Sierra Leone
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:22:42 GMTSLPP MP Seeks More Time for Bio
[Concord] Deputy Leader of Government Business, Hon. Bashiru Silikie, has noted that based on the accomplishments of the Bio administration's four years in governance, it is but fitting that the people of Sierra Leone give the Sierra Leone Peoples Pa...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:22:39 GMTOrange Launches 4th Edition of Social Venture Competition
[Concord] Orange Sierra Leone, one of the leading GSM providers in the country, yesterday, Wednesday, April 6, launched the 4th edition of Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) 2021.
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:22:32 GMTNewly Elected Parliamentarians Take Oath of Office
[Concord] Following the recent concluded bye-elections in Constituency 005 in Kailahun and Constituency 073, Koya Chiefdom in Port Loko District, the two newly elected Members of Parliament on Tuesday took their oath of office to serve their constitu...
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:22:29 GMTUBA-Sl Boss Says Financial Institutions Thrive On Public Confidence
[Concord] Lack of confidence hurts revenue, but financial institutions can regain it with the right steps
Thu, 07 Apr 2022 08:22:26 GMTPel Koroma Donates Le10 Million to Mosque in Constituency 128
[Concord] Information Attaché to the Embassy of Sierra Leone in Washington has donated Le 10Million for the construction of a Mosque in Constituency 128.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:09:22 GMTCEN-SAD Backs Sierra Leone for UN Security Council Bid
[Concord] Sierra Leone has been unanimously endorsed by the Community of Sahel and Saharan States (CEN-SAD) for its bid for a seat in the United Nations Security Council (UNSC) in the non-permanent category.
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:09:20 GMTAfricell Launches Ramadan 'Di Golden Door' Promotion
[Concord] Management of Africell has set aside a star prize of over Le500 Million for all Africell subscribers and Afri-Money users and a Le50 Million star prize throughout the Month of Ramadan-Mondays to Fridays. The event was launched at the Africe...
Wed, 06 Apr 2022 09:09:17 GMTAt ACP-EU Assembly MPs Urged to Work for the Good of Their People
[Concord] Strasbourg, France- During the opening of the 41st Session of the Joint Parliamentary Assembly of European Union/African, Caribbean and Pacific Member States (EU/ACP) representative Members of Parliament have been urged to continue to work ...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:02:38 GMTSleiti Commences EITI Validation Today
[Concord] The Board of the Extractive Industries Transparency Initiative (EITI) will today Friday April 1st, effectively kicks-off Sierra Leone's Validation against the 2019 EITI Standard in accordance with the new Validation model adopted by the EIT...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:02:36 GMTOpposition MPs On Bio's Four Years in Governance
[Concord] While President Bio has clocked four years in power, Deputy Leader of the Coalition for Change (C4C) in Parliament, Hon. Saa Francis Bhendu has questioned whether the president has anything in the bag to tell voters come 2023, citing the cu...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:02:35 GMTBio - Can the Economy Guarantee Reelection?
[Concord] A wobbly economy is a red flag for an incumbent, but opportunities abound for a rebound.
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:02:33 GMTFour Years Onlawyer Sorie-Sengbeh Marrah Describes Judiciary As Abysmal, but Pro Cited Several Reformsby Concord Times
[Concord] The judiciary of Sierra Leone is one of the three arms of government. Over the past four years, the leadership of the judiciary has undertaken some physical reforms. This piece of writing would attempt to conduct a thorough diagnosis on how...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:02:31 GMTWater Supply - 4 Years of Bio's New Direction Administration
[Concord] It exactly four years since President Bio was sworn in as President of the republic of Sierra Leone in April 4, 2018. During his campaigns in 2018, Bio and his Sierra Leone People's Party (SLPP) party made a flamboyant manifesto promise of ...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:02:28 GMTHas President Bio Got It Right?
[Concord] The stiffest challenge to the future of Sierra Leone is now. The election of President Bio to the Presidency was for him to reset the priorities of Sierra Leone. Since independence, there has never been a time for concrete stability and pro...
Tue, 05 Apr 2022 08:02:25 GMT4 Years of Bio's Presidency
[Concord] .Economy
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:43:02 GMTCommercial Sex Worker Remanded for Allegedly Stealing Iphone
[Concord] Abibatu Bah, a commercial sex worker, was on Tuesday, 15th March, 2022, remanded for allegedly stealing one Iphone 13 pro-max and other assorted items at Roy Hotel from one Sam Ghamloush .
