eastern Region …

The Director General of NCRA (National Civil Registration Authority) Mohamed M. Massaquoi is currently in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia attending the Sixth Conference of African Ministers responsible for Civil Registration and Vital Statistics (CVRS). Yesterday, Mr. Massaquoi was requested by UNECA (United Nations Economic Commission For Africa) to chair a session of CRVS Experts on “Building Integrated Civil Registration and Vital …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. Battle Partners Limited, a Non-Governmental Organisation has in collaboration with the Office of National Security (ONS) yesterday formally launched the National Security Sector Awards of Excellence to State Security Forces, which includes the Republic of the Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), Sierra Leone Police (SLP), Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) and the National Fire Force (NFF). …

The Ministry of Basic & Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) has through the Sierra Leone Free Education Project, disbursed the sum of Twenty-Nine Billion Six Hundred and Ninety-Three Million Five Hundred & Twenty Thousand [Old] Leones (Le 29,693,520.00) in the form of Renovation/Maintenance Grants to 538 ‘Government’ and ‘Government-Assisted’ primary schools in all sixteen districts. The beneficiary schools comprise Eastern Region …

Some big customers of Zenith Bank (SL) Limited have been complaining bitterly about bad customer service at the highest level of the bank. Some of them have even threatened to close down their accounts and leave the bank. Some customers have complained about the way the bank is even blackmailing them by stalling their business transactions on the basis of …

The Government Consultant Forensic Pathologist, Dr. Semeon Owizz Koroma has attributed the cause of death of 26-year-old Sinnah Kai Kargbo, a former employee of Skye Bank (SL) Limited to “multiple blunt forces (fractures) injures of head, neck and chest…severe physical assault (manual strangulation)”. The autopsy was conducted on 20th October, 2022. The General Manager of Skye Bank (SL) Limited, Ikubolaje …

The Minister of Information and Communications, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, has told the Global Times in an exclusive interview that his advice to put on hold the implementation of the intended floor price in the Finance Act was ignored. He said, “In my view, floor prices should be a measure of last resort”. The Minister was reacting to allegations that he …

His Excellency President Brig. (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio, accompanied by the First Lady Dr. Fatima Maada Bio, on 20th October 2022 unveiled the special edition of the African Leadership Magazine covering the Republic of Sierra Leone. The auspicious occasion was held amidst a galaxy of distinguished guests at the Freetown International Conference Centre, Bintumani Hotel Complex, Aberdeen, Freetown. Speaking at …

𝐁𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐣𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐮 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚 One of the oldest broadcasting houses in the sub -region of West Africa, the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) has received a brand new studio and two other studios which were refurbished for the management of the SLBC by the BBC Media Action through a project titled, “Protecting Independent Media for Effective Development” (PRIMED). Speaking at …