By Nasratu Kargbo
Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Focus 1000 Alhaji Mohammad Bailor Jalloh has urged caregivers to prioritize the education of orphans who have survived Ebola and the Mudslide disasters.
Jalloh made this call on the 24th September 2022 at a programme held by Focus 1000 in collaboration with Sierra Leone War Trust Fund (SLWT) to distribute school materials and food items to Ebola and Mudslide children survivors.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
Presenting the Ministry of Environment’s deliverables for Fiscal Year (FY) 2022, Permanent Secretary (PS) Nancy K. Tengbeh has disclosed they have approximately replanted 2,340 (two thousand, three hundred and forty) acres of degraded land in all the 14 districts of the country with trees and other commercial trees during the implementation of Phase one of the National Tree Planting Project.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Road Maintenance Fund Administration (RMFA) has recommended for any future road loan agreement to be focused on road repairing work in the country.
The recommendation happened during the annual budget hearing at the Ministry of Finance (MoF) in Freetown on Friday.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Ministry of Works and Public Assets has requested a realistic and timely resource allocation so that they could implement their projects efficiently.
The ministry’s Permanent Secretary Rukiatu K. Kamara made this request on Friday 23rd September 2022 during the ongoing budget presentation at the Ministry of Finance (MoF).
By Abass Jalloh
Sierra Leone's First Lady, Fatima Bio, on Wednesday, September 21 was among delegates at the Global Waste Management Conference held on the margins of the 77th United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York, United States of America.
The event was to enhance global commitment to the 'Zero Waste Project' - an initiative of the Turkish First Lady, Emine Erdogan, launched in 2017 to reduce the effect of waste on climate change.
By Nasratu Kargbo
Kenema is the most populated district in Sierra Leone, according to the preliminary report of the final result of the Mid-Term Census report released by Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) last week.
The district has the highest percentage, a total of 10.2%, making it the most populated in the country. Bo is closely behind Kenema with 10.0%, whilst Western Rural, Kono and Western Area Urban with 8.8%, 8.2%, and 8.1% are third, fourth and fifth respectively.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The owner of the fence that collapsed leading to the death of five (5) people at an adjacent house at Spur Road during the heavy downpour of rain on the night of Saturday 10th September and the preceding Sunday morning has denied neglect allegations by affected persons.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
