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German Minister of Foreign Affairs Pays Courtesy Call to the Mayor of Freetown

30 Comments / FCC News, February 2019, Transform Freetown /

As part of his one day state-visit to Sierra Leone, the German Federal Minister for Foreign Affairs, His Excellency, Heiko Maas, has paid a courtesy call to Her Worship the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, OBE. The meeting happened on Monday 25th, February, 2019 at the Mayor’s Parlour at the Freetown City Council. The Mayor […]

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Mayor Sensitizes Traders & Businesses in the Lumley Area about Sanitation

10 Comments / Cleanest Zone Competition, FCC News, February 2019, Sanitation /

The Mayor, together with the four councillors that cover the Lumley area and a small group of staff from the sanitation and stores departments of the Freetown City Council (FCC), undertook an impromptu sanitation-sensitization exercise at Lumley on Sunday 24th February, 2019.   As the commercial center of the west end of Freetown, Lumley is

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Mayor of Freetown Attends 3rd Women4Climate Conference in Paris

5 Comments / Cleanest Zone Competition, FCC News, February 2019, International Engagements, Mayor, Women4Climate /

  This week, Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, OBE, travelled to Paris, France to attend and participate in the third Women4Climate Conference, organised by C40 Cities, which is a network of over 90 of the world’s mega-cities committed to tackling climate change. The Women4Climate Initiative works to inspire and empower young women and raise awareness

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Press Release: Freetown & Charleston Express Interest in City-Twinning Relationship

9 Comments / FCC News, Mayor, Press Releases /

To culminate a visit to Sierra Leone by Mr Michael Boulware Moore, the President and CEO of the International African American Museum (IAAM), the cities of Freetown and Charleston have expressed a significant interest in moving toward creating a twinning relationship. Mr Moore and his team from the IAAM are paying a visit to Sierra

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The journey to #TransformFreetown has begun!

7 Comments / FCC News, Mayor, Uncategorized /

Transform Freetown, the Freetown City Council’s three year priority plan, was launched on the 24th January 2019, at the Miatta Conference Center. The development of the Transform Freetown Plan is one of many manifestations of the Mayor’s commitment to improving the lives of all residents in Freetown – a commitment she had emphasized during her

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FREETOWN CITY COUNCIL GIVES FREETONIANS MORE OPTIONS TO PAY LOCAL TAX, USING ORANGE MONEY

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The Freetown City Council in partnership with Orange Sierra Leone has today, 7th November, 2018 launched the Local Tax payment system using Orange Money in an event held at the Orange Shop on Rawdon Street. The system will allow Freetown’s residents to pay their local tax of Le5,000 using Orange Money with short and simple

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FREETOWN CITY COUNCIL EMBARKS ON MAINTENANCE OF ROADSIDE VEGETATION

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The Freetown City Council has embarked on a thorough maintenance exercise of vegetation in the central reservations and road verges within the Municipality. The exercise is set to clear and beautify the central reservations, road verges, footpaths and roundabouts across the city. It will target major streets including Spur Road, Signal Hill Road, King Street,

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”Collecting local tax more efficiently means having more resources with which to deliver better services to the residents of Freetown”-Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, Mayor of Freetown

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The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has said that the Freetown City Council will continue to serve its residents by providing solutions to challenges faced in the 11 priority sectors within the Transform Freetown framework. These sectors include environmental management, urban planning and housing, education, skills development, job creation with a tourism focus and sanitation.

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PRESS RELEASE

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FREETOWN CITY COUNCIL LAUNCHES SIERRA LEONE’S FIRST PHONE-BASED TAX COLLECTION SYSTEM Pay Your Local Tax In Five Short Steps Using Africell Mobile Money Freetown, 26th October 2018 — The Freetown City Council (FCC), in partnership with Africell (Sierra Leone), has developed a new and improved system for tax revenue collection, which will be launched on

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