By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) is set to approve Sierra Leone’s Economic Performance under the Extended Credit Facility Programme by triggering an immediate disbursement of about US$20.8 million.
This was disclosed in a joint press release by the Ministry of Finance, Bank of Sierra Leone and National Revenue Authority on the 5th of June 2023.
By Alpha Abu
President Julius Maada Bio in a tweet, reacting to the overwhelming voting of Sierra Leone’s membership into the UN Security Council says it’s a testament to his Government’s transformation of the country’s “international reputation and standing ‘’, and “immense foreign policy gains’’ over the last five years.
He said the country’s return to the council is a “generational accomplishment’’ and a “unique success as a democratic and peaceful country of resilience and unbounded optimism’’.
By Saio Marrah
Ms. Seray Kabba a Mayoral candidate for Freetown in the upcoming elections has at the 2023 Mayoral Debate claimed that outgone Mayor, Yvonne Aki-Swayer’s administration failed to tackle issues of sanitation in the capital city during her tenure of office.
Ms. Kabba was putting forward her argument as an Independent Candidate at the debate organised by Sierra-Eye Magazine and the Institute for Legal Research and Advocacy for Justice (ILRAJ) held at the Lagoonda Complex, Freetown on Saturday 3rd June 2023.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The Sierra Leone Police are currently investigating an alleged illegal possession of arms and ammunition in Sierra Leone by one Mr. Bamah alleged to be a citizen of the United States of America and ‘Adeyourmi Ogumefo Ademokalay’ an alleged Nigerian national.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The President of the Sierra Leone Bar Association (SLBA) Eddinia Michaela Swallow says there is low legal representation for juveniles in conflict with the law, and urged colleagues to provide pro-bono services for the children in remand homes in order for them to get quick access to justice.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
An estimated sum of NLE 45,192,624 (Forty-five million, one hundred and ninety-two thousand, six hundred and twenty-four New Leones) has been forwarded to the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) as Examination Fees for the ongoing 2023 West African Senior Secondary School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
Ahead of the forthcoming June 24th General Elections in the country, the Consortium of Progressive Political Parties (COPP) has declared its support for the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) party presidential candidate, Dr. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara.
The declaration was held at the Robert Hall at Robert Street in Freetown on the 8 June 2023.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
