On 1st July 2020, Veronica Fortune took office as Chief Administrator of the Bo City Council. She goes down in history as the first woman to hold that position since local government bodies were re-introduced in 2004. She is one of only three Chief Administrators in the entire local government administration in Sierra Leone.
Open Letter to Minister of Works
The Minister of Works and Public Assets,
Mr. Peter Bayuku Konteh.
New England Ville,
Freetown.
12th July, 2020
LETTER OF REQUEST FOR THE PAVEMENT OF GUARD STREET/DOVE COT
Dear Mr. Minister,
COVID 19 PANDEMIC, ITS IMPACT ON REVENUE GENERATION AND ADMINISTRATION
By Elizabeth Allie-Blango-Campbell
Since Sierra Leone recorded its first case of COVID-19 in March 2020, the NRA has had to rearrange its operations for revenue generation. Even though this rearrangement has had some minor operational implications, it has not been enough to inflict a complete breakdown within the institution.
As a response mechanism, the NRA instituted social distancing arrangements to limit contact among the staff and between them and the general public.
Adebayor: The emergence of an unlikely political vuvuzela
By Paul Conteh and Theriyeh Koroma
In Sierra Leone, an unlikely ‘voice of the voiceless’ has survived as a self-styled political and social commentator. Adebayor, as he calls himself, is known for integrating vulgar, explicit, and obscene languages when sharing his thoughts on issues of national discourse. His contents are largely considered as weighted with a staunch sense of incitement in addition to invectives.
The Interview: WHO Country Rep talks on COVID19 and post-COVID19 Sierra Leone.
Dr Evans Majani Liyosi is the Country Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Sierra Leone.
In this interview with Politico, he spoke about the UN health agency’s role in the country’s response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
Business, economy and COVID-19 in Sierra Leone
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
In the early days of Sierra Leone’s response to the Covid-19 pandemic, there was a seeming sense of panic, especially for businesses and the economy. Before then, the country’s growth looked really promising, but with Corona came grim predictions which suggested that things could get really bad.
Hoarding, price hikes and concerns about a possible shortage of foreign currency and goods were rife. But it seems Sierra Leone has gone through the worse in the last three months and things can only get better.
Sierra Leone's inter-district blockade: The good and the bad
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Welcome to Bo! A signpost at the entrance to the district reads.
A Police officer orders all passengers onboard a vehicle to get down and wash their hands. Hand washing is one of many routines practiced to prevent the spread of Coronavirus.
But like in many other makeshift checkpoints across Sierra Leone, there was no thermometer and there were barely enough soap for every passenger in the vehicle to wash their hands.
