Dr. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara, former Foreign Minister in Ernest Bai Koroma’s cabinet, made his first appearance today, Tuesday, December 14, 2021, at the court in Freetown to answer questions about corruption accusations.It could be recalled that the Sierra Leone Anti-Corruption Commission filed a lawsuit against Dr. Samura Kamara for alleged misappropriation of funds meant […]
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Heather Campbell, the departing Country Director of Save the Children International in Sierra Leone, bids farewell to Francis Kai-Kai, Minister of Planning and Economic Development on Monday 13 December Heather Campbell has spent the last four to five years in Sierra Leone. She praised Sierra Leone’s achievements, particularly in good governance and socio-economic transformation, noting
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Women in the Media Sierra Leone (WIMSAL) have expressed displeasure over a video on social media platforms in which Asmaa James, the former President of the association, and station manager of 98.1 FM, was verbally assaulted and threatened by artist Alhaji Amadu Bah aka “LAJ” A press statement by the female journalist association stated that the
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Sierra Leone police have detained Dr Femi Claudius Cole, Chairperson of the Unity Party and also Chair of the Coalition of Progressive Political Parties (COPPP); and Ms Diana Finda Konomanyi, Eastern Regional Chairman of the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC). Although Diana Finda Konomanyi was subsequently released without charge, Femi Claudius Cole and many others are still
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Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has returned to Freetown on Sunday, 13 December 2021 following a successful visit to Ghana to learn firsthand from Ghana’s Millennium Development Authority (MIDA) in order to help Sierra Leone successfully implement its MCC’s Compact Development Programs, with a focus on sustainable and adequate energy generation and supply.Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh arrived
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Addressing the 60th Ordinary Session of the Authority of Heads of State and Government of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) today, Sunday, December 12, in Abuja, Nigeria President Julius Maada Bio has reiterated his support for a restoration of democracy in Guinea, Conakry.“ Sierra Leone firmly endorses ECOWAS’ mediation efforts for both
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Statistics Sierra Leone has made sure that the completion of payment to enumerators in many districts, particularly the Western Area with few pending payments remaining in a small number of districts in the country which are without the presence of the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank. Dr. Francis Kai-Kai, Minister of Planning and Economic Development, spent the whole weekend monitoring
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Dr. Eldred Tunde Taylor, Deputy Minister of Electricity, has launched the ‘Light Every Birth Using Solar Suitcase’ program in conjunction with the Ministry of Health and Sanitation and We Care Solar to offer sustainable energy supply in health facilities around the country.Dr. Taylor stated, “Providing clean and sustainable energy supply to health institutions is one
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James Baggie Bio, Acting Executive Director of Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA), and Sheikh Mustapha Bawoh, Chairman Board of Directors, led a tour of the newly constructed SLRSA Administrative Building at Africanus Road in Kissy, Freetown, and the Autospect Facilities under construction at Konta Line, Koya Chiefdom, Port Loko District, on Friday 10th December 2021.The
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The Minister of Labour, Alpha Timbo has said that “it is significant to realize that skills development and particularly lifelong learning are critical to ensuring that the number of job seekers increases…” He explained that the labor market essentially it refers to the number of people available for work in relation to the number of jobs
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