By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya
Universal, Sustainable, Inclusive Design for Social Change (USID) funded project known as BASED - Building Accountability System and Empowerment - is to support Councils in revenue generation and building systems and structures, to the tune of $3.6m in three years, according to Abu Bakarr Kamara- Coordinator of Budget Advocacy Network (BAN).
By Politico staff writer
Liberia’s long wait for a war crimes court is over after President Joseph Boakai signed an Executive Order for the establishment of an Office of a War and Economic Crimes Court.
The move has been welcomed by the United States, the European Union, and the regional grouping ECOWAS, more than two decades after the end of the country’s brutal civil war that left some 250,000 people dead.
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
The Chief Minister, David Moinina Sengeh has called out places of worship like churches, mosques as well as Ministries, Departments, Agencies and residential homes for what he said are illegal electricity abstractions and non-payment for services.
Sengeh was speaking at the Ministry of Information and Civic Education’s press briefing on 30th April this year at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ conference room in Freetown.
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
The Deputy Minister of Finance 1, Kadiatu Allie has disclosed that they will have to renegotiate with the management of Karpowership for a reduction in their charges for providing electricity service.
Kadiatu was speaking at the weekly press conference by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education on 30th April at the Foreign Affairs Ministry’s conference hall in Freetown.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
At the signing of the Ministry's performance contract, the Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby said that the ministry will construct a national cancer diagnostic and treatment centre and five regional hospitals.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Releasing the 2024 seasonal outlook for the rainy season, the Deputy Director General of the Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (SLMet), Gabriel Kpaka has forecasted low rainfall this rainy season across the country compared to previous seasons.
Presenting the forecast to newsmen at a press briefing held on the 3rd of May 2024 at the agency’s office in Freetown, Kpaka said the operations of the agency including the rainfall seasonal outlook are guided by the World Meteorological Organization.
By Alpha Abu
People from various backgrounds at Lacs resort on Friday 26th April witnessed the premiering of a documentary film on the resilience of women living in disaster prone coastal areas of Sierra Leone’s capital Freetown.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
