𝐍𝐄𝐖 𝐘𝐎𝐑𝐊, 𝟐𝟏𝐒𝐓 𝐒𝐄𝐏𝐓𝐄𝐌𝐁𝐄𝐑 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟐. Excellency, Csaba Kőrösi, President of the General Assembly; Excellency, António Guterres, Secretary-General of the United Nations; Excellencies, Heads of State and Government, Distinguished Delegates, Let me commend the President of the 76th session of the General Assembly, H.E. Mr. Abdulla Shahid, for his sustained efforts in returning the General Assembly to its pre-pandemic work pace …

Phase Two of the voter registration exercise commenced across the country yesterday morning. Turnout at several registration centres in Bombali district was low, according to ECSL Registration Officers interviewed in and around Makeni and Kamabia. This is mainly due to the huge turnout during the first phase of the exercise. Several voter registration centres visited yesterday in Makeni City were …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                                                As by its crimianl jurisdiction calendar, the High Court of Sierra Leone Judiciary, yesterday opened its September Criminal Session for trial of all manners of accused persons; presided over by Justice Nicolas Browne Marke, Justice of the Supreme Court. The September 2022 criminal session was opened with a calling-over hearing of matters. A total of over …

𝐁𝐲 𝐏𝐚𝐭 𝐊𝐚𝐰𝐚 𝐈𝐧 𝐁𝐨. Bo Stakeholders on Saturday 17th September 2022 hosted a dinner in honour of the Inspector General of Police, William Fayia Sellu during his first official visit to Bo since his appointment as Inspector General of Police by President Julius Maada Bio. The colourful ceremony which was held on Saturday 17th September 2022 at Dohas Hotel …

Monday 19 September 2022 – His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has addressed the Transforming Education Summit on the topic ‘Towards Education Transformation, as a global champion, and using the country’s examples to urgently address what has been aptly referred to as a learning crisis. “In Sierra Leone, we have been aggressively transforming our education sector since 2018. We …

During a nationwide tour of voter registration centres on the final day of Phase One of the exercise on Saturday, 17th September 2022, the Chairman of the NCRA Board of Authority, Sorie Fofana was assured by some party agents deployed at voter registration centres in Kailahun district that they were ‘highly satisfied’ with the process. The APC Party Agent deployed …

The National Civil Registration Authority’s new Board Chairman, Sorie Fofana, has emphasized team work and the Board’s commitment to support the administration and staff in delivering the Authority’s mandate at his inaugural meeting Thursday September 8. “The central plank of my message was for team work and for the Director General to continue to provide leadership in the day-to-day management …

𝐕𝐀𝐂𝐀𝐍𝐂𝐘 𝐀𝐍𝐍𝐎𝐔𝐍𝐂𝐄𝐌𝐄𝐍𝐓 “𝐂𝐎𝐌𝐌𝐔𝐍𝐈𝐂𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍 𝐎𝐅𝐅𝐈𝐂𝐄𝐑” RAP-SL is a registered Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) working on biodiversity conservation issues with focus on reptiles, amphibians, and ecologically important habitats in Sierra Leone since 2012. Since inception, RAP-SL has been working for the protection and conservation of reptiles, amphibians and their habitats while also campaigning for the protection of the biodiversity of Sierra Leone. Among …

The Secretary General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, has formally invited His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio “to be a Founding Member of the Transforming Education Summit”. According to the UN Secretary General, “Sierra Leone has taken several important steps to transform education domestically and, through your Minister for Education, has made a critical contribution to the preparatory …

𝐁𝐲 𝐀𝐥𝐡𝐚𝐣𝐢 𝐒𝐚𝐢𝐝𝐮 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚. The former Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and Permanent Representative to the United Nations, Ambassador Alie Kabba, last week, led a team of SLPP stakeholders as well as grassroots and support groups in sensitizing and mobilizing eligible voters in the eleven constituencies of east urban district to go out and register and vote massively …