By Saio Marrah
Sierra Leone’s President Julius Maada Bio during a cocktail to celebrate Sierra Leone’s attainment of the UN Security Council Non-Permanent seat said it affirms his vision of rebranding the country.
President Bio said this at a ceremony held at Freetown International Conference Centre on Monday 12th June 2023.
By Saio Marrah
The Universal Safety Oversight Audit Programme (USOAP) has during its 2023 assessment of the continuous monitoring approach, certified Sierra Leone’s Civil Aviation, after successfully passing the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s (ICAO) Audit with a score of 74.22%, above the 60% Abuja declaration threshold.
This is from the 18% of the 2014 ICAO Coordinated Validation Mission (ICVM) that assessed the country’s progress made in the 2006 USOAP.
By Politico staff writer
The University of Sierra Leone in partnership with the Broad Institutes - Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), has rolled out an intensive one-week training for postgraduate students at the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS).
By Alpha Abu
With less than two weeks to Sierra Leone’s General Elections, the Political Parties Regulation Commission (PPRC) and the Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion (ICPNC) have in a Joint Statement, criticised the conduct of some political parties, after the two institutions’ monitoring of campaigns for a three- week period.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) party has accused the Judiciary of Sierra Leone of unfair treatment, noting its failure to serve justice to its members who have fallen victim to Political intimidations and attacks across the country.
In an interview with Politico, the APC Publicity Secretary Sidi Yaya Tunis noted that twelve of their supporters were arrested in Foindu in Pujehun district southern Sierra Leone, and were transferred to Bo where they were charged with various public order offenses.
By Nasratu Kargbo
In their ‘One Nation Manifesto’, the All People’s Congress (APC) party has pledged to ensure that every region and district is represented in their administration if elected on June 24th this year in the country’s General Elections.
The Manifesto which was launched on the 29th May 2023 stated that “The APC shall appoint a Government that will reflect the demographic diversity of the country, ensuring the representation of every region and district in the country”.
By politico staff writer
Native Consortium and Research Center, a Civil Society Organization (CSO), has appealed to all Citizens to conduct themselves peacefully before, during, and after the June 24 multi-tier elections in the country.
The CSO in a press statement dated 12th June this year urged Sierra Leoneans to maintain the peace of the nation, saying that peace is supreme and that everyone should do everything to prevent any form of violence that will lead to the loss of lives or destruction of properties.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
