The National Commission for Privatization is expected to generate the sum of Le180,000,000.00 (One Hundred and Eighty Billion Leones) from privatization proceeds next year. While delivering his opening remarks at the budget presentation session, the Chairman and Commissioner, Dr. Prince Alex Harding, echoed the mandate of the Commission which is to monitor and supervise Public Enterprises to make them more …

By Jane B. Mansaray. The allegation that Gulf Mineral Water Company is not paying taxes to the National Revenue Authority (NRA) has been described as false, baseless and unfounded. This was the reaction by the Management of Gulf Mineral Water Company to a negative publication in a local tabloid newspaper last week. Speaking at a press conference held on Friday …

Washington, D.C., United States, Wednesday 29 September 2021. His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has met with Executive Director Alice Albright and the senior leadership of the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), where he was recognised for his global leadership in promoting quality education, human capital development and gender inclusion. Madam Albright thanked the President for his speech at …

Strategic Communications Unit, Ministry of Information and Communications. There has been a hue and cry over the steady increase in prices of essential commodities for which government has been subjected to intense rebuke by some sections of the public. The opposition particularly has lost no time in making political capital out of the unbearable situation knowing fully well that being …

By Jane B. Mansaray. Appeal Court Judge, Justice Monfred Momoh Sesay has refused to hear the matter between the State and an accused person, John Alie Sankoh alias “Strong Life” because the latter appeared before him without putting on a face mask or having a face covering. “This is negligence on the part of the Correctional Service as the Covid-19 …

Considering the role the emerging Information and Communication Technology (ICT) can play in fighting corruption in public finance systems, the Ministry of Finance will in the Fiscal Year 2022 roll out the Integrated Financial Management Systems (IFMIS) to all Ministries Department and Agencies (MDAs). This disclosure was made by the Financial Secretary Mr. Shar Lahai Jusu during the ongoing FY2022 …

The Minister of Information and Communications Honourable Mohamed Rahman Swaray and the Minister of Trade and lndustry Honourable Dr. Edward Hinga Sandy embarked on a media blitz in Bombali District on Wednesday September 29, 2021. The discourse was to engage citizens on government’s policies and programs, discuss President Dr. Julius Maada Bio’s recent trip to the United Nations General Assembly …

By IPRP Communications Unit.                                                                                    The Chairman of the Independent Procurement Review Panel (IPRP) Emmanuel Saffa Abdulai, said the IPRP was underfunded. He made this disclosure during a one –day Budget Hearing for the Financial Year 2022 at the Ministry of Finance (MOF) Tuesday, 28 September, 2021. He said quotas being allocated in the previous years were ridiculous to run the …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                                                                Sierra Leone Appeal Court Judge, Justice Monfred Momoh Sesay has ordered the Executive Director of the Legal Aid Board to assist a convict, Alpha Umaru Jalloh with food, lodging and transport fare to go back to his country of origin, Guinea. Justice Monfred Momoh Sesay made the order yesterday when delivering sentence on Alpha Umaru Jalloh, …

The Acting Chief Executive Officer of Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC), Mahmoud Bah, has praised Sierra Leone for its unprecedented work in the preparation and development of the MCC Compact and described His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio as a champion in the fight against corruption. Speaking during a bilateral meeting with President Bio, the Acting CEO said that despite …