The Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) completed the third and fourth reviews of Sierra Leone’s performance under the program supported by an Extended Credit Facility (ECF). Completion of these reviews enables the IMF to disburse SDR31.11 million (about US$ 44.2 million), bringing total disbursements under the arrangement to SDR 77.775 million (about US$ 111 million). The Executive …

The Chief Minister, Jacob Jusu Saffa has urged stakeholders at the Sierra Leone Correctional Centre to expedite the operationalization of relocating the Pademba Road Correctional Centre to a location outside the capital city of Freetown. The Chief Minister was addressing stakeholders at the Internal Affairs Ministry on Monday, July 26th 2021 at the Ministry’s Conference Room. JJ Saffa noted that …

By Mohamed Fofanah. Members of Parliament on Friday took a crucial decision as they unanimously abolished the death penalty from the statute books of Sierra Leone despite no execution has taken place in the country since 1998. Life imprisonment would now mean imprisonment for a minimum of 30 years with a “maximum penalty of imprisonment for life,” according to the …

By Sylvester Rogers, Former BBC Correspondent. Several times, I have told people that President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, by the look of things appears to be genuine, God-fearing, peace-loving, magnanimous, and above all a very tolerant leader that we the peace-loving people of this country should be proud of. Had it not been that President Bio possesses all the above …

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. …