President Ernest Bai Koroma, in keeping with his promise to inspect all medical stores across the country before April 27th 2010 (the date that government has set for the abolition of user fees in all hospitals/health centres for children, pregnant women and lactating mothers across Sierra Leone), yesterday 8th June 2010 made his first inspection at the Medical Stores at New England in Freetown.

The Gbamanja Commission of Enquiry yesterday presented its report to President Ernest Bai Koroma at State House. Introducing the Commission to the President, Education Minister Minkailu Bah recalled that it was set up to look into the poor performance of students in the 2008 BECE and WASSCE examinations, with  clear terms of reference and to ascertain the impact of the 6-3-3-4 system on educational output generally.  

President Ernest Bai Koroma yesterday 04 March 2010  demonstrated great interest in the activities and operations of the Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR), saying that “Government places high priority on this sector as a growth sector with a huge potential for contribution to food security, employment and fiscal returns.”

Also yesterday, the British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone applauded President Koroma for addressing some of the major issues, such as the provision of energy and road infrastructure, that have over the years put the country backward.