· 2022 WJP Rule of Law Index® finds rule of law fell globally for 5th consecutive year · Authoritarian trends and some pandemic pressures continue in majority of countries · Sierra Leone’s score increased, ranks 16th out of 34 regionally WASHINGTON (26 October 2022) – For the fifth year in a row, the rule of law […]
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President of the Diamond Exporters Association of Sierra Leone, Fasally Tarawally, Tuesday 18 October 2022, hosted a high-powered delegation from the Kimberley Process Certification, KPC, scheme to discuss ways to engage and appeal to the Government of Sierra Leone to lower tax rates for diamond exporters. The KPC scheme was established in 2003 to prevent
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Interpol from Sierra Leone has joined their counterpart in Guinea to track down fugitive convicted murderer Baimba Moiforay alias LAC after he was spotted at the Kipe Tourisme Hotel in Conakry on Tuesday. Sources say he was in Room 8 at the hotel but left a day before the raid was conducted on Wednesday
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The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio, has joined hundreds of relatives and mourners to give a befitting and dignified burial to those who lost their lives in the tragic fire disaster of Friday 5 November at PMB Junction, Wellington. Sheik Ibrahim Barrie and Bishop Arnold Temple, who led the ceremony in prayers at
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The UN chief has joined the whole UN system in Sierra Leone in mourning the victims of a fuel tanker collision on Friday night in the capital Freetown, that reportedly left at least 98 people dead, and many more injured. UN Secretary-General António Guterres has said in a statement issued by his Spokesperson on Saturday, that he was “deeply saddened
After weeks of debate and speculation about Maada Bio’s delay in announcing his choice of presidential running mate, he has today laid the matter to rest. He has appointed Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. This is the statement issued today by the SLPP, announcing Maada Bio’s presidential running mate: “Pursuant to the provisions in Section 54(2)
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Sierra Leone faces many challenges in improving the welfare of the population, but increased investment in education provision and quality skills can help more Sierra Leoneans access formal opportunities which could lead to improvement in living standards and reduction of poverty, according to the new World Bank Sierra Leone Poverty Assessment launched today 5 December 2022
