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 …

Sierra Leone will shortly replace its present currency with new Leone notes and cents. The Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, now led by Yusufu Abdul Silla, is spearheading the charge in educating the people about the new Leones and cents-based currency. SLCB has put up displays of the new notes and cents at all of its branches and other outlets around …

By Sorie Fofana. Allegation of sexual harassment in a job place is a serious matter. When Mrs. Margaret Davies of Rokel Commercial Bank alleged that she was being sexually harassed and intimidated by her boss, the Managing Director of Rokel Commercial Bank, Dr. Walton E. Gilpin, the bank’s Board of Directors appointed a special committee of four non-executive Board members …

The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary School, Dr David  Sengeh had a review and reflection meeting in Paris, France with Ms Amina Mohamed, Deputy UN Secretary-General to set the core agenda items for the Transforming  Education Summit (TES) to be held in June this year. The TES Advisory Committee is established to provide strategic guidance on the substantive focus …

Sheku Tanga Information Attaché Sierra Leone High Commission Abuja, Nigeria. The Minister of Higher and Technical Education, Professor Alpha Tejan Wurie on Friday 18th March, 2022 delivered a Goodwill message at the closing ceremony of the ‘ Science, Technology and Innovation Expo 2022 at the Eagle Square in Abuja, Nigeria. The theme of the Expo 2022 is “Sustaining National Economic Growth Through Science, Technology …

A high-power delegation comprising the Director General (DG) of SLRA, Chief Engineer of SLRA together with three (3) of their senior Directors, Seon (Contractor in charge of Bagbe Bridge), Pavifort (Contractor in charge of Makakura/Yiffin Road) and the National Secretary General of the SLPP who doubles as Deputy Minister of Justice last Friday made a conducted tour of various sites …

By Pat Kawa In Bo. The people of Bo on Friday 18th March 2022 endorsed the aspiring Mayoral candidate for Bo city Council, Hon. Sualiho Monyaba Koroma at a special press cocktail held at the Wizard’s Complex on Dambala Road in Bo organised by the Strategic Communications Unit. Sualiho Monyaba Koroma is a well-known Sierra Leonean politician with over thirty …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has departed Sierra Leone today for Antalya, Turkey on the invitation of the President of Turkey, His Excellency Recep Tayyip Erdogan, to attend the Antalya Diplomacy Forum.   The Forum provides a platform to facilitate debate on global and regional issues, bringing together world leaders and non-state actors.   The Antalya Diplomacy Forum …

A senior official at the National Electoral Commission (NEC) last night insisted that the 2023 Presidential, Parliamentary and Local Council elections will go ahead in accordance with the 1991 Constitution. According to him, the 2023 elections will take place on a date between April and July 2023. “There is no intention on our part to postpone or extend the due …