Sierra Leone
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 10:42:40 GMTCommunist Party of China Over the Past One Hundred Years - Be of the Same Mind and Share the Same Destiny With the People Throughout
[Concord] Ambassador of the People's Republic of China to the Republic of Sierra Leone
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:42:50 GMT'Salone Does Not Determine Oil Price' - -PRA
[Concord] As they increased the pump prices of petroleum products from Le8,500 to L9,500, the Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA) has made it clear to journalists that, the prices of petroleum products are determined by a combination of the internation...
Tue, 06 Jul 2021 04:23:49 GMTGovt Imposes New Restrictions to Fight Third Wave of Covid-19
[RFI] Sierra Leone President Julius Maada Bio rolled out a number of new nationwide measures, including a curfew that begins on Monday at 11PM to stem the increasing number of cases of Covid-19 in the country.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 16:45:31 GMTNigerian High Commissioner Pays Courtesy Call On Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio, Announces Commencement of Air Peace to Freetown
[Sierra Leone Government] Nigerian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, His Excellency Henry John Omaku, has called on President Dr Julius Maada Bio to announce the commencement of Air Peace, a direct flight from Lagos to Freetown.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 13:51:40 GMTSierra Leone Independent Electoral Commission Visits NEC
[New Dawn] An eight-member delegation from the Independent National Electoral Commission or NEC-Sierra Leone arrives in Liberia Tuesday for a four-day Study Tour to promote Electoral Management Bodies (EMB) integration in the Mono River Union Sub-reg...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 13:13:56 GMTFormer Head of State Pays Courtesy Call On President Bio, Gets a New Settlement At Grafton
[Sierra Leone Government] Presidential Lodge, Freetown, Sunday 4 July 2021 - Former Head of State and Chairman of the National Provisional Ruling Council, Captain (Rtd) Valentine E. M. Strasser, has paid a courtesy call on His Excellency President Dr...
Sat, 03 Jul 2021 10:20:04 GMTSierra Leone Reimposes Curfew Amid Covid-19 Third Wave
[East African] Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has reimposed a nationwide curfew as part of new measures aimed at curbing rising Covid-19 cases.
Fri, 02 Jul 2021 12:55:10 GMTGovt Reimposes Curfew Amid Covid-19 Third Wave
[Nation] Sierra Leone's President Julius Maada Bio has reimposed a nationwide curfew as part of new measures aimed at curbing rising Covid-19 cases.
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 08:16:56 GMTPresident Bio Engages Executives of the Commercial Bike Riders Association, Urges Them to Be Ambassadors of Coronavirus Sensitisation
[Sierra Leone Government] State House, Freetown, Friday 2 July 2021 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has engaged the national, regional and district executives of the Commercial Bike Riders Association and urged them to use their member...
Mon, 05 Jul 2021 05:50:22 GMTSubmission to the Committee On the Rights of the Child Review of Sierra Leone
[HRW] 90th Pre-Session
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:43:19 GMTEPA Manager Testifies Against Illegal Miners
[Concord] Manager at Environment Protection Agency (EPA), Emmanuel During, on Wednesday, 30th June, 2021, testified against 12 accused persons who are undergoing a preliminary investigation into alleged illegal mining.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:43:16 GMTVimetco Clears Air Drowning On Incident
[Concord] Sierra Holding Limited Vimetco has cleared the air about the drowning incident that took place on the 7th June 2021 during its operations.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:43:09 GMTKamarainba Says Police Did Not Document Everything He Told Them
[Concord] Sierra Leone former 2018 presidential aspirant for the Alliance Democratic Party (ADP), who is on trial for alleged sexual penetration and conspiracy, on Tuesday, June 29, claimed that the police, who investigated his alleged criminal offen...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:43:06 GMTAir Peace Resumes Direct Flight From Lagos to Freetown
[Concord] Air Peace Flight has officially agreed to resume direct flight operations from Lagos to Freetown with effect from July 19, 2021.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:43:01 GMTLife Imprisonment for Rapist
[Concord] Justices Momoh Jah Stevens, presiding at the Siaka Steven Street High Court, has yesterday sentenced one Joseph Lamin to life imprisonment after finding him guilty of sexually abusing an 8 year-old child.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:43:00 GMTSurveyor in Court for Land Fraud
[Concord] 53 years old Mohamed Kitubu, a land surveyor, was on Wednesday, 30th June, 2021, remanded at the Male Correctional Centre on Pademba road in Freetown after he made his third appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura presiding at Pademba Road...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:43:13 GMTLocal Government Ministry Distributes 40 Garbage Trucks to Councils
[Concord] The Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development yesterday distributed 40 Russian Dump Trucks to Local Councils nationwide and also signed a maintenance agreement with them.
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:43:10 GMTPlanning Minister Discusses Investment Opportunities in UAE
[Concord] Sierra Leone's Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr Francis Kaikai, has told the Annual Investment Meeting organised by the United Arab Emirates, UAE; that Sierra Leone was an enabling environment and a reliable destination for...
Wed, 07 Jul 2021 08:42:57 GMTSlight Increase in Food Price
[Concord] According to the May,2021, Consumer Price Index (CPI) published by Statistic Sierra Leone, there has been a slight increase in food and Non- alcoholic beverages from 15.64 percent in April, 2021, to 17.56 percent in May, 2021.
Wed, 30 Jun 2021 07:51:33 GMTNational Olympic Committee Presents Invite to President Bio for the International Olympic Games in Japan
[Sierra Leone Government] State House, Freetown, Tuesday 29 June 2021 - Chairman of the Sierra Leone National Olympic Committee, NOC, Dr Patrick Coker, has presented a letter of invitation from the International Olympic Committee, IOC chairman, Thoma...
Mon, 28 Jun 2021 06:17:51 GMTNigeria Helps Sierra Leone to Establish Accident Investigation Agency
[Daily Trust] The Accident Investigation Bureau, Nigeria (AIB-N), is to provide technical support for the setting up of the Sierra Leone Aircraft Accident Incident Investigation Bureau (SL-AAIIB).
Fri, 25 Jun 2021 08:00:19 GMTFrench Ambassador-Designate Presents Letter of Credence to President Bio
[Sierra Leone Government] State House, Freetown, Thursday 24 June 2021 - French Ambassador Designate to Sierra Leone, Marc Fonbaustier, residing in Conakry Guinea, has presented his letter of credence to His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio d...
Wed, 23 Jun 2021 08:00:45 GMTKomeo International Ministries U.S. Pays Courtesy Call On Bio
[Sierra Leone Government] The founders of Komeo International Ministries, based in the United States of America, Reverend Jerome and Shanna Crawford have paid a courtesy on His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio to update him on their projects ...
Thu, 24 Jun 2021 07:50:51 GMTMano River Union Women Peace Network Updates President Bio
[Sierra Leone Government] State House, Freetown, Tuesday 22 June 2021 - The Mano River Union Women Peace Network, MARWOPNET, Sierra Leone has updated His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio on their activities and also highlighted some of their ...
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:39:21 GMTSwitzerland - Kosiah Convicted in First Universal Jurisdiction Trial
[JusticeInfo.net] On June 18, after three months of deliberations, judges of the Federal Criminal Court in Bellinzona found former Liberian warlord Alieu Kosiah guilty of war crimes in the first universal jurisdiction trial to be held in Switzerland....
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 05:56:28 GMTDeputy Secretary Sherman's Meeting With Sierra Leonean Foreign Minister Francis
[State Department] The below is attributable to Spokesperson Ned Price:
Tue, 22 Jun 2021 07:37:50 GMTPresident Bio Delivers On Promise to Leone Stars, Assures of His Continued Support
[Sierra Leone Government] Bintumani Conference Center, Freetown, Sunday 20 June 2021 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has handed over a cheque for Le 4.1 billion to the chairman of the National Sports Council and presented a conveyance ...
Mon, 21 Jun 2021 08:47:34 GMTPresident Bio Addresses ECOWAS On Security Situation Facing the Region, Calls for Preventive Diplomacy
[Sierra Leone Government] Accra, Ghana, Saturday 19 June 2021 - His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio has told a meeting of leaders of the Economic Community of West African States that Sierra Leone is concerned about the security situation in...
Fri, 18 Jun 2021 08:29:57 GMTCovid-19 - Govt Confirms Third Wave, Toughens Measures
[Nation] Sierra Leone has reintroduced restrictive measures to curb the spread of Covid-19 after announcing a third wave of infections.
Thu, 17 Jun 2021 12:32:58 GMTSierra Leone Finally Quench Afcon Thirst
[Nation] Very few things unite Sierra Leoneans like the game of football does.