Does the Lands and Environment Minister care for the Sierra Leone environment?

The Vice President, Samuel Sam Sumana planting a tree at the peninsular forest in Hamilton

By Ishmail Dumbuya

The Vice President, Samuel Sam Sumana planting a tree at the peninsular forest in Hamilton

Environmental issues and concerns are fast attracting global attention these days while the Ministry of Lands, Country Planning and the Environment under the leadership of Allieu Pat Sowe is increasingly proving to [...]

€4 Million for the environment

Executive Chairperson EPA-SL Madam Jatou Jallow

National Climate Change Secretariat to be established

By Bampia Bundu

Executive Chairperson EPA-SL Madam Jatou Jallow

The Government of Sierra Leone via the Environment Protection Agency Sierra Leone (EPA-SL) in the Office of the President, has signed a financing agreement with the European Union (EU) for the implementation of a [...]

Energy Minister commends radiation protection training

Professor Ogunlade R. Davidson

By Zainab Kanu

The Radiation Protection Board of the Ministry of Energy and Water Resources is presently training some members of the security sector in the country on the use of radiation detective equipment for frontline officers at the Hill Valley Hotel in Freetown. 

During the open ceremony the Minister of Energy and Water [...]

Operation push back is on track

Mayor Herbert George Williams

By Zainab Kanu

The Mayor of Freetown, Mr. Herbert George Williams, has confirmed to this magazine that ‘Operation push back’ is now full on course to rid the city of Freetown of the filth that has engulfed it.

He also stated that the exercise is going to be the baby of the Freetown City [...]

World Bank Announces Good News about Bumbuna Dam

Professor Ogunlade Davidson

News Release, Freetown, October 24 2011:  Task team leader of the Bumbuna Hydroelectric Environmental and social Management project, Waqar Haider, has disclosed that the Bumbuna Dam, recently assessed by a Dam Safety Review Panel, has been found to be safe and compliant with international best practice and standards.

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OUT LOOK: PLEASE KEEP MY CITY CLEAN, CRY MAMA SALONE…

FCC

(With Michaela Fofanah)

Normally when it’s time to talk about the cleaning of the city, the first thing that comes to one’s mind is what Freetown City Council is doing.

Well we all know that Freetown City Council is the main outfit responsible for cleaning and beautifying the city.

To be fair enough, Freetown [...]

WetLands International Visits Salone

Ibrahim Thiam-Regional Director WA and Thierry Renaod-Programme Manager MAVA Foundation

By Zainab Kanu and Bampia Bundu

Ibrahim Thiam-Regional Director WA and Thierry Renaod-Programme Manager MAVA Foundation

Wetlands International, a non-governmental organization based in Senegal that is helping to support the people’s health with productive activities in coastal West Africa, has paid a one week working and assessment visit to Sierra Leone.

At a press [...]

Sierra Rutile Boosts Artisanal Fishing

Artisanal Fishing

By Bampia Bundu

In collaboration with local communities and the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources, Sierra Rutile recently harvested over 38,000 tilapia fish from its breeding farm for the restocking of mined-out dredged ponds.

The 2,000 square-metre aquaculture project was developed by the company as part of its long-term commitment to support [...]