On day three of his Ministerial tour, the Chief Minister JJ Saffa yesterday met with the Minister of Fisheries and Marine Resources at Youyi Building. Explaining his role as Chief Minister, JJ Saffa noted that his cardinal function is more of a facilitator and enhancer rather than a supervisor of Ministries to help them deliver on their sector plans and …

A new Director General in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation has been appointed. He is Prince Cole. The substantive Director General, Mrs. Florence Bangalie (a seasoned administrator and diplomat) has proceeded on leave. She is not likely to return to the Foreign Office again. It is rumoured that the new Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation …

STATEMENT BY HIS EXCELLENCY, DR. JULIUS MAADA BIO, PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF SIERRA LEONE AT THE 59TH ORDINARY SESSION OF THE ECOWAS AUTHORITY OF HEADS OF STATE AND GOVERNMENT SUMMIT. 19TH JUNE 2021. Your Excellency, Nana Addo Dankwa AKUFO-ADDO, Chairman of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of ECOWAS, President of the Republic of Ghana; Your Excellencies, …

In a letter dated 19th May 2021, the Deputy Chairperson/Leader of the Unity Party, Madam Naasu G. Fofanah resigned her position with immediate effect. According to Madam Fofanah, her decision to resign from the post of Deputy Chairperson/Leader of the Unity Party can be attributed to the lack of recognition of her position in the party. She said, “My lack …

At the just concluded SLAJ (Sierra Leone Association of Journalists) Golden Jubilee Annual General Meeting held at the Galliness Paradise Hotel in Bo City, the Association’s national executive crowned His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio as the “Champion Of Free Speech” for fulfilling his manifesto promise of repealing the Criminal Libel Law. The special award was received on behalf of …

The new Deputy Minister of Agriculture Forestry and Food Security, Deputy Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs and the Deputy Minister of Technical and Higher Education have subscribed to the oath of office before His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio during a short ceremony at the Presidency. Mr. Hindolo Buakai Bindi, Deputy Minister of Gender and Children’s Affairs, Dr. …

The Under-Secretary-General (USG) for Political and Peacebuilding Affairs and United Nations Focal Point for Electoral Assistance Matters has communicated the consent of the United Nations (UN) to provide technical and other assistance as requested by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) of Sierra Leone for the forthcoming Local Council, Parliamentary and Presidential elections. USG Rosemary DiCarlo said the UN is pleased …

By Mohamed Fofanah.                                                                   President Dr. Julius Maada Bio yesterday officially launched the first-ever nationwide Airborne Geo-Data and exhibition to primarily acquire adequate geological data that is required for profitable minerals and the optimization of benefit from mineral deposits in Sierra Leone, according to Tim Archer, Director of Reid Geophysics Limited in the UK. In 2019, the Government of Sierra Leone …

I would like congratulate all our African friends on May 25th Africa Day wholeheartedly. We remember with appreciation the African countries coming together under the roof of the African Union (AU) on May 25th, 1963, predicating on independence and freedom, and displaying a common consciousness based on solidarity and unity. The success story reached in the following decades in this …

The Presidential Address delivered by His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio on the occasion of the State Opening of the Fourth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic in the Chamber of Parliament on Tuesday, 18th May 2021 has been described by many Serra Leoneans as uplifting. In the Address, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio called on …