By Saio Marrah
As rift emerges over the removal of the Chief Imam of Kpanga Chiefdom, the Pujehun District Security Committee (DISEC) has warned the Sheriff Family to put their house in order before appointing a new one.
The warning letter addressed to the family dated 2nd August 2023, emanated from an emergency meeting held the same day over the controversial removal of Chief Imam, Alhaji Gassimu Sheriff, and the appointment of Shiek Sulaiman Mohamed Sheriff by the Sheriff Family Union.
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
An International Medical Organization operating in Kenema, Eastern Sierra Leone, Medicines Sans Frontiers (MSF) has held its first Academy Graduation for the first group of 29 Community Health Officers (CHOs).
The HealthCare Graduation Ceremony which brought together Senior Clinical Officers and Medical Personnel from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation among others was held at the MSF training Centre, Hangha in Kenema District on the 27th of July, 2023.
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofana
Members of Women in the Media Sierra Leone (WIMSAL) have expressed their appreciation over what they say is President Julius Maada Bio’s commitment to gender equality and women’s empowerment in Sierra Leone.
By: Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
The Sierra Leone Government has deployed 110 new doctors across the country, which has had a paucity of medics especially in the provinces. Fifty of them were sent to the countryside and the remaining 50 in and around Freetown.
Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Austin Demby said the number of doctors – who will be doing their houseman-ship for about two years – represented a 20 per cent increase in the current number of doctors in public service.
By Nasratu Kargbo
President Julius Maada Bio has expressed the government’s wish and determination to drastically reduce hunger in the country and make the country food self-sufficient. He made this statement at the State Opening of the Sixth Parliament of the Second Republic of Sierra Leone on the 3rd of August 2023.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
A helicopter with two crew members, one British and the other South African, has crash landed at Mashehwureh Village, a suburb some 15 miles away from Central Waterloo.
The crew members were rescued by the Local Unit Commander (LUC), Chief Superintendent of Police (CSP), Ibrahim M. Sama on the 5th August, 2023 after receiving intelligence of the crashed helicopter.
By Nasratu Kargbo
Proprietor and Principal of Education Centre for the Blind and Visually Impaired Thomas Alieu has expressed frustration over what he described as repeated thievery of the school’s property.
Speaking to Politico on the 4th of August 2023, Alieu highlighted the challenges they face as an institution, saying: “Thieves always invade our place and take away our property including machines, hence my cry for help for parimeter fence”.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
