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By Alpha Abu

The Minister of Lands, Housing and Country Planning Dr. Turad Senessie has said that the Ministry will shift its focus from allocation of lands to proper planning of urban settlements.

 In his first engagement with the press at the Youyi building in Freetown on Thursday 25 February 2021, since assuming office this year, Dr. Senessie said over the years the Ministry has underperformed and was unable to achieve those other key components of  housing and planning and was instead focused on land allocation especially in the western area.

By Francis H. Murray

Two former Permanent Secretaries in the Ministry of Education Science and Technology under the government of Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma have appeared at the Court of Appeal in Freetown to argue against the findings and recommendations of the judge-led Commissions of Inquiry.

By Francis H. Murray

Save the Children Sierra Leone, a non-governmental organization that seeks solutions to the challenges faced by children has drawn the attention of a cross section of the leadership of the Inter Religious Council of Sierra Leone (IRC SL) on the worrying spate of child mirrage and their role in ending it.

By Saio Marrah

A group calling itself Men’s Association on Gender Equality in Sierra Leone (MAGESL) has concluded a dialogue session with religious and traditional Leaders on gender justice and women’s rights promotions in Sierra Leone.

By Saio Marah

Parliament yesterday approved a $32 million loan agreement with ECOWAS for the establishment of the University of Science and Technology in Kono District.

Deputy Minister of Finance, Patricia Lavaley told the House that the project would cost $34 million. She said the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development would provide the $32 million, while the Government of Sierra Leone would counterpart-fund the remaining $ 2 million.

By Saio Marrah

Parliament has approved Isatu Aminata Bundu, as High Commissioner to Kenya, to replace Peter Joseph Francis who died last year. 

Bundu, who’s 38 years old, becomes one of the youngest Sierra Leonean Ambassadors of all time, probably the youngest since Shirley Gbudema was appointed Ambassador to Ethiopian in 1972 at the age of 36 years.

By Politico staff writer  

During a recent tour of Pujehun district, southern Sierra Leone, President Julius Maada Bio declared the town of Sulima as a tourism development destination.

The declaration came after a conducted tour of the town’s beach area with the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt and other members of his government.