Dr Gilpin Receives Award for Leadership and Service to Humanity
By Aruna Dumbuya Pics… The Managing Director of Rokel Commercial Bank, Dr. Ekundayo Walton Gilpin (COOR), has on June 7th 2024 been bestowed with a prestigious award for his exceptional leadership and dedicated service to humanity at the 9th Sierra Leone Association of Artists and Musicians (SLAAM) Awards held in the United States on […]
Minister Conrad Sackey Recognized as Champion of Girls’ Education by FAWE
By John A.M Bangura The Forum for African Women Educationalists (FAWE) bestowed an honor upon Minister Conrad Sackey on Wednesday, June 12, 2024, in appreciation of his exemplary dedication to girls’ education in Sierra Leone. The prestigious award was presented during the launch of FAWE Sierra Leone’s Strategic Plan 2024-2028, under the theme “Education…...
Stacking the deck against Thomas Daddy Brima
By Dadson A. Musa What is Thomas Daddy Brima’s crime in heading footballing activities in Sierra Leone that he should deserve the level of hate, vilification, backbiting and attempts to pull him down. Is it that being the president of the football association is a crime that should attract and generate haters.? Daddy Brima…...
The need for students to be law-abiding
By Fatmata Binta Bah In today’s society, universities play a pivotal role in shaping the future leaders, professionals, and citizens of tomorrow. These academic institutions not only impart knowledge but also instill values and ethics in their students. Among these, the need for students to be law-abiding stands out as a fundamental principle. Upholding…...
Over NLe33 million unaccounted for – PAC reveals
By Sulaiman Jalloh As it continues to look into the 2022 Auditor-General’s report, the parliamentary Public Account Committee (PAC) on Tuesday, June 11th, 2024, at the administrative building of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, discovered that, in 2022, over Thirty-Three Million New Leones was not accounted for due to payment without supporting documents by…...
P’ment orders deduction of NLe5,000 from account of senior MoF staff
By Sulaiman Jalloh Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, the deputy speaker of parliament and chairman of the parliamentary Public Account Committee (PAC) on Tuesday, June 11th, 2024, ordered the deduction of about Five Thousand Leones (NLe 5,000) from Joseph Fatoma’s account, the assistant director of fiscal risk at the Ministry of Finance, assuring that, in…...
HE receives investigation report on suspended Auditor-General and Deputy
His Excellency, President Dr Julius Maada Bio on Wednesday, 12th June, 2024, at State House, received a booklet containing the report, which includes the facts, findings, and recommendations from the tribunal to investigate the former Auditor-General, Mrs Lara Taylor-Pearce and Deputy Auditor-General, Tamba Momoh. Chairperson of the Tribunal, Honourable Justice Nyawo Finda Matturi-Jones, JSC […]
Senegalese President in SL to strengthen bilateral ties
By Amara Thoronka & Sulaiman Jalloh President Bio & VP Jalloh welcoming the Senegalese President to Sierra Leone Senegalese President, Bassirou Diomaye Faye is in Sierra Leone on a working visit to strength the existing strong bilateral relationship between both nations. He arrived in the country on Thursday, June 13th, 2024, and was […]
Is banning unregistered businesses along Lumley/Aberdeen beach necessary?
By Amara Thoronka On 4th June 2024, the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs and the National Tourist Board issued a warning to all illegal businesses along Lumley/Aberdeen Beach, asking petty-traders, street hawkers and non-registered stationed vendors to desist from selling or operating along the Lumley/Aberdeen Beach with immediate effect. According to the…...
Labour Ministry facilitates capacity training to mainstream, manage volunteerism in Sierra Leone
The Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security, with support from the African Union Directorate of Women, Youths, and Gender, on Monday 10th and Tuesday 11th June 2024 facilitated a two-day Capacity Building Training on Mainstreaming and Management of Volunteerism in the country. This training, which commenced today at the Atlantic Lumley Hotel, falls under […]