Sierra Leone Telegraph: 19 February 2020: As the economic downturn in Sierra Leone continues to worsen, questions are being asked about the government’s rationale for terminating or suspending mining contracts that have in the last few years, helped in boosting export revenue and GDP, especially as the government is now [Read More]
Austine Luseni: Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2020: Sierra Leone’s Minister of Energy, Alhaji Kanja Sesay led a high-level delegation of his ministry officials and the country’s electricity generation and distribution agencies on a nationwide tour of Transco Manor River electricity grid facilities that are being constructed across the country. [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2020: The Deputy Manager of Guma Valley Water Company (GVWC) Francis Lahai, told journalists in Freetown last Friday, that the company needs about one billion dollars to achieve its target of adequately supplying clean drinking water across the capital. Speaking from his Guma Headquarters in [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 18 February 2020: The first accused in the corruption trial involving three National Revenue Authority (NRA) officers in Sierra Leone – Abubakarr Sidikie Kamara, is now on the run. A news update tweeted this morning by the ACC boss – Francis Ben Kaifala, says that although Abubakarr [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 February 2020: Last Thursday, 13th February, Central Bank Governors of the six West African Monetary Zone (WAMZ) member countries and the Governor of the Central Bank of French Speaking West Africa (BCEAO), met in Freetown, Sierra Leone to discuss issues relating to the implementation of the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 16 February 2020: Last Friday, members of the new Human Capital Development (HCD) Secretariat met the country’s senior civil servants at State House, where they discussed specific targets in achieving the New Direction government’s Human Capital Development programme. (Photo above – Dr Patrick Kpana Muana). Welcoming the [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 15 February 2020: Sierra Leone’s main opposition ALL People’s Congress Party (APC), has responded to the decision of the country’s Chief Justice to convene election petition hearings next Monday in the Appeals Court, involving ten of the opposition APC members of parliament whose seats were annulled by [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 February 2020: Sierra Leone’s Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has this week, charged a second group of public officials to court for corruption, signifying the Commission’s resolve and determination to successfully investigate and prosecute those illegally making a living out of public funds. Today, the ACC said that [Read More]
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 14 February 2020: A statement published yesterday by Sierra Leone’s ministry of finance, speaks volumes about the government’s ability and claims that it is successfully balancing its finances, through what it calls ‘cash budgeting’ – meaning that it is paying its bills including staff costs with the [Read More]
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