President Bio launches 2024-2030 development plan
By Briama Siaffa President Dr Julius Maada Bio officially launched the Sierra Leone Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP) 2024–2030 at the Freetown International conference centre in Aberdeen yesterday 30th January, 2024. This strategic document, which was officially presented with the support of power point slides by the Minister of Planning and Economic Development […]
The Medium-term development plan will be available on Jan. 31st – Kenyeh Barlay
By; Sulaiman Jalloh The Minister of Planning and Economic Development Kenyeh Barlay has disclosed that, the Medium-term development plan will be available to the public on January 31st, 2024, adding this is the longest medium term planted as it runs for seven to match with the global SDG 2030, noting Economic development is…...
Agriculture is the way to Sierra Leone’s prosperity
By Alusine Fullah Agriculture contributes massively to the economy of Sierra Leone. Food is one of the inevitable essentials of existence and agriculture makes it happen. It is arguably the largest sector in the country with a huge portion of the country’s population engaging in it. Therefore, economic growth and poverty reduction in…...
VP Juldeh Jalloh Launches 5,000 Affordable Homes Project
By Sulaiman Jalloh In a move to improve housing in Sierra Leone, Vice President Dr. Mohammed Juldeh Jalloh on Tuesday, December 19th, 2023, launched the TAF-Salone five hundred thousand affordable home project at John Obey, in the outskirts ofFreetown. The infrastructure is called TAF-Salone Micro City. Delivering his keynote address, Vice President Juldeh…...
Kono University to open next year – Higher Education Minister says
By: Fatmata Binta Bah Dr. Ramatulai Wurie, Minister of Technical and Higher Education has disclosed that government is set to open the Kono University of Science and Technology, noting that it will be the hub of technology learning in the country. He said the government was able to secure a loan of thirty-two…...
China Grants Sierra Leone 13M USD
In an Economic and Technical Cooperation Agreement Between the Government of The People’s Republic of China and The Government of the Republic of Sierra Leone, the Chinese Government has granted the sum of 100 million RMB Yuan (an equivalent of $13m) to the Government and the people of Sierra Leone. The grant agreement was signed…...
Sierra Leone delegation attends COP28 opening ceremony in Dubai
Members of the Sierra Leone delegation to the Conference of the Parties (COP28) have today attended the opening ceremony of the climate summit in Dubai. During the event, Secretary-General of the United Nations, António Guterres, congratulated the COP28UAE President on the positive start of the conference with an expeditious approval of the agenda and the landmark…...
Lungi bridge will cost US$1.5 billion – Says Information Minister
By Sulaiman Jalloh According to Chernor Bah, Minister of Information and Civic Education, the estimated amount to construct the 8-kilometre-long Lungi Bridge is about One Billion Five Hundred Million United States Dollars (US$1.5b). The Information Minister, in a press release issued on 1st December, 2023 and signed by him, disclosed that the bridge will…...
Malimba Village gets five-classroom building
By: Yusuf Ibrahim Kamara In a move to compliment government efforts in providing accessible and quality education in rural communities, Education for All and its partners handed over a newly constructed school building to the Malimba village in Koya Chiefdom, Port Loko District, on 27th November, 2023. According to community people, having good […]
The Need for Peace
By Millicent Senava Mannah Peace is an essential ingredient for any nation to strive, and political unrest is a recipe for disaster. Now that the elections saga is over, some people are elated for the development, others are not. Now that the opposition has gone to Parliament, all Sierra Leoneans must embrace the […]