Sierra Leone Ambassador to Beijing, People’s Republic of China, His Excellency Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina who is also accredited to eleven other countries recently presented his Letters of Credence to the President of the Republic of Singapore, Her Excellency Halimah Yacob. The presentation was done through a virtual meeting with the President of Singapore. The presentation of Letters of Credence by …

The Judicial and Legal Service Commission has given the go ahead for a Tribunal to be constituted to investigate allegations of “alleged misconduct or lack of professional performance of the Auditor General Mrs. Lara Taylor-Pearce and her Deputy, Mr. Tamba Momoh”. The allegation was made in a letter dated 8th November, 2021 addressed to the Chief Justice of the Republic …

The Ministry of Finance wishes to inform the General Public that following Sierra Leone’s qualification for the African Cup of Nations (AFCON21) in Cameroon, Government has approved a financing package covering the following 1. Monthly Training Allowances 2. Six (6) International Friendly Matches 3. Overseas Camping; and 4. AFCON 2021 Competition in Cameroon The initial estimates presented to Cabinet by …

The Indian Mercantile Association in Sierra Leone on Thursday presented a cheque for 250 Million Leones to the Director-General of the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA) in Freetown to support victims of the November 5 explosion that gutted many lives. Speaking at the NDMA headquarters in Aberdeen, India’s High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Amb. Rakesh Arora extended condolences on behalf …

By Mohamed Fofanah.                                                                                          Diamond magnate, Hisham Mackie has opened a hospital in Tankoro Chiefdom in Koidu …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio yesterday launched the Poppy Day Remembrance Week for 2021 at State House as Commander-In-Chief of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces and paid glowing tributes to all former members of the forces across the Commonwealth. The President, himself an ex-serviceman, recalled that Poppy Day was a time of tributes, a time of …

The Chief Operating Officer of Zoodlabs (SL) Limited, David Tamba Kpakima and some sub-contractors working for the company were arrested on Monday, 8th November, 2021 and taken to the CID Headquarters in Freetown for allegedly violating Section 70 (1) of the Telecommunications Act, 2006 as amended. Section 70 (1) states, “Subject to Section 20, any person who establishes, maintains or …

Fellow citizens: Last night, I returned to a nation in mourning. I went directly to visit the injured and the badly burned at Connaught and 34 Military hospitals. This morning, I also visited other victims at the Emergency and Choithrams hospitals and the site of the accident. I saw our brothers and sisters who are in extreme pain. They shared …

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has ended his visits to survivors of the tragic fuel tanker explosion who are now responding to treatment at the Emergency Hospital and Choithrams, after addressing and sympathising with people at the scene of the disaster and beyond. At Wellington, the President was received at the fire inter-agency briefing centre of the National …

Sierra Leone’s Julius Maada Bio arrived in Glasgow on Sunday 31st October 2021 ahead of arguably the largest gathering in the history of United Nations Climate Change Conference of Parties (COP26). Out of 47 Least Developed Countries, Sierra Leone has been chosen as 1 of 6 to meet with the Secretary-General of the United Nations, Antonio Guterres, on the margins …