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Mayor of Freetown Attends 3rd Women4Climate Conference in Paris

  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

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!

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

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

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

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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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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THE MAYOR OF FREETOWN TO PARTICIPATE IN THE INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL PARLIAMENT OF MAYORS SUMMIT 2018 Freetown, 24th October 2018— The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, will be one of nearly 100 mayors from around the world to take part in the Global Parliament of Mayors (GPM) annual summit in Bristol, UK, from the 21-23 October,

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THE MAYOR OF FREETOWN PARTICIPATES IN THE INTERNATIONAL GLOBAL PARLIAMENT OF MAYORS SUMMIT 2018

The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, was one of nearly 100 mayors from around the world who participated in the Global Parliament of Mayors’ (GPM) annual summit in Bristol, UK, from the 21st-23rd October, 2018. During the summit, the mayors addressed key global challenges, which many cities experience at local level including migration, urban security

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