2023 BECE is best in recent memory – Basic Education Minister
By: Amara Thoronka In his analysis of the 2023 Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE), Conrad Sackey – Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education, described candidates’ performance in this year’s BECE as the best in recent history of the junior secondary school leaving exam. “Overall, in 2023, candidates obtained the best BECE results in…...
VP Juldeh Jalloh recognizes challenges of local councils
By: Amara Thoronka In his official launch of the Building Accountability Systems through Empowered Communities (BASE) Project, Vice President Dr. Juldeh Jalloh recognized the challenges faced by local councils across the country while assuring Government’s continued support in the decentralization process and community development. VP Jalloh noted that support of central government to…...
Let us focus on development instead of divisive politics – Samura Kamara
By; Alusine Fullah In an exclusive interview with Politico, 2018 and 2023 presidential candidate for the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party, Dr. Samura Kamara has said, as a country,we should be more focused on development issues and not on issues that have great tendency to divide us as a country. Speaking…...
ARISE IIP contract terminated on its own– Justice Minister
By: Amara Thoronka Mohamed-Lamin Tarawally Esq., Sierra Leone’s Attorney General and Minister of Justice, has said that the much-talked-about termination of contract between the Government of Sierra Leone and ARISE IIP was not an action taken by the Government, but rather, it is something that happened on mutual grounds. He was speaking at the…...
Parliament approves 6 presidential nominees
By: Alusine Fullah: The Ninth Report of the Committee on Appointments and the Public Service, chaired by the Leader of Government Business, Hon. Mathew SahrNyuma has been debated and approved by Parliament. In line with the foregoing, on the 25th October 2023, the Parliament of Sierra Leone has approved six presidential nominees. The following are…...
Labour Minister engages owners of private security agencies on labour laws
The Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Mr. Mohamed Rahman Swaray, on Thursday, 26th October, 2023, met with owners and representatives of Private Security Companies, on compliance with the Labour Laws. For quite long, it had been observed by the Ministry that some security agencies have been non-cooperative in the implementation of relevant labour…...
ACC calls on public offices to develop and maintain gift register
By Expo Staff Writer> The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has in a press release dated Thursday, 26th October, 2023, reminded all Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) of Government about the provisions of Section 51(4) of the Anti-Corruption Act, 2008 as amended in 2019, which requires ALL Public Institutions to develop and maintain a Gift Register, which…...
APC leader in parliament speaks tough on Russia-Ukraine war
By; Alieu Amara Suwu> Hon. Mohamed Bangura, acting leader of the opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party in Parliament who doubles as Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Foreign Affairs and International Relations, delivered a speech at the Second Parliamentary Summit of the International Crimea Platform held in Prague, Czech Republic from 23rdto 24thOctober, 2023…....
Samura Kamara to appear in court next month
By Expo Staff Writer> According to a Notice of Service issued by the Judiciary of Sierra Leone, Dr. Samura Kamara, main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party leader 2018/2023 presidential candidate, is to appear in courton Friday, 17th November, 2023, in the ongoing corruption case between The State vs Saidu NALLO, AdikaliFoday Suma, Foday Vahfomba…...
VP Juldeh Jalloh calls for climate energy resilience
By Alusine Fullah Vice President Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has called for a climate resilient intervention and the critical involvement of the private sector to address the challenges of the energy sector in Sierra Leone. The VP said this in his closing statement at the two-day national dialogue on Sierra Leone’s Energy Transition plan chaired…...
