Politics

According to Abu Kargbo of the Directorate of Environmental Health and Sanitation hepatitis is on the increase, hence appealing to sachet water producers to ensure that the status of their workers are checked.    He said that though waterborne diseases like cholera, diarrhea are gradually becoming a thing of the past, however the prevalence of typhoid and […]

Sierra Leone Electricity and Water Regulatory Company (SLEWRC) and the Sierra Leone Standards Bureau (SLSB) trained over eighty sachet water companies on compliance in order to ensure that operators understand the provisions of the package water regulations and the implications of non-compliance. The theme of the training which took place in the SLSB auditorium at

President Bio met with two Hollywood producers from The Roots Production Service, Ariel Leon, and Michael Duff, to discuss the possibility of filming on location in Freetown, Bo, and other parts of Sierra Leone by next year in order to market Sierra Leone’s tourism and entertainment industry globally. These two producers, from an iconic symbol of 

The US Ambassador and USAID Country Director Nancy Godfrey visited the Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh this morning… They discussed a range of issues; among many was the continuing and expanding cooperation in the field of health.

Honorary Chief Bambamoi Adonis Abboud has presented 35O bags of 25kg rice to the Director-General of the National Disaster Management Agency, Lt. General (Rtd.) Brima Bureh Sesay. The gift was made on Thursday, November 18, 2021, at the NDMA’s Aberdeen Road Office on behalf of Multi-Choice and DSTV for the grieving relatives of the Wellington

Mayor Aki-Sawyerr has advocated for more investment in and recognition of smaller firms in Africa during her concluding remarks at the Africa Tech Festival. “I really want to encourage more local governments and governments to understand the value that start-ups provide,” she says. There is a growing commitment to the sustainability industry, as seen by

Superintendent Mohamed I Mansaray, the chief of the Media Freetown Metropolitan Police, stated that they are supercharged in their duties. He added that the recent promotion of 85 officers is a morale booster since it “improves efficacy and efficiency, which supports service delivery…” He explained that prior to the promotion the morale has been a

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication Solomon Jarmiru emphasized the government’s commitment to preserving data rights during a town hall discussion on data rights and protection at the Radisson Blu hotel in Aberdeen. “…On May 21, 2018, President Julius Maada Bio met with the SLAJ Executive, confirming his manifesto vow to legalize free expression.”

President Bio has signed the Global Pledge on Media Freedom as a commitment by the government to improving media freedom domestically and working together internationally with the Media Freedom Coalition. “My government is pleased to have signed up as a member of the Media Freedom Coalition. We are also pleased to be the 5th country

President Bio has appointed a tribunal to investigate the Auditor General Lara Taylor-Pearce, who has been suspended based on the accusation of breaking the 2016 Financial Management Act, the 2017 Fiscal Management and Responsibility Act, and the 2016 National Public Procurement A A press release from the State House office of the Press Secretary and Spokesman dated