𝐁𝐲 𝐀𝐮𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐋𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐧𝐢.                                                                                              The Southern Region Chairman of the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), Alhaji Kanja Sesay, has taken the voter registration sensitization and awareness raising campaign to Pujehun. Mr. Sesay told thousands of people that the registration process was an important process in the country’s electoral cycle, adding that President Bio was confident of retaining power on evidence of …

Passengers (Inbound and Outbound) passing through the Freetown International Airport at Lungi will effective 1st September, 2022 begin to pay an Airport Security Fee of US$25 each way. Government will effective tomorrow cease to pay for the security services provided at the airport for passengers. Passengers are expected to meet the cost of the said services. Since 2016, the Government …

The First Lady of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Fatima Maada Bio has briefed a high-powered delegation from the Susan Thompson Buffet Foundation and Equity Bank in Kenya in respect to her contribution in the country’s health sector in line with the agenda of His Excellency the President. Prominent among the numerous interventions highlighted by the First Lady as …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡. The ongoing construction of the new Freetown International Airport in Lungi is expected to be completed later this year and will be open for operations early next year, according to the Chief Minister, Jacob Jusu Saffa. This is a US$270 million build, operate, and transfer project between the private Turkish SUMMA Group and the Government of Sierra …

State House sources have confirmed that the President has instructed the Chief Minister at State House to constitute a special committee to investigate the sale or lease of the Hastings Airfield land situated in the Western Rural District. Reports indicate that NCP (National Commission for Privatization) and the Sierra Leone Airports Authority allegedly approved the sale or lease of a …

The new Inspector General of the Sierra Leone Police, Mr. William Fayia Sellu took a tour of some major streets in the central business district (CBD) of Freetown yesterday. He was joined by senior RMFA and SLRA personnel on a visit to project sites for the fabrication & installation of Guard Rails along Sani Abacha Street and other streets within …

𝗕𝘆 𝗠𝗼𝗵𝗮𝗺𝗲𝗱 𝗙𝗼𝗳𝗮𝗻𝗮.                                                                                              The Sewa Grounds Market is expected to be completed in 120 days from now including the last seven days, according to the Project Manager for the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), Architect Abel Onomake, following the official handing over of the project site by NASSIT to the contractors for completion. The Sewa Grounds Market is …

1. Centres will open for 15 days each in two (2) phases. For phase 1 from 3rd – 17th September 2022 and phase 2 from 20th September – 4th October 2022. 2. Registration centres will open from 7:00am – 5:00pm daily 3. There will be an NCRA desk in the Voter Registration centres to capture persons who did not register …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲.                                                                                                   Justice Mohamed Bawoh, a High Court Judge sitting in Freetown, has in a Garnishee civil matter, discharged the Standard Chartered Bank and four other Commercial Banks including United Bank of Africa, EcoBank, Vista Bank and Skye Bank which denied having account with the defendants` debtor, the Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) and the President (SLFA). The …

The Board Chairman of the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA), Sorie Fofana has called on youths in Manjoro, Kamasikie, Katumpu, Kamathun and Kanikay towns in Biriwa Chiefdom, Bombali district to take active part in the voter registration exercise and remain law-abiding citizens. He hails from Manjoro town, Biriwa Chiefdom in the Bombali district. In an engagement with youths and stakeholders …