Sierra Leone’s Deputy Minister of Youth Affairs, Hon. Lusine Kallon has called on young people to participate in national governance. He made this call in Magburuka, Northern Sierra Leone during [Read more]
Speaking on the topic, National Youth Service, the country’s Deputy Minister-Lusine Kallon told the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation (SLBC) that the National Youth Service Scheme was established by the National [Read more]
Last week, the government of Sierra Leone announced that all forest logging concessions were to be suspended “with immediate effect”, warning of repercussions for any violations. In a country with [Read more]
A senior official at the State Department in the United States of America has confirmed to the Global Times that the Trump administration will “seriously consider” any request for extradition [Read more]
A Sierra Leonean woman believed to be a Mrs Memuna Warne, who was said to be on a visit to London and was due to fly back to Sierra Leone [Read more]
There remain huge opportunities of growth to be offered by China to growing economies. China, as we may know, is a rising Asian Tiger. This is more so in the [Read more]
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY PRESIDENT JULIUS MAADA BIO ON THE THEME: “EDUCATION FOR DEVELOPMENT” AT THE LAUNCH OF THE FREE QUALITY SCHOOL EDUCATION PROGRAMME VENUE: MIATTA CONFERENCE CENTRE DATE: [Read more]
KEYNOTE ADDRESS BY HIS EXCELLENCY THE PRESIDENT, BRIG (RTD) JULIUS MAADA BIO AT THE LAUNCHING OF THE NATIONAL TREE PLANTING CEREMONY AT THE HOCKEY PITCH, WILBERFORCE MILITARY BARRACKS, FREETOWN ON [Read more]
With a lot of praises Members of Parliament (MPs) yesterday 2nd August 2018 unanimously approved 41 Presidential nominees to fill various local and international positions. Among the approved Presidential appointees [Read more]
The atmosphere was tense but calm, the nerves were spiraling but under control and the country was on tenterhooks but optimistic. It was late in 1998 when Sierra Leone was [Read more]
Nouakchott, Mauritania – At his inaugural meeting as Coordinator of the African Union Committee of Ten on UN Security Council Reform, His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio, on Saturday 30th [Read more]
His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio on Sunday 1st July has signed the African Continental Free Trade Agreement at the 31st Ordinary Session of the African Union Assembly in Nouakchott, [Read more]
SPEAKER, HONOURABLE VICE-PRESIDENT, HONOURABLE CHIEF JUSTICE, MINISTERS OF GOVERNMENT HONOURABLE MEMBERS OF PARLIAMENT, EXCELLENCIES, MEMBERS OF THE DIPLOMATIC CORPS DISTINGUISHED LADIES AND GENTLEMEN: Let me start by thanking the people [Read more]
HANDING OVER NOTES OF FORMER PRESIDENT DR. ERNEST BAI KOROMA OF SIERRA LEONE TO MARK INAUGURATION OF H.E. PRESIDENT DR. JULIUS MAADA BIO SLATED FOR SATURDAY 12TH MAY, 2018 Your [Read more]
The elections have just concluded in Sierra Leone. Better still, Act 1 scene 1 of our democratic process has just been concluded. How democratic it was is anybody’s guess. The [Read more]
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