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:42:58 GMTPublic Smoking to Be Banned
[Concord] Members of Parliament have in a pre-legislative hearing yesterday discussed the 'Tobacco and Nicotine Control Bill 2022" in order to ban public smoking across the country.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:42:54 GMTIs the Transitional Clause in the New APC Constitution Serving As a Glitched Bank On By the Illegal Executive?
[Concord] I have been following latest developments in the All People's Congress Party since the party's new constitution came to effect of the 25th March, 2022 after the Judge in the Alfred Peter Conteh's case ordered for the setting up of a 21 Man ...
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:42:49 GMTGeopolitical Deconstruction Hits APC Strongholds
[Concord] The APC'S political Sun, having been on the rise since 1960, dampened only by infrequent periods of military interregnum in the intervening years, is now speeding West, at a velocity, so far unprecedented in the recorded history of the form...
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:42:46 GMTBusiness Stakeholders Call On President Bio to Increase GST Threshold to Le350 Million
[Concord] Representatives of the business community have in a stakeholders meeting with President Bio called on him to increase the Goods and Service Tax (GST) from the Le100 million threshold to Le350 million.
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:42:44 GMTPolice Testifies in Alleged Human Trafficking Matter
[Concord] Isatu Nyama Jawara, a pharmacy technician and Katumu Kanneh, a farmer, made another appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of the Pademba Road Court No.1 in Freetown on fourteen count charges ranging from conspiracy to commit human traffi...
Mon, 04 Apr 2022 11:42:39 GMTWoman Gets Life Imprisonment for Killing Her Stepdaughter
[Concord] A 33-year-old woman was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment after she was found guilty and convicted of killing her stepdaughter, Rebecca Bangura, in Freetown.
Fri, 01 Apr 2022 10:13:40 GMTSchool Foils Kidnap Attempt in Lagos
[This Day] As part of efforts to promote the safety of schools, the need for security to be beefed up has once again come to the fore especially with security personnel attached to Mind Builders School, Omole Phase 1 annex foiling an attempt by two u...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:50:49 GMTWhat Sierra Leone Stands to Gain From Bio's Visit to Vietnam?
[Concord] Early last week, President Bio with a high-level-delegation returned from a six-day visit from the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The purpose of the state visit, according to the Press Secretary and Presidential Spokesperson, Yusuf Keketoma...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:50:46 GMTFBN Opens New Branch At Cline Town
[Concord] FBN Bank Sierra Leone has on Friday, 25th March, opened a new branch at Cline Town in Freetown in the eastern part of Freetown.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:50:44 GMTPoor Parliamentary Oversight Among Recurring Issues Cited in Audit Reports - Igr Report
[Concord] A recent report published by the Institute for Governance Reforms (IGR) reveals that poor oversight by Parliamentary Oversight Committees was one of the issues re-appearing in all the audit reports reviewed by the organization.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:50:40 GMTHousemates Salone Seals First International Sponsorship Deal
[Concord] The reality TV show, Housemates Salone, has on Wednesday 23rd March, sealed a sponsorship deal with two well-known international brands.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:50:39 GMTBusinessman Granted Le100 Million Bail for Alleged Fraud
[Concord] 28-year -old Sylvanus Albert George made his first appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of the Pademba Road Court No.1 in Freetown on one count charge of obtaining money by false pretences, contrary to Section 32 (1) of the Larceny Act ...
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:50:37 GMTRichard Konteh Vows to Make Kailahun an APC Stronghold
[Concord] Addressing the people of Constituency 005 in the Kailahun District on Wednesday 23rd March, Dr. Richard Konteh said the main opposition All People's Congress (APC) would make Kailahun District one of its strongholds in the country.
Tue, 29 Mar 2022 07:50:33 GMTReal Estate Agent Remanded for Alleged Fraud
[Concord] 29-year-old Dominic Monrovia made his first appearance before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of the Pademba Road Court No.1 in Freetown on one count charge of fraudulent conversion, contrary to Section 20 (1) (iv) (a) of the Larceny Act 1916.