Politics & Law

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 May 2021: There have been confusion and consternation in Freetown since the appointment in a cabinet reshuffle couple of weeks ago, of a Minister for the Western Region of Sierra Leone, the capital Freetown. Although the proposal for the creation of a separate ministry with responsibility [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 May 2021: The Court of Appeal presided by Justice Michael PH Mami, last week Wednesday  gave directions to the Lawyers representing the former Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Kaifala Marrah (Photo above) and the Attorney General and Minister of Justice to file and serve [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2021: President Bio today delivered an address to MPs and the nation that will come to define his three years in power, and set the agenda for his ruling SLPP party’s bid for a second term in governance. It was an address not short on [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2021: President Julius Maada Bio will today address members of parliament in the Chamber of Parliament to mark the start of the Fourth Session of the Fifth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone. This is in accordance with Section 84 (3) of Act [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 May 2021: “Although several successes were chronicled during my tenure, those successes were not by any means achieved with ease. There were many challenges that affected work processes and as a result undermined the overall effectiveness and efficiency of the Ministry. Although these challenges, especially those [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 17 May 2021: Minister for electricity – Alhaji Kanja Sesay, yesterday, Sunday 16th May, conducted on the spot check at the Kossoh Town and Jui Community where unknown persons are alleged to have recently vandalized a 315KVA transformer that provides electricity to over four hundred homes. According [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 May 2021: The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London early this week announced that the British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone – Mr Simon Mustard will be replaced in August 2021 by Ms Lisa Chesney MBE. The British High Commissioner is the UK government’s representative [Read More]

Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 May 2021: Sierra Leone’s outgoing Finance Minister who is now the government’s Chief Minister Mr. Jacob Jusu Saffa, on Wednesday handed over his ministerial portfolio to his successor Francis Dennis Vandi, as the controversy over Vandi’s appointment continues. Francis Dennis Vandi was expected to face MPs [Read More]

Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 12 May 2021: I was sworn in as the Mayor of Freetown on 11th May 2018. Three years on, I am grateful for what we have achieved together, conscious of the challenges that we face and confident that collectively we can overcome these challenges [Read More]