Higher Education Minister speaks on digital revolution
By: Alieu Amara Suwu Dr. HajaRamatulaiWurie, the Minister of Technical and Higher Education, has expounded the essence of digital revolution and space to matriculating students at the College of Digital Excellence (CODE) during their matriculation ceremony held at the college located at Main Motor Road, Congo Cross on 27th October 2023. Making her…...
2023 BECE is best in recent memory – Basic Education Minister
By: Amara Thoronka In his analysis of the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), Conrad Sackey – Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, described candidates’ performance in this year’s BECE as the best in recent history of the junior secondary school leaving exam. “Overall, in 2023, candidates obtained the best BECE results in…...
VP Juldeh Jalloh recognizes challenges of local councils
By: Amara Thoronka In his official launch of the Building Accountability Systems through Empowered Communities (BASE) Project, Vice President Dr. Juldeh Jalloh recognized the challenges faced by local councils across the country while assuring Government’s continued support in the decentralization process and community development. VP Jalloh noted that support of central government to…...
Let us focus on development instead of divisive politics – Samura Kamara
By; Alusine Fullah In an exclusive interview with Politico, 2018 and 2023 presidential candidate for the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party, Dr. Samura Kamara has said, as a country,we should be more focused on development issues and not on issues that have great tendency to divide us as a country. Speaking…...
Mines Minister and GOSL on the right trajectory
By Expo Times Staff Writer Truth be told, there is every need to prioritize things that are in the best interest of Sierra Leone as a country. Just recently, there were several talks as to who should be given the mandate to manage the Port. There were several ‘media wars’ but in the end,…...
ARISE IIP contract terminated on its own– Justice Minister
By: Amara Thoronka Mohamed-Lamin Tarawally Esq., Sierra Leone’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has said that the much-talked-about termination of contract between the Government of Sierra Leone and ARISE IIP was not an action taken by the Government, but rather, it is something that happened on mutual grounds. He was speaking at the…...
NaTCA Celebrates Era of 5G Technology in Sierra Leone
Exciting times lie ahead for Sierra Leone as the nation gears up to usher in the era of 5G technology. The introduction of 5G is set to revolutionize the way Sierra Leoneans connect, communicate, and conduct business. The dawn of 5G in Sierra Leone promises to usher in an era of heightened connectivity, creativity, and…...
Parliament approves 6 presidential nominees
By: Alusine Fullah: The Ninth Report of the Committee on Appointments and the Public Service, chaired by the Leader of Government Business, Hon. Mathew SahrNyuma has been debated and approved by Parliament. In line with the foregoing, on the 25th October 2023, the Parliament of Sierra Leone has approved six presidential nominees. The following are…...
Labour Minister engages owners of private security agencies on labour laws
The Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Mr. Mohamed Rahman Swaray, on Thursday, 26th October, 2023, met with owners and representatives of Private Security Companies, on compliance with the Labour Laws. For quite long, it had been observed by the Ministry that some security agencies have been non-cooperative in the implementation of relevant labour…...
ACC calls on public offices to develop and maintain gift register
By Expo Staff Writer> The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has in a press release dated Thursday, 26th October, 2023, reminded all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government about the provisions of Section 51(4) of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2008 as amended in 2019, which requires ALL Public Institutions to develop and maintain a Gift Register, which…...
