By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                                         Twenty Years of existence of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) was on Friday 1st April 2022 commemorated at the Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel, Aberdeen in Freetown. Delivering his keynote address at the launching ceremony of the 20th Anniversary celebration of NASSIT, the Minister of Labour and Social Security Mr. Alpha Osman Timbo …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has launched a $60 million Quality Essential Health Services and Systems Support Project, a grant from the World Bank to support Sierra Leone to realise its universal healthcare objectives. Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr Austin Demby, thanked the President for his bold move to make Human Capital Development the principal foundation for …

Lawyers acting for and on behalf of Mrs. Margaret A. L. Davies (Company Secretary and Legal Adviser at Rokel Commercial Bank) have written a letter to the Global Times Newspaper, demanding an ‘unreserved apology’ to their client for the 21st March, 2022 edition that they believe seriously impugn the reputation of their client. Mrs. Margaret Davies has told a special …

By Mohamed Fofanah The United States Trade and Development Agency (USTDA) has funded Inglett & Stubbs International to undertake the feasibility studies for the construction of a 192 megawatts of hybrid power plant (LNG & Solar) near Nitti Port in Southern Sierra Leone. If the proposed project is viable and implemented, it will be expected to provide adequate and affordable …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                                                           As Waterloo becomes a threat to National Security, members of the security sector in Sierra Leone yesterday engaged in frank discussions with stakeholders in the Waterloo and Ward C community in the Western Rural District of Freetown. The purpose of the meeting was to address the way forward to tackle lawlessness, indiscipline and the spate of …

Book review By Abdul Hassan Fackie Touching lives: my LAPO journey By Dr. Godwin Eseiwi Ehigiamusoe. The book, “Touching lives: my LAPO journey,” by Dr. Godwin Eseiwi Ehigiamusoe is, to all intents and purposes, a literary masterpiece that should be counted among the best selling books in Nigeria, Sierra Leone and other parts of Africa. Written primarily to recount the …

By Sorie Fofana. Since my arrival in the United Kingdom on Saturday, 26th March, 2022, I have been meeting and talking to hard-pressed families and friends who continue to bemoan the soaring cost-of-living in this country. Some families told me that they now prefer to eat than to heat and light their homes because of the high energy prices. This …

Telecom all over the world is a very viable business venture. SIERRATEL therefore has the potential to generate huge amount of money for government and the people of Sierra Leone. The ongoing privatization of SIERRATEL by NCP will sell out 90% shares to the would-be private owner and government of Sierra Leone will retain only 10%. You may wish to …

The 2021 West African Senior Secondary Certificate Examination (WASSCE) analysis has shown that the number of students meeting university requirements has increased astronomically by fifteen-fold from 3,156 in 2019 to 51,748 students in 2021. For direct entry to a first full-degree programme in Sierra Leone, universities require a minimum of 5 credits of which one must be English Language and/or …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                                                                                  Lawyer Africanus Sorie Sesay, a defense counsel in the alleged corruption matter between the state and the accused person, Hon. Alimamy Kamara, a former Minister of Youth Affairs in the past All Peoples Congress (APC) Administration, has on Monday 28th March 2022, at the Anti- Corruption Commission (ACC) Court in Freetown made an oral no-case argument …