P’Ment Negates Tollgate Increment
By Sulaiman Jalloh The Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Works and Public Assets, Hon. Bashiru Silikie has asked the Minister of Works and Public Assets, Dr. Dennis Sandy, and officials of the China Railway Seventh Group (CRSG) to put on hold the planned implementation of the new toll gate charges on March 1st,…...
EXPO TIMES – 23RD NOVEMBER 2024
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Sand mining at Lakka and its environmental implications
By Dadson A. Musa Sand, found in good quantity along our beaches in Sierra Leone is not only making these beaches beautiful but proves useful when it comes to construction of roads, bridges, houses, etc. It provides places along the coast of Sierra Leone where people can go and have leisure. After the war,…...
We collected NLe10.1 billion last year – NRA boss
By Sulaiman Jalloh Mrs. Jeneba Kpaka-Bangura, the Commissioner General of National Revenue Authority (NRA) has disclosed that her institution in 2023 collected about NLe10.1 billion from the targeted amount of NLe10.277 which was set by the International Monetary Fund (IMF), noting it is only about 4% short, adding 2023 was a challenging year including…...
85% of Old Leones now in custody of Bank of SL ย
By Sulaiman Jalloh ย Dr. Ibrahim Stevens, the Bank Governor of Bank of Sierra Leone disclosed that the central bank has collected about eighty-five percent (85%) of the Old Leone that was out of the bank, noting there is still about fifteen percent (15%) of the old money to be collected. He there urged citizens…...
New Deputy Info Minister promises to take governance to communities
By Sulaiman Jalloh In an exclusive interview with Expo Times, just after his approval in parliament as the countryโs deputy minister of information and civic education, Hon. Bockarie Abdel Aziz Bawoh has promised to take governance and information to the doorsteps of community members, noting his addition to the ministry will boost civic education…...
Parliament urges nominees to match standards
By Sulaiman Jalloh Parliament on Tuesday, February 20th, 2024, unanimously approved three presidential nominees: Hon. Bockarie Abdel Aziz Bwaoh as deputy minister of information and civic education, Hon. Eng. Vandy James French as deputy director general of Sierra Leone Roads Authority and Hon. Aiah Nyakeh Amara as board chairman of Sierra Leone Commercial Bank…....
RAIC Calls on SOEs and Private Businesses Doing Business on behalf of the public to comply with ATI
By Sheku Putka Kamara The Right to Access Information Commission, (RAIC) has drawn the attention of all State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and Private Enterprises performing public functions of their obligation to complete their Proactive Disclosure of Information (PDI) Schemes and submit to the RAIC for guidance and or approval pursuant to Section 8 (5) of […]