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From all indications, the recent letter signed by both the Director General of Human Resource Management Office (HRMO) and the Chairman of the Public Service Commission has exposed the inexperience and lack of managerial skills exhibited   by President Koroma’s   Gender Minister over issues of alleged misconduct and corruption   in the Ministry of Social Welfare, Gender and Children Affairs.  The letter, titled, “RE: RECOMMENDATION FOR THE IMMEDIATE  SUSPENSION OF FOUR OFFICERS OF THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL WELFARE, GENDER AND CHILDREN AFFAIR,” which was a response to Social Welfare Minister’s earlier letter,  revealed that the action of Minister Sylvia Blyden to order the police to arrest civil servant was procedurally wrong. The Letter which was also copied to His Excellency the President for his high attention, referred the Minister to Rule 11.8 which talked about  Procedure to Prove Misconduct  and Rule 11.11 of the Civil Service Code, Re...

Sierra Leone President Ernest Bai Koroma and Mayor of Freetown By Abdulrahman Koroma The mayor of Freetown City Council, Franklyn Bode Gibson has called on religious leaders to pray for a nation that might sink in the not too distant future. He made this statement last Monday while talking about the rotten ‘bomeh’ chicken that has flooded the market.  Mayor Gibson blamed the Ministry of Health and Sanitation for any consumption of the rotten chickens dumped at ‘Bommeh’ dumpsite. He stated that they had no knowledge of a 40ft container at the site and that  they were not informed by the Health Ministry neither Massada before dumping the rotten chicken at the Bommeh dust bin. He claimed  that he only knew about the story behind the expired chickens through the social media, and that Masada and the Health Ministry chose the wrong machinery for the process. “ It is an insult to use our dumping site without seeking our consent,” the Mayor of Freetown asserted...

Folks how are you doing? TRACE started pointing out some of the projects that the current government started but are yet to see completion due to reason best known to them. State House Extension Project TRACE first looked at the extension project at State House in last week’s edition. That project which should have been completed long ago is still hanging. In fact the project brought a lot of questions than answers such as in whose interest is   the extension being done? If the citizens were consulted because State House building belongs to the state not APC led government. What is the cost involved for such extension? All of these and many more questions are left unanswered by a government   which prides itself in thriving in transparency. Fiber Optic Project Whenever, TRACE passes around the Lumley beach and set eyes on the Fiber Optic landing site TRACE   always ponders what is really going on in that building. The Fiber Optic project is one of the ...

Amie Dumbuya Campaign Director PfA In a bid to address the energy situation in Sierra Leone, Power for All and the Government of Sierra Leone have ended a day’s workshop to communicate the compact and energy revolution targets as well as design and implement a streamlined product and company registration process.  By Ibrahim Joenal Sesay The event which took place yesterday at the New Brookfield’s hotels in Freetown brought different stakeholders in the energy sectors. In her opening address, Power for All Sierra Leone Campaign Director Amie Dumbuya explained that the Sierra Leone Energy Revolution came into being when the United Kingdom Minister Nick Hurd and Sierra Leone President Koroma signed the agreement on 10 th May 2016 for. “The singing has set the stage for off-grid solutions and specifically household and business solar installations to take in real way, both governments made commitments in the compact to realize this vision,” she said. Accordin...