By Mabinty M. Kamara
President Julius Maada Bio on Thursday officially commissioned a major expansion project at the Lungi International Airport.
The project entails the construction of a new terminal, designed to increase passenger accommodation, among others.
The development is a fulfilment of the Bio administration’s promise to revamp the country’s only international airport, which has been at the center of discussion recently over its role in the promotion of the tourism sector.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Lecturers of the Government Technical Institutes (GTI) have gone for seven months without pay, Politico has learnt.
The situation has made life difficult for the lecturers, according to sources.
By Francis H. Murray
Sierra Leone’s former Chief of Defence Staff, Lt. Gen. (Rtd.) Brima Bureh Sesay has received parliamentary approval to serve as Director General of the National Disaster Management Agency.
By Politico Staff Writer
The Deputy United Nations Secretary-General (DSG), Amina Mohammed, is scheduled to arrive in Freetown this Saturday, the UN Country Office has announced.
Ms Mohammed will be in the country for a two-day official visit (November 14 to 15).
The statement from the Office of the United Nations Resident Coordinator in Freetown said the visit is part of a solidarity mission to West Africa and the Sahel region.
By Politico Staff Writer
The Sierra Leone Parliament has approved the extension of the power supply agreement between the government and the Turkish company providing electricity to Freetown through its sea vessels. The House on Tuesday 3rd November ratified the agreement that will see Karadeniz Powership Kaya Bey Company continue to provide power supply to the city and environs. The agreement had earlier been signed on the 30th June this year.
Officials at the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) have briefed representatives of political parties and civil society organisations on the ongoing process by the Authority to capture the data of all people resident in Sierra Leone, including foreign nationals, in a mass civil registration drive. The engagement took place yesterday at the Ministry of Internal Affairs in Freetown.
By Prince J. Musa in Kenema
The Sierra Leone Environment Protection Agency (EPA), in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Methodological Agency (SLMA) has engaged stakeholders in Kenema on the development of a national document on Climate Change.
The purpose of the engagement, according to officials, was to talk about the issues of climate change which affect the environment. They noted that the engagement would enable the participants to come up with valuable ideas towards the development of a Climate Change Policy.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
