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The Africell Impact Foundation, in collaboration with the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education and in partnership with the London School of Economics and Political Science, has organized a one-day training event aimed at enhancing the skills and knowledge of 30 selected students and faculty members from six universities across Sierra Leone. The training, with a focus on Innovation and Entrepreneurship, took place on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, at the Multi-Purpose Hall on Fourah Bay College Campus in Freetown. In his address, the Deputy Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Sarjoh Aziz-Kamara, commended Africell Impact Foundation for organising the training for Students…

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has had a frank engagement with executive members of the Sierra Leone Labour Congress (SLLC), where they discussed several issues affecting consumers, workers and citizens. Secretary General, SLLC, Max K. Conteh, expressed appreciation for the efforts by the President to ensure that workers were recognised as a result of reforms in their laws, adding that they had visited to confirm that the country’s labour laws were among some of the best in terms of protecting workers. He said that even though they were the most critical of all the groups in the country,…

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has engaged the Chairman and Commissioners of the Independent Media Commission (IMC), on post-rep the eal of Part Five of the Public Order Act of 1965, which criminalised free speech and stifled professional journalism in Sierra Leone. The media regulators used the platform to update the President on general progress in the media while confirming that because of the repeal, 90 per cent of aggrieved members of the public now turn to the Commission with their complaints against the media and members of the press, instead of seeking redress in court. The Chairman, Dr…

Founder of Tour De Lunsar, Abdul Karim Kamara (Stylish)  The Founder of Tour De Lunsar, Abdul Karim Kamara has been accused by a former Lunsar Cycling Club rider of sexually harassing her. According to a letter addressed to the President of the National Olympic Committee, the victim explained that she officially called on the attention of Prince Vandy Sualley, concerning the issue of sexual harassment from Abdul Karim Kamara ( stylish), founder of the Tour De Lunsar Cycling Event. “As a female cyclist, I was a member of the Lunsar Cycling Club before relocating to Freetown permanently, while I continue my riding career, as one of the best female…

People often ask me, Tony how do I learn leadership? Should I go on a course? Buy a book? Get a mentor? Are leaders born, or can you become a leader? Just as I say about business success, leadership has many components – luck, and being in the right place at the right time. But I also believe that those talents and those disciplines that you bring, creating a vision and the resilience and focus that delivers that vision, can also forge your leadership. I was fortunate to work with Chief Ebitimi Banigo, at the start of my career. My…

Ishmael Bayoh Sierra Leone Embassy Dakar, Senegal* Six Sierra Leonean girls aged 14, 16,17, 18, 20, and 22 years have been rescued from forced prostitution in Dakar and are now in the custody of the Sierra Leone Embassy in Dakar awaiting repatriation. These girls were tricked by their aunt resident in Dakar with a promise of employment in a restaurant to prepare Sierra Leonean foods. It turned out that the girls were prostitutes. The girls were residing at Mile 4, for Water Junction, Waterloo, with three of them going to school and the older ones doing petty trading. Explaining their ordeals, the eldest, Hawanatu Sesay, who is 22…

His Excellency Mohamed Hassan Kaisamba, Ambassador of the Sierra Leone Embassy in Türkiye, has participated in the 2nd Ankara Health Summit of Müsaid. Müsaid is one of the Turkish leading business associations of the world, they organize Regional Trade Meetings for creating business partnerships and developing businesses; bringing businessmen together in 6 specified incentive regions of Türkiye. As a business association that acts independently and separately, both at the national and international levels, the mission of the Müsaid is to increase the number of members that adopt pre-determined principles and values, develop solidarity among the members and contribute to the material and moral development of member…

US AmbassadorBryan David Hunt During a recent radio interview on Epic Radio, conducted on Wednesday, October 25, 2023, Bryan David Hunt, the newly appointed US Ambassador to Sierra Leone, advocated for the implementation of a transparent public tendering process to determine the most suitable entity for managing the Pepel Rail and Port. According to Ambassador Hunt, this approach is vital to maximize the government’s benefits and uphold its responsibility of ensuring universal access to the infrastructure for all stakeholders within the mining industry. The discussion primarily revolved around the operations of Marampa Mines Limited, a prominent US-based mining firm operating in…

The Eight Report of the Committee on Appointments and the Public Service, Chaired by the Leader of Government Business, Hon. Mathew Sahr Nyuma, on Thursday 19/10/2023, was debated and approved by Parliament. The following Presidential Nominees were approved by Parliament: 1. Mr. Hadji Dabo, Director General – National Mineral Agency (NMA) 2. Dr. Edward Hinga Sandi, Executive Director – National Investment Board (NIB) 3. Mr. Ahmed Tijan Fadlu-Deen, Ambassador – Sierra Leone Embassy in Qatar 4. Mr Emerson Kamara Deputy Commissioner of the National Youths Commission 5. Mr. Lansana Wuie Keifala Chairman of the Sierra Leone Teaching Service Commission (SLTSC).…

In preparation for its next Ministerial Conference (MC-13) in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, in February next year, the World Trade Organisation this week hosted Senior Officials from all over the world in Geneva. His Excellency Lansana Gberie, Ambassador and Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations and other International Organizations in Geneva led Sierra Leone’s delegation to the meeting. The Ministerial Conference is the highest decision-making body of the WTO. The preparatory meetings in Geneva, from 23-24 October, focused on agriculture and food security. These fisheries subsidies lead to over-exploitation of African waters by richer countries, LDC graduation and trade and development, among other important issues that, WTO Director General Dr Ngozi…