VP Juldeh Jalloh Speaks on Big 5 Game Changers to revamp the Economy
By Amara Thoronka Vice President of Sierra Leone, Alhaji Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has called on all Sierra Leoneans in all walks of life to work concertedly and collaboratively to realize and sustain developments in all sectors, while stressing on government’s development agenda [The Big Five] which he said is a catalyst for mass job […]
Senegal Elections: A Democratic Litmus Test
By *Joe Hindovei Pemagbi The democratic fortitude of the West Africa sub-region is being tested again as Senegal, one of the few countries that has never experienced a military coup, goes to polls on March 24, 2024. The Senegal elections come when the region is submerged in uncharted political waters, with four member states under…...
Wife of Kush cartel Leader in Police Net
By Sulaiman Jalloh Police attached at Harbour community at the east end of Freetown on Friday, March 25th, 2024, arrested 38-year-old Juliet Kamara, the wife Bigitel who is currently in remand for selling the killer drug in town, Kush. According to the media team of the Harbour police division, Abdul Kamara alias Bigitel of…...
GoSL & FAO sign groundbreaking South-South and Triangular Cooperation Unilateral Trust Fund Agreement to boost rice sector
The Government of Sierra Leone and the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) have signed an agreement through a Unilateral Trust Fund (UTF) that marks a pivotal step towards transforming the rice sector in the country. The UTF funding modality allows developing and middle-income countries to benefit from FAO’s technical expertise through […]
Vice President Juldeh Jalloh Highlights Progress at World Bank’s Human Capital Review Report Launch
Vice President of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has launched the new World Bank report in Freetown titled: “Sierra Leone Human Capital Review: Maximizing Human Potential for Resilience and Inclusive Development”, welcoming its findings that Sierra Leone has made commendable strides in improving human capital development. The report also notes that the government has […]
Police call on everyone to support the fight against Kush
By Sulaiman Jalloh Director of Crime Service at the Sierra Leone Police, Commissioner Ibrahim Lahai said police have intensified the fight against drugs, specifically ‘Kush’ in the country, noting lots of young people are losing their lives due to the consumption of the illegal substance. Commissioner Ibrahim was speaking at a police press briefing…...
Students hail former ECOWAS Speaker
By Pateh Bah Students from different universities have recently hailed the former Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Hon. Sidie Mohamed Tunis for awarding them scholarship to pursue university education, a kind gesture that relieve them from a significant financial burden. Speaking to Expo Times, a student of Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone […]
VP Juldeh Jalloh encourages AfDB to boost agriculture manufacturing in Sierra Leone
By Amara Thoronka Vice President of Sierra Leone, Alhaji Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has prevailed on the African Development Bank (AfDB) to support the agriculture and manufacturing sectors in the country in realizing food sufficiency and sustained development. The call for more partnership and development by the Honourable Vice President came during a fruitful…...
Sierra Leone benefits £12 million grant from EU
By Sulaiman Jalloh In a move to expand the business environment in Sierra Leone, the country has benefited twelve million euros (£12M) grant from the European Union. In his opening statement, the financial secretary at the ministry of finance Mathew Dingie sat the support is to expand the business environment and enhance competitiveness in…...
Guma to Build 4 New Dams in the Next 5 Years
The Managing Director of the Guma Valley Water Company, Ing. Maada S. Kpenge has informed that the company has plans to build four new dams in the next five years. “In the next fifteen years, we need to build 10 more dams; but within the next five years, we want to do four new dams,…...