Perspective
Remembering August 10 – Lessons Learnt! By Francess Sesay In the year 2022 a group of people protested on the street of Freetown, Makeni, and some other parts of the country due to the standardized standard of living which led to the death of some police officers and many other civilians. According to Abdul […]
SLPP MP Criticizes Wellington-Masiaka Toll Road
By Sulaiman Jalloh Hon. Mohammed Billoh Shaw Hon. Mohammed Billoh Shaw of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) representing the people of Falaba District has recently raised concerns over the Wellington-Masiaka Toll Road, describing it ‘substandard.’ Speaking to parliamentary journalists, Hon. Shaw stated that the Wellington-Masiaka Toll Road is substandard with a…...
Parliament to Garnish Bank Accounts of Taxpayers
By Sulaiman Jalloh Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh Deputy Speaker of Parliament who doubles as the Chairman of the Public Account Committee (PAC), Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh has, on Monday 12th August, 2024, during the ongoing Audit queries, ordered the accounts of certain taxpayers to be garnished for failing to appear before Parliament…....
President Bio Makes Stronger Case for Africa at UN Security Council
By Amara Thoronka President Bio speaking at UNSC His Excellency Brigadier (Rtd) Julius Maada Bio, President of Sierra Leone has made a strong case for the African continent at the United Nations Security Council on Monday, 12th August, 2023 in New York City, United States of America. Following the assumption of Sierra…...
WAFYA Pays Courtesy Call on Communication Minister
By Sulaima Jalloh The Western Area Fullah Youth Association (WAFYA) has, on Thursday, 8th August, 2024, paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Communication, Technology and Innovation, Madam Salima Mornoma Bah, at her Youyi Building offices in Freetown. Members of WAFYA expressed thanks and appreciation to the minister for what they considered as…...
Deputy Speaker Launches 1st Compendium of Parliament
By Sulaiman Jalloh Deputy Speaker of the sixth Parliament of the second Republic, Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, has, on Thursday, 8th August, 2024, at the State Hall of Parliament on Tower Hill in Freetown, officially launched a comprehensive and exhaustive Legislative Compendium of the fifth Parliament. Delivering the keynote address, on behalf of…...
President Bio’s Measured Foreign Policy Takes Sierra Leone to UN Security Council After Half a Century
By Abubakarr Bah, Riyadh, Saudi Arabia President Bio speaking at the UN “Sierra Leone’s proactive participation at the United Nations Security Council is the legacy we will bequeath –a principled and respected Sierra Leone on the global stage,” says His Excellency the President Brig. (Rtd.) Dr Julius Maada Bio at the recent State Opening […]
Sierra Leone Bags 2nd Vice Presidency of West Africa Bankers Association
Dr Gilpin, MD of RCB The West African Bankers Association (WABA) has at the end of its 78th Executive Council Meeting and 42nd General Assembly unanimously elected the Managing Director of Rokel Commercial Bank, Dr Walton Ekundayo Gilpin as Vice President II of the association on Friday, 9th August, 2024. The twin event, held […]
Deputy Speaker Summons 41 High-Profile Taxpayers
By Sulaiman Jalloh Hon. Tawa Conteh, Deputy Speaker & Chair of PAC The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, who is Chairman of the Public Account Committee (PAC), Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, has summoned forty-one (41) defaulting taxpayers with outstanding GST arrears for the Financial Year 2021 to appear before the Committee, today, Monday, 12th…...
Crocodile Kills 5 People in Kenema
By Sulaiman Jalloh Hon Juliana Fatorma Hon. Juliana Aliematu Fatorma of the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), representing the people of Kenema District, has, on Friday, 9th August, 2024, informed Members of Parliament that a Crocodile in riverine areas in Kenema has recently killed five persons. Speaking under Standing Order (SO) 23…...