The Tertiary Education Commission (TEC) has urged the public to disassociate from any engagement with the AGU. “Anyone in possession of their degrees should understand that such degrees should not be used for gainfül and other purposes in Sierra Leone” a press release dated Friday 8th April, 2022 was by the Commission. The release said for the records, the African …

By Sorie Fofana. The appointment of John Benjamin as Senior Adviser to the President and Ambassador-At-Large did not come as a surprise to some of us. At the SLPP National Delegates’ Conference held in Bo in December last year, John Benjamin and President Julius Maada Bio exchanged warm, friendly smiles. The President’s intent to bring JOB into his government was …

The Academic Staff Association, University of Sierra Leone (ASA-USL) is appalled by various media publications on the illegal award of Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) degrees to Sierra Leoneans by some suspicious institutions operating both locally and internationally. According to a press release issued on Tuesday 5th April, 2022, ASA-USL is particularly concerned that some of those institutions have been operating …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                                   At the Freetown High Court, a staff at the Zenith Bank Sierra Leone Limited and a former volunteer at the Human Rights Commission in Bo was on Tuesday 5th April 2022 led evidence in respect of a robbery matter in Moyamba District involving Sixteen accused persons. The 26th Prosecution Witness (PW26) was led in evidence by …

After an independent investigation was conducted by the ACC (Anti Corruption Commission) into reports that the Sierra Leone Correctional Services had refused to pay Misheal Kay Construction and General Supplies for the supply of rice for Officers and Inmates, the Commission has concluded that the Correctional Services owes Misheal Kay Construction and General Supplies an outstanding balance of Le1,191,594,920. The …

By: Juliana Vandy Strategic Communications Unit – MIC.                                                                                                         …

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 …