As Sierra Leone Gets US$480m MCC funding…
By Amara Thoronka President Julius Maada Bio and his wife First Lady Fatima Bio have showered praises on Vice President Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh for his role for his leadership and role in securing the much-talked-about Four Hundred and Eighty Million United States Dollars (US$480m funding from the United States’ Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC). It…...
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SL Gets US$480 Million to Transform Energy Sector
By Amara Thoronka The Government of Sierra Leone and the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) have signed a Four Hundred and Eighty Million United State Dollars (US$480m) agreement to transform the energy sector of Sierra Leone on Friday, 27th September, 2024. This came after a bipartisan support from the United States Congress, approving the…...
RAIC Observes Access to Information Day
By Amara Thoronka 2024 COMEMORATION PANEL SPEAKERS AND SOME RAIC STAFF The Right to Access Information Commission (RAIC) has commemorated this year’s International Day for Universal Access to Information on Friday, 27th September, 2024, at the conference hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Corporation, Tower Hill, Freetown, on the theme “Mainstreaming […]
United States Foreign Policy Association Honours Sierra Leone’s President Bio
The United States Foreign Policy Association has conferred its esteemed Foreign Policy Association Medal upon His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio at the 2024 World Leadership Forum Dinner on Thursday, 26 September, 2024, recognizing his exemplary global leadership and progressive initiatives in Sierra Leone. In his acceptance remarks, President Bio expressed gratitude to the […]
Government Holds Townhall Meeting to Promote Quality Education
By Fatmata Binta Bah The Ministry of Technical and Higher Education in collaboration with the Ministry of Information and Civic Education on the 26th September 2024, held a town hall meeting on promoting quality higher education on the theme “The Cost of Quality Higher Education: A Collective Responsibility at FBC Multi-Purpose Hall”. The…...
Ministry of Labour Embarks on Cash Transfer to Vulnerable Aged
The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security, in collaboration with the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA), on Saturday, 28th September, 2024, commenced a cash transfer exercise targeting 13,091 vulnerable aged individuals across 10 districts in Sierra Leone. This exercise, supported by the World Bank, under Component One of its Productive Social Safety Net […]
African Diplomatic Corps Bids Farewell to Ambassador Mohamed Hassan Kaisamba, Honours His Service to Organization
The African Diplomatic Corps in Turkiye -ADC, has bade farewell to His Excellency Ambassador Mohamed Hassan on Saturday, 28 September, 2024, and has honoured his diligent service to the organization, after the end of his tour of duty in Turkiye. His Excellency Mohamed Hassan Kaisamba served as the first Ambassador and Head of Mission in […]
Public Relations: The Lifeblood of all Institutions
Saidu Kalokoh The practice of Public relations entails the management and dissemination of data between brands or organizations and the public. Public relations professionals utilize data and facts to influence public perception about a person, brand, or organization. Public relations plays a vital role in the functioning of an organization. The existence of…...
Plans to Save Cassava from EACM Virus
By Dadson A. Musa The Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security in collaboration with the Njala University have staged and awareness raising ceremony about a virus that threatens our second staple food in Sierra Leone, cassava. This virus is referred to as East African Cassava Mosaic Virus and it originated from Uganda. This disease […]