Major Developments Underway at Freetown International Airport
By Kadiatu A Turay Freetown International Airport, the main gateway to Sierra Leone, is undergoing significant upgrades aimed at enhancing its capacity and services to accommodate increasing passenger traffic and modern aviation demands. Development project, led by the Sierra Leone Airports Authority (SLAA) in collaboration with international partners, promises to transform the airport into […]
VP Juldeh Jalloh Presides Over Key Decentralization Meeting in Bo
Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, in his capacity as Chairman of the Inter-Ministerial Committee on Decentralisation and Local Governance, has presided over a crucial joint meeting with the Bo Municipality and District Council. The meeting focused on addressing opportunities and challenges to support the implementation of the “Big Five Game Changers,” with a particular…...
Foreign Affairs Minister Presents Lands to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Turkey to Construct Embassies
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Alhaji Musa Timothy Kabba, on Friday, 2nd August, 2024, presented Deed of Gifts of lands at Hill Station to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and Turkey for the construction of their respective embassies. Presenting the land documents and conveyances to the heads of the various missions in…...
President Bio to Lead Crucial Debate on Security Council Reform
Expo Times Staff Writer President Julius Maada Bio is set to lead a major debate on the reform of the United Nations Security Council. The debate is part of the numerous things on the agenda of Sierra Leone for its leadership of the Council. The debate which will be chaired by President Bio will…...
APC Launches Membership Registration Drive
By Sulaiman Jalloh The main opposition, All People’s Congress (APC) has, on Wednesday, 31st July, 2024, launched its membership registration and verification drive at the party headquarters in Brookfields, Freetown. The said membership registration and verification exercise aims to address the lingering membership issues in the APC database, and the temporary registration conducted by…...
President Bio to Deliver State Opening Tomorrow
By Sulaiman Jalloh His Excellency, President Dr Julius Maada Bio will, tomorrow Tuesday, 6th August, 2024, deliver the State opening of Parliament at the Parliament Building on Tower Hill in Freetown. Section 84 of Subsection 3 Act No. 6 of the 1991 Constitution states that, “The President shall at the beginning of each session…...
Tourism in SL: A New Dawn!
By Pateh Bah The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs (MTCA) together with the National Tourist Board (NTB) has, on 1stAugust, 2024, held a press conference relating to recent visits to Zambia and Zimbabwe at the ministry’s conference hall in Freetown. The trips were not unconnected to the 67th UN Tourism Regional Commission for…...
Armed Forces Wives’ Cooperative Society Ends National Tour on Campaign Against Drugs and Substance Abuse
By Major Hassan Kamara Madam Fatmata Bintu Lavahun, President of the Armed Forces Wives’ Cooperative Society (AFWCS) and wife of the Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Peter K Lavahun Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) ends national campaign against Kush and substance abuse. With support from National Task Force for Drug and […]
Communication Minister Participates at Forum of China-Africa Digital Cooperation
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Communications and Technology, Haja Salimatu Bah has participated in the Forum of China-Africa Digital Cooperation held in Beijing, Capital of China. The Minister was accompanied by the Ambassador of Sierra Leone to China, H.E. Abu Bakarr Karim. During the occasion, Minister Bah did engage in several bilateral meetings aimed at enhancing […]
Man Jailed for False Pretense
By Mohamed Mansaray in Kenema Magistrate Mustapha Briama-Jah of Magistrate Court No.2 in Kenema has sent to jail one Mustapha Kamara of Hawa Lamin street, Ngombu Layout in Kenema to four years imprisonment for false pretences Contrary to Sec.32(1) of the Larceny Act of 1916. The Accused on Monday Mach 11,2024 at Holy Trinity…...