By Mabinty M. Kamara
In a National Address, President Julius Maada Bio has committed to the outcomes of the just- concluded mediation between his government and the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) .
Sierra Leone MPs want Kush drug importers tracked
By Nasratu Kargbo
With the alarming increase in the use and deadly effects of psychoactive substances called Kush, Members of Parliament have asked that importers of the harmful substance be tracked and punished for leaving most youths in a counter-productive state.
Sierra Leone says moving to end energy poverty
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
President Julius Maada Bio says his administration would make a “concerted” effort to reduce energy poverty in Sierra Leone.
Bio made this statement at the official Launch of the first national dialogue on Climate Resilience, Energy Transition Dialogue at the Freetown City Council Auditorium on the 23rd of October 2023.
Energy Dialogue addresses Sierra Leone’s climate change status
By Alpha Abu
Sierra Leone’s precarious position as the 24th most vulnerable country in the world to Climate Change was re-amplified at the first-ever National Climate Resilience and Energy Transition Dialogue in Freetown this week.
The country was also tagged 26th amongst countries least-ready to adapt to climate change, prompting the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Food Security to organise the two-day dialogue on 23-24 October that attracted development partners from across the world.
Sierra Leone to bring in 50 buses in November – assures Transport Minister
By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya
In order to address the transportation challenge in the urban area, through the Integrated Resilient Urban Mobility Project (IRUMP) the Minister of Transport and Aviation Retired Colonel Alhajie Fanday Turay has said that in three weeks’ time, 50 buses will arrive in Sierra Leone.
The need for bilateral budget discussions
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
Bilateral budget discussions are held annually at the Ministry of Finance to allow Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) and State Owned Enterprises (SOEs) including Local Councils to discuss and review sectoral policies as contained in the Medium-Term National Development Plan.
SLAJ calls on parties to commit to communiqué
By Nasratu Kargbo
Following the signing of an Agreement to end a stalemate between the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) and the Main Opposition All People’s Congress (APC), the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has called on both parties to commit to the communiqué they’ve signed.
