By Politico Writer
The International Finance Corporation has ended a one-day workshop for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Sierra Leone as part of an effort to inculcate good corporate governance in small businesses in the country.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping the SMEs adopt good corporate governance practices that will improve their performance and help make them more sustainable, thereby strengthening private sector growth in the country.
By Politico Writer
The International Finance Corporation has ended a one-day workshop for Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) in Sierra Leone as part of an effort to inculcate good corporate governance in small businesses in the country.
IFC, a member of the World Bank Group, is helping the SMEs adopt good corporate governance practices that will improve their performance and help make them more sustainable, thereby strengthening private sector growth in the country.
By Mohamed T Massaquoi
A land lease agreement involving the agribusiness firm Natural Habitat has caused serious rift among leaders in the Pujehun District, south of the country.
The Member of Parliament representing Constituency 091, Sidie Tunis, was at loggerheads with the District Council Chairman, Sadiq Silla, over the agreement which the lawmaker said he was vehemently opposed to.
By Kemo Cham
Four presidential aspirants in the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) have thrown their weight behind Alpha Timbo who last week formally announced his candidacy for the flag bearer ticket.
The SLPP is due to go for its much anticipated convention which is slated for an unknown date.
Alie Kabba, Francis Lahai, Munda Rogers and John Oponjo Benjamin joined Mr Timbo in Makeni last Saturday, April 30, where he announced his intention to run for the party’s ticket to contest the presidency in elections slated for 2018.
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
Alocal civil society organisation operating in the eastern region, Dignity Now, has awarded Le180 million grant to 30 youth and women’s organisations in the region that promote democracy and the rule of law.
The beneficiary groups are based in the three districts of Kailahun, Kenema and Kono which make up the region.
By Mustapha Sesay
As the world celebrates World Press Freedom Day on May 3rd, members of the Sierra Leone Association Journalists (SLAJ) have again called on government “not to pay lip service” but to go further and “demonstrate true commitment to press freedom” in the country.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
