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.
By Prince J. Musa in Kenema
The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has on the 7th of November turned the sod for the construction of the eastern regional office in Kenema.
The commissioner of the Rights to Access Information Commission East, Mary Wuyatta Karimu, who chaired the occasion, commended SLAJ east for taking the lead to construct their own office space, noting that that will help to focus on other developmental projects that will promote development of journalism in the country.
Members of the Football Association, Members of the media, brothers and sisters and fellow Sierra Leoneans all around the country and in the diaspora, it is with great pride that I have the opportunity once more to declare my candidacy for the SIERRA LEONE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENCY. Thank you to the membership forum for the endorsement.
By Francis H. Murray
The Principal Legal Consultant at the Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lahai Momoh Farmah, has disclosed that filing of legal appeals against the government’s whitepaper will not stop the implementation of its recommendations.
By Kemo Cham
Sierra Leone has strengthened its performance in the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) scorecard, passing 13 indicators, according to the latest report from the US foreign aid agency.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
