On October 1, 2024, Statistics Sierra Leone, with support from the UN Population Fund (UNFPA) and the government, held the first Advisory Committee meeting in preparation for the 2025 Population and Housing Census. This follows President Bio’s announcement on September 9, 2024, declaring the census to take place from December 2-15, 2025. The census budget…
In a bid to protect the Western Area Peninsula National Park, the Ministry of Environment and Climate Change, with its partners, recently held a validation session for a draft report on land use and land cover change in the park. The meeting, held at the Ministry’s Conference Room, gathered key environmental stakeholders. Bintu Moseray, Project…
The Ministry of Trade and Industry, in collaboration with the ECOWAS Commission and Trade Facilitation West Africa (TFWA), organized a two-day workshop for the National Trade Facilitation Committee (NTFC) on September 30th and October 1st, 2024. This workshop marks a key step in Sierra Leone’s efforts to improve trade facilitation, aiming to reduce business costs,…
Honourable Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC), has accused the National Revenue Authority (NRA) of obstructing efforts to recover outstanding debts. The PAC had directed commercial banks to garnish the accounts of defaulting Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) for unpaid Goods and Services Tax (GST). However, the collected amount fell short…
In a show of appreciation and recognition, the station manager of Rise Radio, along with her team, visited Epic Radio today to present a certificate for their victory in the inaugural Rise Radio Inter-Media Football Competition. Held at the SLFA Football Academy in Freetown, the competition brought together media houses across the country, celebrating unity…
FIFA has banned Cameroon soccer legend Samuel Eto’o from attending any national team games for six months. The sanction follows two charges stemming from an incident during the Under-20 Women’s World Cup in Colombia on September 11, where Brazil defeated Cameroon 3-1 in the round of 16. FIFA cited Eto’o’s breach of disciplinary rules related…
Libya’s eastern parliament has appointed Naji Mohamed Issa Belqasem as the new central bank governor, following the dismissal of former governor Sadiq al-Kabir last month by the presidential council in Tripoli. Parliament spokesperson Abdullah Bliheg announced that all 108 lawmakers voted unanimously in favor of Belqasem, who previously served as the bank’s director of banking…
The U.N. Security Council has unanimously voted on Monday to extend the mandate of the Kenya-led multinational force aimed at addressing gang violence in Haiti. This decision comes despite Haiti’s request to initiate discussions on transitioning to a U.N. peacekeeping mission. According to a final draft obtained by The Associated Press, China and Russia successfully…
UNDP Resident Representative Fredrick Ampiah officially launched the 2024/25 Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) Annual Media Awards at their Annual General Meeting in Bo City. The awards aim to celebrate journalistic excellence and promote media integrity and professionalism. Ampiah highlighted the vital role of the media in supporting democracy, transparency, and accountability in Sierra…
On September 27, 2024, Ebovac, a lab in Kambia, presented the results of its Ebola vaccine clinical trial, which started in response to the 2014 outbreak. The College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS) established the trial center to combat the virus, with Kambia selected due to its high infection rates and proximity to…