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The Government of President Julius Maada Bio has successfully negotiated a win-win package for mobile phone users and operators in Sierra Leone. Mobile phone companies have been agitating for an increase of 120% in the billing of customers, but the government has held on to their demands. After successfully consulting with the mobile phone companies, there will be no 120% increase in tariffs. The inevitable increase will be marginal and way below what the companies wanted. Voice call billing would only be slight, whilst data would be almost negligible. The slight increment would still put Sierra Leone as the 4th…
Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, Dr David Moinina Sengeh, has officially launched the African Peer Review Mechanism, APRM, Targeted Review Report on Unconstitutional Changes of Government in Sierra Leone, saying that those changes hinder socio-economic development. The Chief Minister also launched the APRM’s Bi-annual Report on Governance Mechanisms for the Implementation of Agenda 2063 and Agenda 2030 with a special focus on Aspiration Three and SDG16. Ambassador Princess Inonge Mbikusita-Lewanika, APRM’s Lead Panel member for Sierra Leone, said the country had consistently featured among the top-performing Member States with a consistent demonstration of its ability to face challenges, build on its distinctive capacities and embrace the future with…
The Ministry of Finance, through the Fiscal Risk Management Division, has engaged Ministries, Departments and Agencies on Monday 31st, October 2023, to validate the draft Disaster Risk Financing Strategy and Implementation Plan to address disasters in the country. In his opening statement, the Principal Deputy Financial Secretary (PDFS), Samuel E.B Momoh, who Co-Chaired the meeting, thanked the World Bank Team and the Disaster Risk Finance Division based in Washington D.C for their support to the Ministry of Finance in developing the Disaster Risk Financing Strategy and implementation plan. He continued that, over the past 25 years, Sierra Leone has experienced…
By Amin Kef (Ranger)In a positive move towards recognizing the efforts of private business establishments, the Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Mohamed Rahman Swaray, embarked on an inspection and familiarisation tour to Jolaks (Wellington Industrial Estate), a notable manufacturer of Padi Products in Freetown. During the visit on Friday, October 27, 2023, Minister Swaray and his team conducted a comprehensive inspection of the Jolaks factories. They also engaged with the dedicated workforce to gain firsthand insights into their welfare and working conditions. In addition, the Minister held discussions with the Management to explore opportunities for further enhancing employees’…
His Excellency, President Julius Maada Bio has appointed Hon. Dr Fatmata Hassan, a former member of Parliament for the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP) for the Tonkolili District, who was accused of killing the Acting Editor of For Di People Newspaper. Harry Yansaneh died on 28 July 2005 in Freetown, Sierra Leone, when he was killed after being beaten up by a group of men. Yansaneh accused the men of working for his landlord, Fatamata Hassan Komeh (who was a Member of Parliament for the ruling Sierra Leone People’s Party), who had been trying to evict the paper from their…
Sierra Leone Minister of Information and Civic Education, Hon. Chernor Bah has arrived in Istanbul, Türkiye, ahead of the United Nations Feminist Network for Gender Transformative Education. Minister Chernor Bah was received by the Head of Mission of the Sierra Leone Embassy in Turkiye, Ambassador Mohamed Hassan Kaisamba, the Deputy Ambassador, Paul A.S Minah; and the Head of Chancery, Franklyn Brima Fawundu. The 2023 Feminist Network for Gender Transformative Education is a convening of powerful feminist voices working together to accelerate progress towards gender transformative education around the world. This annual event brings together civil society organisations, international and national…
Leone Rock Metal Group (LRMG), formerly Kingho Mining Company, under-reported Iron Ore exported from Sierra Leone in 2021 and 2022, an Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative revealed. While Sierra Leone Customs in 2021 reported 1.69m MT exported by Kingho, Sierra Leone Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (SLEITI) reported 2.03M and 1.81M by destination customs which is a 17% under declaration of volume. Leone Rock Metal Group sells all its iron ore from Sierra Leone to Treasure Boost Trading in Singapore. Also in 2022, Leone Rock reported 5.40m MT to SL customs, but the actual figure is 6.30m MT. Also, Leone Rock sold iron ore…
A woman with a baby walks with relatives amid buildings damaged by Israeli bombardment in the Tel al-Hawa neighbourhood on October 30, 2023 [Anadolu Agency/Ali Jadallah] By Belén Fernández On October 28, Israeli military spokesperson Daniel Hagari took to X – the platform formerly known as Twitter – with an “urgent message” for the residents of the Gaza Strip. For their “immediate safety”, Hagari said in a message entirely in English, residents of northern Gaza and Gaza City were urged to “temporarily relocate south”. The performance was grotesquely preposterous for a variety of reasons, not least of them that English is the…
The Minister of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation Timothy Musa Kabba has assured Morocco’s Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Guinea, and Liberia His Excellency S.E.M Isam Taib that his country remains committed to upholding strong diplomatic bilateral ties with Morocco. During the courtesy call on the Minister, Ambassador Taib said that Sierra Leone and the Kingdom of Morocco continue to enjoy mutually beneficial cooperation, and the signing of the 3rd Session of the Joint Commission for Cooperation between the two countries in Dakhla shows their commitment to strengthen the existing bilateral ties. Ambassador Taib reiterated Morocco’s commitment to the implementation of…
According to confirmation from the Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB) dated 2nd September 2022, concerning five bank accounts comprising two US Dollar accounts and three Leone accounts, the balances confirmed for the two US Dollar and three Leone accounts were US$778,308.06 (Sevnty hundred and seventy-eight thousand, three hundred and eight United States dollars) and Le5,848,964,978.21(Five billion, eight hundred and forty-eight million, nine hundred and sixty-four thousand, nine hundred and seventy-eight Leones) respectively. It was noted by Auditors that one bank account with a reconciled total bank balance of Le9,575,519,646 (Nine billion, five hundred and seventy-five million, five hundred and nineteen…