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By Nasratu Kargbo

Parliamentary Deputy Leader of Government Business II, Emerson Saa Lamina has called on the Minister of Youth Affairs Mohamed Orman Bangura to introduce a policy on Kush; a psychoactive substance that continues to harm young people across the country.

Lamina made this statement on the 8^th August 2023 during debate on the approval of the fourth set of nominees, saying “This house wants to see a policy on kush and how we can contain kush”.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The first president of the Sierra Leone Association of Women in Journalism (SLAWIJ) insists she’s still in charge and accuses a faction within the organisation which announced her ouster weeks ago, of fraud and deceit.

In a press release dated 10th August 2023, Millicent Kargbo said the association had been dealing with an incident of fraud by the directors of the organisation and some of their members.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Sierra Leone’s First Lady Madam Fatima Bio has expressed her strong resolve and desire for the country to have a clearly defined policy on Early Marriage which she said continues to affect the growth and development of girls.

The first lady was speaking to a female media group named Women in the Media Sierra Leone (WIMSAL) during a courtesy visit to her office on Tuesday this week with an aim to address compelling issues affecting women and girls across the country.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

Finance Minister, Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura says that revising the 2022 Budget was necessary to stabilize the country’s economy

He made the statement at a press conference organized by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education and held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, in Freetown.

By Saio Marrah

The President of the Fullah Union, Tabital Pulaaku International Sierra Leone Chapter, Alhaji Amadu Juldeh Sowe, has said they want to ensure especially female beneficiaries of their scholarship programme are in sectors such as accounting, engineering, and medicine.

He was addressing the student beneficiaries of scholarships offered by the union.

 Sowe said in Western countries most of the strategic sectors are dominated by women, whilst encouraging them to study hard so that they can become prominent people in the country.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Members of Parliament have urged the new Minister of Transport and Aviation, Rtd. Col. Fanday Turay to work towards introducing railway transportation in a bid to reduce travelling constraints in the country and complement the government’s efforts in agriculture.  

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Inspector-General of Police William Fayia Sellu told a press conference in Freetown on Tuesday that the Security Sector has been following leads that point toward people whose activities threatened the peace and security of the country, and for which arrests have been made.

He said the police have in their custody 8 middle-level officers of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), ranging from Lieutenant to Major.