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Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt has paid an on the spot visit to the Levuma community beach where she applauded the laudable beach cleaning initiative by philanthropist Mohamed Billy Musa. The purpose of the Minister’s visit was to ascertain the level of beach cleaning exercise that was pioneered by Mohamed Billy […]

27th March, 2023. Ministry’s Headquarters, Kingharman Road, Freetown. The new German Ambassador to Sierra Leone, Jens Kraus-Massè has during this courtesy visit to Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt committed his embassy’s support towards the promotion of Sierra Leone’s natural and cultural heritage. Welcoming the Ambassador, Dr. Pratt said they were honoured[…]

8th November, 2022. Gigibonta Car Park, Lumley Beach-The President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Julius Maada Bio has welcomed the 600 participants of the 2022 Budapest-Bamako Freetown Rally, says the rally was a true test of resilience and human limits, mental strength and the unification of people. The finish line ceremony was held at Lumley[…]

Tourism Ministry Receives Participants of Budapest-Bamako Freetown Rally 6th November, 2022. Balamuya Entry Point, Kambia- The Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs has received cross-section of participants for the Budapest-Bamako Freetown finish line RALLY at the Sierra Leone-Guinea border in Kambia. The participants were received by the Deputy Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, William I.K Robinson[…]

Lagos, Nigeria. 31th October, 2022- Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt has at the Akwaaba African Travel Market in Lagos officially received the award for the best West Africa tourism Minister, dedicated the accolade to President Bio, the tourism industry the people of Sierra Leone. The Prestigious award was in recognition of[…]

19 October, 2022. Cape Coast, Ghana- Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt together with her team including the Chairman of the National Tourist Board, Allieu Kokobay, the Director of Tourism, Mohamed Jalloh, the General Manager of the National Tourist Board, Fatmata Hamid-Carew and senior staff of the Ministry and its agencies embarked[…]

17th October, 2022. World Trade Centre Accra-Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt who also doubles as the chairperson for UNWTO Women in Tourism has as a special guest of this year’s Inter-Tourism and Trade Expo in Accra called for considerations to be given to regional networking and partnerships to solve the problems[…]

14th October, 2022. Accra, Ghana-Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt, has met with Ghana’s Deputy Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, Mark Okraku-Mantey and called for a strong regional collaboration to leverage the tourism potentials in the sub-region. The meeting was held at the Ministry of Tourism, Arts and Culture in Ghana.[…]

The United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Sierra Leone, Babatunde Ahonsi has met with the Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Dr. Memunatu Pratt at the Ministry’s office situated at Kingharman Road in Freetown to discuss possibilities of the UN rendering help in promoting the development of tourism in the country. In his statements, the UN Resident[…]

The Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs together with her Deputy, William I.K. Robinson, the Permanent Secretary, Andrew L. Sorie and the Director of Tourism, Mohamed Jalloh have held a meeting with the Senior/Middle management of the National Tourist Board (NTB) at their head office, Lumley beach road, in Freetown. In his opening remarks, the Permanent Secretary,[…]