Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 November 2018: After more than ten years in power, the government of former president Ernest Bai Koroma failed to improve access to economic opportunity and education, as business climate suffered, according to the latest Mo Ibrahim African Governance Index published last Monday. Analysis of the 2018 [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 2 November 2018: Speaking at the African Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Conference in Dakar, Senegal, which ended yesterday, president Julius Maada Bio called for transparency and accountability in the extractives sector, especially mining and oil exploration. The president of Sierra Leone was addressing an audience including, president [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 November 2018: The former Commissioner General of Sierra Leone’s National Revenue Authority (NRA) – Ms Haja Kallah Kamara, and her former Director of Finance – Abdulai Conteh, have made out of court agreement with the Anti-Corruption Commission to payback monies believed to have been unlawfully taken [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 01 November 2018: “Collecting local tax more efficiently means having more resources with which to deliver better services to the residents of Freetown,” says Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown. Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr said that the Freetown City Council (FCC) will continue to serve its residents by providing [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 31 October 2018: A new book written by Dr. Danell Jones, titled – ‘An African in Imperial London: The Indomitable Life of A.B.C. Merriman-Labor’, is a must read. It paints a vivid account of life in Britain for a young Sierra Leonean writer by the name of [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 October 2018: President Bio of Sierra Leone is today embarking on a seven day overseas mission – 31st October to 7th November, starting with an African Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative Conference taking place in Dakar, Senegal, tomorrow. And on the 4th-7th November, the president will meet [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 October 2018: Report sent by the Police Local Unit Commander in Pujehun – Gibril M. Turay to the Police Regional Commander about the deteriorating security situation in some villages in the Malen Chiefdom, Pujehun district paints a dismal picture. The Chiefdom plays host to a major [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 October 2018: The Chairman of the ruling SLPP UK and Ireland branch – Mr Mohamed Yongawo, has resigned from his post and bids farewell to party members to start his new job in Moscow as Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Russia. “I couldn’t have gone to Russia [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 30 October 2018: President Julius Maada Bio has unveiled Sierra Leone’s first Directorate of Science and Technology (DST) at State House, to support government’s delivery on development and boost innovation and entrepreneurship. Chief Minister, Professor David Francis, who chaired the ceremony and had presided over its creation, [Read More]
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