{"id":5935,"date":"2025-09-17T07:26:35","date_gmt":"2025-09-17T07:26:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/bcc.gov.sl\/?page_id=5935"},"modified":"2025-11-18T15:54:10","modified_gmt":"2025-11-18T15:54:10","slug":"news-updates","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/bcc.gov.sl\/index.php\/news-updates\/","title":{"rendered":"News &#038; Updates"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-page\" data-elementor-id=\"5935\" class=\"elementor elementor-5935\" data-elementor-post-type=\"page\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55c8e57 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"55c8e57\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a217adc e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"a217adc\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a3eb126 elementor-widget 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handling.\u00a0 \u00a0 This reform has not only increased transparency but also improved our revenue collection base.<\/div><div dir=\"auto\">\u00a0<\/div><div dir=\"auto\"><div style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve; margin-inline: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-top: 0px; font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\"><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The Mayor of Bo City Accompanies President Bio to UNGA- 80, Witnesses Signing of Mission 300 for Sustainable Energy<\/div><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">New York, USA \u2013 September 2025<\/div><\/div><div style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-inline: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\"><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">The Mayor of Bo City, Kobba Musa, has joined His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio at the 80th Session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, where Sierra Leone\u2019s commitment to sustainable development and clean energy took center stage.<\/div><\/div><div style=\"overflow-wrap: break-word; white-space-collapse: preserve; margin-top: 0.5em; margin-inline: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; font-family: 'Segoe UI Historic', 'Segoe UI', Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif; color: #080809; font-size: 15px;\"><div dir=\"auto\" style=\"font-family: inherit;\">During the high-level sessions, the Mayor of Bo City witnessed a landmark moment as President Bio, together with Mr. Kendeh Kolleh Yomekelah, formally signed the agreement on Mission 300, a groundbreaking initiative aimed at accelerating sustainable energy solutions across Sierra Leone.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element 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