By Nasratu Kargbo
Representative of Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Saeed A. Bancie has said one of the key achievements of the United Nations is the support rendered to 10,000 (ten thousand) farmers in diverse ways, in a bid to promote food sufficiency.
By Politico staff writer
The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) has approved the nominations of the two main Presidential Challengers in the June 24 2023 General Elections; incumbent President Julius Maada Bio and Dr. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara.
Dr. Kamara of the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) Party and his running mate Chernor Maju Bah were the first on the roster of the commission to be subjected to its mandatory procedures on May 1.
By Saio Marrah
BioMeter, an annual report published by the Institute For Governance Reform (IGR), that reviews the manifesto promises of President Julius Maada Bio from 2018-2023, has indicated that there’s poor performance in the area of governance.
A report entitled “Did we get what we voted for” published on Friday 28th April 2023, aims at tracking progress on President Bio’s 536 Campaign Promises made in 2018.
By Alpha Abu
Citizens from all walks of life in all the 16 district headquarters towns and cities of Sierra Leone, simultaneously held peace marches to diffuse any potential tension, ahead of the 24th June General Elections in the country.
Dubbed “I Stand for Peace March”, the events organised by the Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion (ICPNC) on Saturday 29th June, saw leaders of diverse groups make their commitments to transmit peace messages to their various communities.
By Saio Marrah
The Deputy Minister of Health and Sanitation, Princess Dugba, says Koinadugu District has the highest malaria prevalence of 35.1% among children between the age of 6 months to 59 months.
Ms Dugba was quoting the 2021 Sierra Leone Malaria Indicator Survey (SMIS) report, which placed Western Area Urban District as the lowest with 7.5%.
She said this at her keynote address at the Commemoration of the 16th World Malaria Day held at the Wilberforce Barracks Hockey Pitch in Freetown on Tuesday 25th April 2023.
By Nasratu Kargbo
Following heavy persuasion from some members of Parliament and the Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) Dr. David Moinina Sengeh, the Acting Speaker of Parliament Segepoh Solomon Thomas has legally passed into law the ban on corporal punishment in schools but was quick to state that if it does not work, it will be amended.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Marampa and Maforki Chiefdoms in Port Loko District, North-Western region of Sierra Leone last weekend received the sum of 38 Billion Leones as payment for the Community Development Agreement Fund (CDA) by Marampa Mines Limited.
The two Chiefdoms are the operational sites for the Marampa Mines Limited a company that is jointly owned by Gerald Group and the Government of Sierra Leone.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
