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By Mabinty M. Kamara The Secretary- General of the Sierra Leone Labour Congress has expressed the group’s satisfaction with the establishment of the Wages and Salary Commission as enshrined in the Wages and Compensation Commission Act of 2023. The commission is mandated to determine wages and compensation for public sector employees, harmonise the public sector pay system that

By Kemo Cham Four presidential aspirants in the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) have thrown their weight behind Alpha Timbo who last week formally announced his candidacy for the flag bearer ticket. The SLPP is due to go for its much anticipated convention which is slated for an unknown date. Alie Kabba, Francis Lahai, Munda Rogers and John Oponjo Benjamin

By Isaac Massaquoi The world is gradually breathing a sigh of relief once again as Fabrice Muamba takes his first step in a London hospital. He is the Congolese-born and Bolton Wanderers footballer who clinically died for 78 minutes and came back to life with the help of remarkable medical science undertaken by some of the best brains in the business. Thanks to 24-hour

By Saio Marrah The Director General of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), Mohamed Fuaad Daboh, says workers in the informal sector, who make up 92% of the economically active population remain uncovered by any formal social protection system. Daboh was speaking at a NASSIT-organized workshop for journalists at the Galliness Paradise Hotel in Bo on

By Hajaratu Kalokoh The Sierra Leone government is working on a legislation that specifically deals with examination malpractice, amidst growing concern over the spate of the menace. Minister of Basic and Secondary Education, Alpha Timbo said there is a growing culture of examination malpractice in schools that they are determined to tackle it. He made the revelation at the

When Bailor Barrie is also Davidson Nicol: The Kortor factor By Fayia Sellu, Special Contributor, USA When Siaka Stevens was destroying the (...)

Scores of Africans seeking to cross into Spain were recently killed and scores of migrants and police were injured in what Moroccan authorities called a "stampede" of people surging across Morocco's border fence with the Spanish North African enclave of Melilla.

His Excellency President Dr Julius Maada Bio Tuesday joined colleague employees in the country to commemorate May Day or International Labour (...)

May 31, 2021 By Elizabeth A. Kaine Children from districts most affected by poverty are prioritized for school feeding. Photo published with author’s permission. In 2018, President Bio promised to “Expand and improve school feeding programmes in all pre-schools and primary schools.” Three years later we are examining this promise. Accomplishments There are several important accomplishments in school feeding since 2018. For example, the national budget included a dedicated line to school ...

CABINET RESHUFFLE: KNEELING AT THE THRESHOLD This reshuffle was not unexpected. Indeed, the Chief Minister’s ouster has long been rumoured, but when it did come, it was nevertheless like a thunderbolt. Other cabinet changes have also raised eyebrows. The moving of the Chief Minister to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation and replacing him with the Minister of Finance is perhaps the one that has set most tongues wagging, but we will come to this later. On a positive n...