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The Students’ Union Government of the Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU) on Friday 15th December 2023, conducted their elections for Governors of the three campuses and the Federal Presidency for the 2023/24 Academic year. Mr Abdul Malik Sawaneh emerged as the new Federal President, Sio Mohamed Sulaiman Kamara, Governor-Congo Cross campus, Arthur Dominic Margai, Governor-Goderich campus and Brima Maxwell Momoh-Governor Brookfields campus. This year, three different elections were conducted Federal Presidency, Governors for the three campuses and the resuscitated Federal Students’ Representative Council (FSRC), the Parliamentary organ of the SU government that has been dormant over the years. The…
By Augustine Sankoh The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) with support from the Global Partnership for Education (GPE), United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA), on Thursday 14th December 2023, at Taiama Chiefdom, Moyamba District, commissioned 29 new Early Childhood Education (ECD) Centres in the Karene and Moyamba Districts. The commissioning marks a total of 59 ECD centres constructed so far and doubles up the support to boost early learning for children living in underserved districts, which includes Pujehun, Kambia and Bombali. Over 2,000 children will be benefiting from newly constructed Early Childhood…
In a momentous celebration marking the Platinum Jubilee of Christ the King College (CKC) in Bo District, Sierra Leone, the esteemed institution took the opportunity to recognise and express gratitude to Africell Sierra Leone for their unwavering support and contributions to both the school and national development. At a grand ceremony held within the school premises, CKC presented a prestigious certificate of appreciation to Africell Sierra Leone in acknowledgement of their significant role in fostering educational growth and development within the institution and the broader community. The certificate was conferred as a testament to Africell’s commitment to supporting educational initiatives…
Abimbola Carol. Edleen Elba Rev. Peter Conteh. Tunde Cole Thomas Babadi Kamara Chozen Generation Sierra Leone has announced the list of nine Sierra Leoneans who used their services, businesses or crafts to inspire change and to help build the much-craved positive image of Sierra Leone in 2022. Every year, Chozen Generation Sierra Leone starts the process by asking the public to nominate Sierra Leoneans, who have performed exceptionally in their field of work in the year under review. The 2022 final list comprises entrepreneurs, religious leaders, medical personnel, philanthropists, a musicians. The collection shows Sierra Leoneans from all walks of life, who…
The world, it seems, is tired of Ukraine, writes Mitrovica [Yves Herman/Pool via AP] Volodymyr Zelenskyy is a forgotten man fighting a forgotten war. The Ukrainian president’s shooting star has lost much of its altitude and gleam as Russia’s grinding invasion approaches the two-year mark. An old war has turned into a plodding stalemate. The ballyhooed Ukrainian “offensive” has stalled. The promised “breakthrough” remains stubbornly elusive – if possible at all. The lethal, tit-for-tat exchanges have sadly become routine. Stoicism has replaced outrage. However, it may be defined, as “victory” is far beyond strategic or even conceivable reach. The world, it…
The Deputy Minister of Energy, Dr Eldred Taylor, together with the Chairman Presidential Initiative on Food Security, Renewable Energy and Climate Change, Dr Kandeh Yumkellah, has superintended over what could be described as a productive energy stakeholders’ engagement to discuss emerging concerns around Sierra Leone’s flourishing mini-grids. The Deputy Minister of Energy said that energy was a critical driver of national development, noting that this was why President Julius Maada Bio had prioritized the sector. He said the dialogue was meant to be an open one, with the view to proffering solutions to the emerging operational challenges that the mini-grid…
The Ministry of Finance, through the Multilateral Project Division, in collaboration with the World Bank, on Tuesday, 12th December 2023, conducted the Annual Country Portfolio Performance Review (CPPR) of the 16 national and three regional projects funded by the Bank to the tune of $967million. The event at the Ministry’s main conference hall on George Street in Freetown attracted Project Managers senior members of various Project Implementation Units (PIU), and representatives of beneficiary MDAs. The CPPR has a positive impact on the CPIA Ratings. Deputy Finance Minister 1, Jeneba Bangura, who officially declared the workshop open, encouraged all project managers/coordinators…
Ambassador of Switzerland to Senegal, Andrea Semadeni, is seeking collaboration with Sierra Leone as the country takes a seat in January 2024 at the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the non-permanent category. In a courtesy visit on Wednesday 13th December to the Sierra Leone Ambassador to Senegal, Alhaji Brima Elvis Koroma, the Swiss Ambassador congratulated Sierra Leone’s election to the UNSC and called for collaboration especially, on the United Nations Office for West Africa and also on climate change. On 9 June 2022, the UN General Assembly elected Switzerland as a non-permanent member of the UN Security Council. H.E…
Commissioner of the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA), Ambassador Ernest Mbaimba Ndomahina, has joined global leaders at the ongoing Second Global Refugee Forum (GRF) 2023 at the Palexpo Complex in Geneva, with a focus on accelerating global support for refugees. The key objective of the special session is to foster an opportunity to hear from key leaders from the private sector, governments and civil societies on their commitments to ensure the safety and dignity of refugees and internally displaced persons, by safeguarding their fundamental human rights and strengthen their inclusion in national development programmes. The Forum will strengthen international, regional,…
The Parliament of Sierra Leone on Wednesday 13/12/2023, initiated discussions aimed at validating the Legislative Compendium of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone. The said Compendium is supported by the PNAfrica Sierra Leone Chapter, headquartered in Accra, Ghana. Momodu Lamin Deen Rogers, Director of Legislative Services got the consultancy for the development of the foremost Legislative Compendium of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone. Mr. Rogers has been a Legislative Officer of high standing and repute over the years and has served several national and international Committees of Parliament, including Information and…