By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Ministry of Works and Public Assets has requested a realistic and timely resource allocation so that they could implement their projects efficiently.
The ministry’s Permanent Secretary Rukiatu K. Kamara made this request on Friday 23rd September 2022 during the ongoing budget presentation at the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
By Abass Jalloh
Sierra Leone's First Lady, Fatima Bio, on Wednesday, September 21 was among delegates at the Global Waste Management Conference held on the margins of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States of America.
The event was to enhance global commitment to the 'Zero Waste Project' - an initiative of the Turkish First Lady, Emine Erdogan, launched in 2017 to reduce the effect of waste on climate change.
By Nasratu Kargbo
Kenema is the most populated district in Sierra Leone, according to the preliminary report of the final result of the Mid-Term Census report released by Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) last week.
The district has the highest percentage, a total of 10.2%, making it the most populated in the country. Bo is closely behind Kenema with 10.0%, whilst Western Rural, Kono and Western Area Urban with 8.8%, 8.2%, and 8.1% are third, fourth and fifth respectively.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The owner of the fence that collapsed leading to the death of five (5) people at an adjacent house at Spur Road during the heavy downpour of rain on the night of Saturday 10th September and the preceding Sunday morning has denied neglect allegations by affected persons.
By Saio Marrah
The Sierra Leone Police is investigating the Operations Manager of the Apex Bank branch in Kenema, Foday Michael S. A. Sesay, after being arrested for allegedly embezzling over one million new Leones (Le 1 billion of old) from the bank.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Independent Media Commission (IMC) has launched an investigation into an incident involving Coalition 4 Change (C4C) party leader in Parliament, Emerson Lamina, and the Radio Station Manager of Citizen FM 107.5, Ibrahim Tamba Fanday in Kono.
The commission says it has been briefed by its Monitoring Research and Project Unit and has opened a formal investigation on the matter, quoting its 2020 Act with the mandate to protect the interest of the public against exploitation or abuse by media institutions.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Bank of Sierra Leone has extended the expiry date for the old Leone currency that is still in circulation following the introduction of the new redenominated Leone in July. The central bank in a press release dated 15th September 2022 announced the 31st March 2023 as the extended new date that the old Leone will become illegal tender, as against the 1st October 2002 earlier deadline set by the bank.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
