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The Minister of Employment, Labour, and Social Security, Mr. Mohamed Rahman Swaray, met with the World Bank’s Practice Manager, Social Protection and Jobs; Madam Camilla Holmemo; at his office in New England Ville. Madam Holmemo is responsible for nine countries in Africa and was meeting Mr. Swaray for the first time. She was accompanied by the Bank’s Senior Social Protection Specialist, Dr. Abu Kargbo, and other senior officials of the World Bank Group. Congratulating the Minister on his new role, the World Bank Manager said that she was delighted to be in Sierra Leone, and complimented the Minister for his…
The Leone has depreciated by over 100% over the past year. Fuel prices have significantly increased, EDSA, the electricity provider, increased tariff by nearly 100% recently to match inflation, while the global economy continues to put pressure on goods and services everywhere. In this context, the country is bracing for the inevitable increase in mobile phone and data tariffs, but amidst this cloud, a new player emerges on the scene, challenging the status quo and fighting for the interest of the ordinary citizen. Minister Salima Monorma Bah, the young dynamic Minister of Communications, Technology and Innovation, and not just a title…
As part of an effort to support the growth of cricket and to give back to the game he loves, former Edwardian, John Mason, donated cricket equipment worth over three hundred thousand New Leones to the Board and Management of Cricket Sierra Leone (CSL) early on Wednesday at the Company’s secretariat Kingtom Police Field, Freetown. The items donated ranged from pads, helmets, wicket-keeping gloves, cricket playing shoes, and coaching kit bags to training gear. Handing over the items, John said his dad was a dedicated cricketer, who played the game up to West African level. “My dad took me to my first cricket match…
By Mohamed Kelfala Fofanah More problems seem to be erupting at Standard Chartered Bank Sierra Leone (SL) LTD, as a case of theft has been uncovered and is currently being investigated by both the police and the Bank’s SIS Team. The extent of the fraud is understood to be very significant, not only in terms of the quantity and value involved but also because of senior-level approvals of such procurements. Questions are now being asked concerning how could such fraud have been perpetrated at a Bank that has always prided itself as a Bank that operates in a well-controlled and compliant environment,…
By: Mike Scialom It is a country of more than eight million people, yet there are no respiratory physicians in Sierra Leone. Now two Sierra Leoneans working in Cambridge are looking to change that. They have lined up a fundraiser for a new Lung Health Centre in the West African nation. Taking place on October 21 at Anstey Hall, the four-star property in Trumpington, it will feature keynotes from the clinic’s founders and from Eddy Smythe, whose father Johnny Smythe was one of the first African pilots to join the RAF in the Second World War – and was a senior…
Based on the last Conservation Society Sierra Leone (CSSL) chimpanzee survey, the chimpanzee population in the country as of 2010 was five thousand five hundred, a critically low figure. Chimpanzees are the unfortunate victims of bushmeat hunting and deforestation in Sierra Leone. Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary currently cares for 118 chimpanzees; these were once horrifically removed from their families, most were kept in extremely deplorable situations and even sustained life-threatening injuries. Now, they live at Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary as orphans, who have learned to create a new family, form new friendship bonds, and learn once more how to be chimps. These…
Leader of the Rapaport Group, Chairman Martin Rapaport, is heading a delegation of diamond dealers and jewellers on a five-day tour of Sierra Leone. The delegation is comprised of participants from various countries including the USA, UK, Italy, India, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Singapore. The Rapaport Group is one of the world’s major diamond producers. The trade mission, which began on Sunday night, will provide an opportunity to meet artisanal diggers and learn about the severe challenges they experience. It will also highlight opportunities for sustainable economic development that can transform millions of lives. Speaking about their mission,…
The Director General of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), Mohamed Fuaad Daboh, on Tuesday, 17th October 2023, received a team of officials from the World Bank at his Walpole Street Office in Freetown. Welcoming the team, Mr. Daboh expressed his gratitude to the World Bank for its immense contributions to the socio-economic development of Sierra Leone. He disclosed that the Trust, which was established some twenty years ago, was working on designing a scheme for workers in the informal sector who consider the current NASSIT scheme unattractive because of its long-term benefits. Giving an overview of steps…
The Sierra Leonean authorities must ensure truth, justice, and reparations for those killed during the 10th August 2022 protests, which turned violent, Amnesty International said, on the first anniversary of the burial of protesters and bystanders killed. More than 20 protesters and bystanders, and six police officers, were killed during violent protests on 10th August 2022, over mounting frustrations over the soaring cost of living. A Special Investigation Committee set up by the government delivered its findings in March this year. Despite recommending training of police officers to avoid heavy-handedness, the report falls short of recommending an investigation into excessive use of…
After several attempts to get justice from the police in respect of an assault on his person and damage to his vehicle while attending a Press Conference, to which he was invited, together with other journalists, at the Old Railway Line offices of the APC on 25th June 2023, Journalists Ibrahim Alusine Kamara of the Salone Compass Newspaper, has consulted his lawyers, who have written to the Police Complaint Board requesting for an investigation on the matter and to bring the said officers to book. See the letter from Lawyer Sengbe Marrah and Co. below: MARRAH & ASSOCIATES 18th October 2023 The…