By Lamin Idriss Conteh (Cazorla)
The Executive Director of the Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL), Ibrahim Tommy, says perpetrators of Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV) must be brought to book and dealt with severely if found guilty, as a way of addressing the phenomenon. He made this statement at the Buxton Memorial Church Hall in Freetown during a conference held on Thursday 17th December.
By Saio Marrah
Parliament has unanimously approved a financing grant agreement between Sierra Leone and the International Development Association (IDA).
The agreement, according to officials of Ministry of Finance, includes seven grants and one loan. The loan has low interest rates, they say.
By Francis H. Murray
The Director General of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), an institution charged with administering the country’s national pension scheme has assured members and beneficiaries of the scheme of improved service delivery under his leadership.
By Lamin Idriss Conteh (Cazorla)
The WHO Country Representative, Dr. Steven Shongwe says Sierra Leone is one of the countries in the world with a relatively low incidence of deaths due to the coronavirus.
He made this statement at the WHO Head Office in Freetown during a handing-over ceremony of some laboratory equipment donated by the German International Development agency, GIZ.
By Abass Jalloh
President Julius Maada Bio is taking over the chairmanship of a board that looks at complaints of investors, as part of a move by the government to assure investors of fair play in business dealings.
The National Investment Board (NIB) is an entity comprising the three key business regulatory agencies in the country: Sierra Leone Investment and Export Promotion Agency (SLIEPA), Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) and the Public Private Partnership (PPP).
By Saio Marrah
The parliament of Sierra Leone is set to investigate the office of the Ombudsman over suspected irregularities and financial mismanagement.
The decision to investigate the institution was prompted by its inability to clearly account for monies allocated to it in the 2020 financial year.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Dr. Adamu Mohamed Sani, Programs Officer, Disarmament and Arms Control and Security of the ECOWAS Commission, has cited porous borders as a challenge to the control of the importation and transfer of small arms across the sub region.
Dr. Sani made this statement during the opening session of a training on the exemption procedures to the Economic Community for West Africa States (ECOWAS) Convention on Small Arms and Light Weapons in Freetown, citing a study conducted by the ECOWAS Commission.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
