By Nasratu Kargbo
With the Audit tribunal adjourned to an indefinite date, Member of Parliament representing constituency 025 Paul Saa Sam has urged parliament to summon tribunal members, expressing concern over the huge salaries paid to them. The tribunal was set to investigate the suspension of Auditor General Lara Taylor Pearce and her Deputy.
By Saio Marrah
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Professor David Francis says Sierra Leone and South Korea will further deepen their bilateral relationship by boosting trade and investment.
He was speaking during commemoration of the 60th anniversary of friendship between Sierra Leone and South Korean, an event that was held at the Freetown City Council’s Lobby on Monday 28th November, 2022.
By Abass Jalloh
The Sierra Leone Association of the Blind (SLAB), a disability rights advocacy organization, has conducted a national engagement forum together with various partners, calling on the government of Sierra Leone for their inclusivity in national development.
By Saio Marrah
As a way of addressing the delay and increase in fees imposed for Cargo Handling and Clearing at the Queen Elizabeth II Quay in Freetown, Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, Jacob Jusu Saffa, has in a Stakeholders Consultative Meeting said they will review policies geared towards simplifying and streamlining of goods cleared at the Port.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
Former British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Komrabai Peter Penfold, has presented portraits of dozens of local Paramount Chiefs to the National Museum in Freetown, in recognition of their role in society.
The portraits were displayed at the Museum on 29th November, 2022.
By Politico staff writer
After weeks of arguments and demonstrations, Parliament has moved to investigate issues raised by the landowners of Maforki and Marampa chiefdoms in Portloko district regarding a bauxite mining concession earmarked for CTC Mining Company in Sierra Leone.
A letter from the office of the Clerk of Parliament has summoned “all affected and/or interested persons/parties of the Public Disclosure, including members of parliament of those chiefdoms…” to a public meeting in parliament on Monday 5th December, 2022.
By Saio Marrah
The Chief Executive Officer of Belvedere Sierra Leone Limited, Dr. Patrick Kormawa, has called for Sierra Leone to focus on production activities, saying that it's the only means of salvaging the current economic crisis in the country.
The CEO was speaking at the Second Annual Conference of the Economic Association of Sierra Leone (EASL), with the theme “Economic Uncertainties, COVID-19 and Geopolitical Tensions: The Way Forward for Sierra Leone and Africa.”
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
