Tax evasion by multinational companies, drug trafficking, smuggling, bribery and embezzlement are the main conduits On matters pertaining to Africa’s socioeconomic and political development, former South African president Thabo Mbeki’s voice, tempered by age and experience,
A useful strategy in the toolbox to reduce youth unemployment With a majority of African nations diversifying from traditional sources of income, entrepreneurship is increasingly seen as a key to economic growth. So far, entrepreneurship has
After running the bank successfully for the past three years, His Excellency the President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma in consultation with the Bank Governor and senior cabinet ministers, has confirmed Mr. George Taylor as the
The New England Revolution striker Kei Ansu Kamara will wear the No.13 on the back of his shirt. The news was confirmed by the club on their twitter account thanking fans for making the selection. The Sierra
Freetown – May 10th, 2016. Ahead of Nigeria, Senegal, Guinea and Liberia; the 2016 World Bank Doing Business report has ranked Sierra Leone 4th in West Africa. The 2016 report is the “13th in a series of annual
There was drama at the Connaught Hospital in Freetown on Wednesday 11th May, 2016 when mortuary workers rejected an unidentified male corpse conveyed there by a police van from the Lumley Police Station with registration
The Communication Officer of National Youth Commission (NYC), Madam Millicent Kargbo, has said the commission has partnered with GIZ for the ‘Youth Koni Rabbit Business’ programme aimed at developing the potential and creativeness of the
The Bo District Council in collaboration with Wealth Hunger Hilfe (WHH) has ended the forth stakeholders’ forum on land policy guidelines on large-scale land acquisition. The Bo District Council is working in collaboration with the Wealth
Sierra Leone signs compact with the UK at its first-ever renewable energy conference FREETOWN: Sierra Leone became the first country participating in the UK’s Energy Africa campaign to sign an agreement to ensure power for all
The Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Cornelius Deveaux, has warned that all foreign journalists entering the country must obtain accreditation from his Ministry. According to the Deputy Minister, there are legitimate channels which state that
After serving 39 years in the Ministry of Social Welfare Gender and Children’s Affairs (MSGWCA) as Acting Kenema district’s Principal Social Development Officer (PSDO), James Bampia Bundu Snr. has finally decided to go into Agric
A portrait of Selina Dougas, lost her old sister, Hawa Komo to Ebola, at the Cape Community Primary School in Freetown, Sierra Leone on June 22, 2015. Photo © Dominic Chavez/World Bank The West Africa Ebola
Minister of State in the Ministry Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Patrick Saidu Conteh, has asked imams, sheiks and pastors to pray for President Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma and the country as a whole, saying
The Minister of State in the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Patrick Saidu Conteh, on Friday, May 6th 2016, donated school materials worth Le 40 million to eight schools in Kamakwie . He told the
Ebuka Clement Kingsley is Young king an upcoming Artist, Young king is 5.6ft and has been doing music for a while now. This young man has been performing quite well mostly in Eastern State were
