Rice for the soldiers, what’s the novelty?

I admired the late President Siaka Stevens in many respects; he certainly was an astute politician, a self-made man who would have earned the enviable title of being one of Africa’s greatest leaders. I have often said that if he had applied his great talents towards the economic development of this country, Sierra Leone would [...]

ICC solicits Ambassador Bangali’s support

The International Criminal Court’s (ICC) Senior Legal Adviser, Mr. Phakiso Mochochoko on Tuesday 29th June 2010 sought the support of Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia, Mr. Andrew Bangali for his Organization to open a Liaison Office in Addis Ababa. He made the request when he paid a civility visit on [...]

We can mine here for 60 years – AML GM Marcus Reston says

The General Manager and chief Geologist of the African Minerals Limited, Mr. Marcus Reston, who has been working at the AML for nearly two years now as the camp-mining site director based in Feregbaya in Tonkolili, has said that the entire life span of the iron ore mining of the three identified hills could concordantly [...]

Health Minister is Health Hazard – Officers Claim!

Confiding in Sierra Express Media, some senior officials at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation have described the current Deputy Minister Mohamed D. Koroma (in photo) as “a living health hazard lurking around the health sector of the country”, a situation they referred to as potential time bomb in the country’s health care service delivery. [...]

Afsatu Trial: Court Frees 2 Editors

In the ongoing trial of former Marine Resources Minister and APC hard core woman, Haja Afsatu Kabba, two journalists were yesterday arraigned before the Freetown High Court to answer to charges of contempt of court for purportedly revealing the identity of one of the protected witnesses that works at the Ministry in last week publication [...]

Welfare Minister Takes the Fight of Children

Action and justice oriented, the Minister of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s Affairs has said in Freetown that his Ministry and the government are as always very determined to take the fight of children in the country very seriously as the government now sees children’s issue as central to the holistic development of the country. [...]

Agriculture Takes Different Turn

The production of one of the world’s most liked produce – cacao, it appears, is gaining more credence in Sierra Leone as the government has called on Sierra Leoneans to change their perception about cocoa production and add more value to the product for the country to compete with other cacao producing countries in the [...]

Splash Pays Anyone with Mobile Phone

Splash mobile money transfer launched the most advanced payment called Splash Pay Service at the Balamaya Restaurant at Congo cross in Freetown. Managing Director of Splash, Mr. Michael Foley said splash pays practically anyone with a mobile phone to make payments for goods and services to participating merchandise free of charge for the customer. As [...]

Engineers Hold Sub-Regional Conference

The Sierra Leone Institute of Engineers last Wednesday commenced its biennial sub-regional conference at the Bank of Sierra Leone Complex, Kingtom. The theme for the conference was “Financing Infrastructural Development in Sierra Leone”. The forum discussed a wide range of ideas on how finances could be generated by the government of Sierra Leone in partnership [...]

Parliament Signs Seven Million Dollar Loan

Parliament has ratified a seven million US dollar loan agreement between the government of Sierra Leone and the International Development Association (IDA). The Deputy Minister of Finance, Momodu Kargbo, said the loan was to help the government achieve better economic growth, support the PRSP Two and the establishment of the Youth Commission. The World Bank said [...]

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