FREETOWN – 23RD JULY, 2018 – Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr is going back to school this year to study leadership and management practices, as one of 40 mayors chosen for an intensive education program with the Bloomberg Harvard City Leadership Initiative. As a participant in the Initiative’s 2018 program, Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr is part of a …
As part of efforts to reduce flooding in the Freetown municipality, the Freetown City Council (FCC) yesterday (20th June) officially launched a flood mitigation plan aimed at alleviating humanitarian, health and economic impact of natural disasters on residents in the peak of the rainy season. Sierra Leone is among countries that experience heavy rainfall in …
Freetown, 20th June 2018 – The Freetown City Council (FCC) today launches its flood mitigation plan as part of its efforts to reduce flooding in the city and lessen the attendant humanitarian, health and economic impact on residents as the rainy season sets in. Sierra Leone is noted for having one of the highest annual …
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The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, today 31st May, 2018 made a site visit to the Freetown Administrative Complex at Wallace Johnson Street, which is under construction. The visit was to inspect and get a status update on the building structure. Madam Aki-Sawyerr engaged the contractors on the progress made so far with the complex …
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Councillors of the Freetown City Council have today, 30th May, 2018 elected the Deputy Mayor in their inaugural meeting with the Mayor at the FCC conference hall. In a widely accepted free, fair and transparent election, Osman Koroma, of Constituency 114 and Ward 404 acquired twenty (20) of the total forty-eight (48) valid votes cast …
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The journey to transform Freetown begins with each one of us The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, today held her first general meeting with the entire staff of the Freetown City Council to appraise them of her commitment to team work, her plans to transform Freetown and the critical role of FCC staff in achieving …
The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, continued to monitor “Operation Push Back” with a visit to Lumley this morning, Tuesday 22nd May. Accompanied by Chairlady Mamie Morlai Kamara and other trader representatives, the Mayor walked from Safecon to Juba bridge, explaining to traders the importance of moving off the road and behind the pavement so …
The Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr, made field visits to Abacha Street and ECOWAS Street this afternoon to monitor the ‘Operation Push Back’ exercise that started today, Monday 21st May, 2018. The operation followed a meeting held by the Mayor with various trader organisations on Saturday 19th May during which she explained the need for …
The Freetown City Council (FCC) has, today 18th May, 2018, held a team building and visioning day with FCC Management Staff, at the Civil Service Training College, State Avenue, to inspire them on a shared vision of transforming the city. The exercise was geared to capture participants’ thoughts on what a positively transformed Freetown would …
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