Today’s Sierra Leone Print news Roundup; Parliament opened to the Public, BRAC launched Sustainable Agricultural Diversification at Waterloo and MORE!

Sierra Leone Parliament  Opening Day 2019. 

The Parliament of Sierra Leone observes an Opening Day ceremony at the Honorable House of Parliament. This ceremony was organized to improve the relationship between the Parliament and the general public, with the Theme “Making Parliament of Sierra Leone visible and enhancing citizen’s knowledge and understanding of its work”. The ceremony was supported by the European Union, United Nations, and the Westminster of Foundation.

BRAC Launched Support for Sustainable Agricultural Diversification for Livestock  at Waterloo.

BRAC Sierra Leone has launched the Support for Agricultural Diversification for Livestock at the Western Area Rural District Council hall Waterloo. According to the District Project Coordinator BRAC SL Malike Jalloh, the project is to improve food security and increase income for smallholder Farmers (mostly women and youth) through sustainable livestock production.

EU’s Principal Adviser and President Bio met at State House

Principal Adviser on Investment Strategy for Development and innovative Financing at the European Union Arianna Vannini, met with the President of Sierra Leone His Excellency President Julius Maada Bio at his Office in State House to discuss the New external investment plan of the EU. This visit came as a result of the promise EU made to follow up the President’s visit to the EU last year.  

Two Government Officials win the NDA Awards 

The National Development Award organised an Awards Night at the Golden Tulip Hotel in Freetown, where both Ibrahim Brima Swarray and Rado Rahman Swarray bagged awards for 2019. Chief Executive officer of the National Public Procurement Authority Ibrahim Brima Swarray was awarded the NDA award for his exceptional leadership at NPPA.  Rado Rahman Swarray was also awarded the NDA awards as the Minister of the Year 2019.