By Mabinty M. Kamara
President Julius Maada Bio has appointed the President of the Sierra Leone Drivers and General Transport Workers Union, Alpha Amadu Bah, to the Board of the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA).
Bah's appointment comes weeks after some row between his office and the Authority over who was the legitimate authority to handle the issuance of passenger manifest. That disagreement led to the SLRSA announcing the suspension of Mr Bah from the board.
By Alpha Abu
The remains of two men allegedly killed by security forces during the violence in the city of Makeni last month have been buried. The victims were among five people that reportedly died in a confrontation between the security forces and youths in the city, after Ministry of Energy and Power officials decided to transfer a standby power plant there to Lungi, in an effort to improve electricity supply around the international airport area.
By Francis H. Murray
The Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Mamadi Gobeh-Kamara, has called on members of the Sierra Leone Film Industry to harmonize their activities to enhance progress in the industry. She was speaking during a meeting with the Sierra Leone Film Council in the conference room of the Ministry of Information and Communications on Thursday, 6th August 2020.
By Francis H. Murray
President Julius Maada Bio has assured board members of the National Sports Authority (NSA) of his government’s willingness to support the development of the sporting sector of the county.
He made this assurance at the presentation ceremony of the newly constituted Board Members of the NSA on Wednesday at State House office in Freetown.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Native Consortium and Research Center (NCRC) has called on the government of Sierra Leone to prioritize the hospitality industry in its implementation of the $40million World Bank (WB) grants for Small and Media Enterprises (SMEs) in the country.
The World Bank recently announced the support under its SMEs Investment and Economic Diversification scheme geared towards boosting investment and access to capital.
By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo
Nyala University has matriculated 211 new students who have gained admission into the college for the 2020/2021 academic year.
The ceremony, which was held on Thursday 5th August 2020, marks the official welcoming and conclusion of the admission process for students who have enrolled for distance learning programmes in Teachers Certificate, Higher Teachers Certificate, Bachelor’s Degree and Post Graduate deploma in Education.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
