By Prince J Musa in Kenema
Sod for the construction of an ultra-Modern Physiotherapy Centre in Kenema to serve the city and its environs was turned on the 27th February 2022.
British High Commissioner visits Sierra Leone Tourism Minister
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Lisa Chesney MBE has paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt during which she expressed interest in the ministry’s youth development and women empowerment programmes.
Sierra Leone makes progress in Women’s Economic Empowerment
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
Women, Business and the Law 2022 report has highlighted Sierra Leone’s ‘tremendous’ progress on Women’s Economic Empowerment in Africa.
According to the report published by the World Bank Group on the 1st March 2022, the country has reached 100 on Entrepreneurship by legally prohibiting gender-based discrimination in financial services which makes access to credit easier for women. The report highlighted challenges in the area of Parenthood where the regional average score is 45.
Gov’t to evacuate Sierra Leoneans from Ukraine
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Sierra Leone Embassy in Moscow, Russia has in a press release issued out on Friday 25th February stated its awareness of the current situation in Ukraine and said they are in contact with Sierra Leoneans in embattled East European nation.
As KKY meets Bio, NGC in tailspin
By Newman Anthony Levey
President Julius Maada Bio last week met with the leader of the National Grand Coalition (NGC) party encouraging him to rejoin the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) which he left following intra-party differences over leadership.
Sierra Leone lights up Masiaka
By Nasratu Kargbo
Masiaka Town in Koya Chiefdom has for the first time received a "no tax power supply" after the Minister of Energy Alhaji Kanja Sesay switched on the light on the 25th February 2022 during the commissioning of the mini-grid in the community. During the programme, the Minister said the people will enjoy electricity without any tax.
Sierra Leone ambassador chairs WTO TRIPS
By Politico staff writer
Sierra Leone’s ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations, WTO, and other International Organizations in Geneva, Switzerland has on Friday 25th February 2022 been unanimously appointed by the World Trade Organization (WTO) General Council to serve as the chair of the Trade-Related Aspects of Intellectual Property Rights (TRIPS) Council.
Lansana Gberie was among 13 chairpersons appointed to steer WTO bodies for the year 2022.
