Since schools reopened on Monday, 6th September, 2021 the school bus services have not been available for school going pupils in the Western Area. In his wisdom to boost the Free Quality Education, President Dr. Julius Maada Bio brought in the cost recovery school bus system to reduce transportation burden on parents and pupils. For fair play and efficient management …

By: Aaron Bundu Lahai-Head of Media & Public Relations. During the official opening of the newly constructed multi-purpose hall by the Chiefdom Administration of Tankoro Chiefdom at Korkoyima, Koidu City in Kono District, the Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Council on Local Governance who doubles as the Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh called on Paramount Chiefs (PCs) …

On Tuesday, 31st August 2021, the First Lady, Madam Fatima Bio made a clarion call for unity in Constituency 110, Ogoo Farm and its Godriech environs, during the commissioning of four community projects she promised alongside Josephine Jackson, during the last Parliamentary election campaign. The First Lady called on Sierra Leoneans to put aside mere colors and support development which …

It would be recalled that in a strong policy manifesto, published in the lead up to the 2018 Presidential and Parliamentary elections, the then SLPP candidate, Brigadier (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio, promised the people of Sierra Leone a different way of conducting state affairs, placing premium on Human Capital Development as a core element in his overall national agenda. The …

By Mohamed Fofanah. Newly elected executive members of the Sierra Leone People’s Party North America charter (SLPP-NA) on Sunday were sworn-in at a ceremony held in Pennsylvania State in USA. Speaking during the ceremony, the National Chairman of the SLPP, Dr. Prince Alex Harding congratulated members of the newly-elected executive for going through a democratic process, and reminded them that …

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China (PRC), His Excellency Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina who is also in charge of other neighboring countries including the Socialist Republic of Vietnam has unequivocally called for agricultural cooperation between Sierra Leone and Vietnam. The Ambassador made the call during an audio-visual conference in which Vietnam’s Vice Foreign Minister and thirty-one (31) Ambassadors …

By: Zacharia Jalloh, Strategic Communications Unit- MIC. The Minister of Information and Communications, Mohamed Rahman Swaray played host to the United States Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Mr. David Reimer at his Youyi Building office in Freetown yesterday. The US Ambassador was warmly welcomed by the Minister and his Permanent Secretary Mr. Kwame Yankson as discussions on strengthening our bilateral relationship …

The Chief Minister of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Jacob Jusu Saffa, has praised the former Managing Director of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank, Abdulai Fidelis Turay. Mr. Turay’s death on the 15th August 2021, was described as a big loss to the banking industry. During the opening of Book of Condolence yesterday at the Bank’s headquarters, Siaka Stevens Street …

By Jane B. Mansaray.                                                                                Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) and Trocaire have provided financial support to the Ministry of Gender and …

The Minister of Basic and Senior School Education (MBSSE), Dr. David Moinina Sengeh has regarded the fight against corruption in education as the hugest fight against corruption in the country, noting that in achieving that all parties have a key role to play. He made this disclosure on Thursday 19th August 2021, during the ‘Good Morning Salone’ Programme on Radio …