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By Umaru Fofana

Five years since the mudslide that left an estimated 1,200 people killed and thousands of others displaced, survivors say they have been left in the lurch ever since. They describe their present condition as bad as it was then, if not worse. “My people are in danger”, says one of their chiefs.

At a commemorative ceremony on Sunday 14 August to mark the day of the disaster in 2017 at Pengaton, one of the hardest hit areas by the 2017 disaster, survivors said their livelihood remained a miracle. They include orphans and widows.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The Leader of the Main Opposition in Parliament Chernor Maju Bah has asked that the public be updated on the number of deaths that occurred in the August 10^th, 2022 protest and after the incident.  

By Nasratu Kargbo

The Executive Director of Defense for Children International Abdul Manaff Kemokai has appealed for criminal prosecution not to be used when dealing with the children arrested for being part of the protests on the 10^th August 2022.

Speaking on the 18^th August 2022 during an engagement held between President Julius Maada Bio and Civil Society Organization (CSOs) in relation to the insurrection that occurred on the 10^th August, Kemokai appealed that children that were arrested be treated like kids.

By Saio Marrah

In an effort to expand the Covid-19 vaccination drive, officials of the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) have targeted 70% of the Sierra Leonean population for vaccination by December this year.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Minister of Social Welfare, Gender and Children’s Affairs, Baindu Dasama during the Ministry of Information and Communications weekly press briefing noted that a minimum of 25 years custodial sentence has been provided for persons convicted for the offence of human trafficking.

She made this disclosure while popularizing the Anti-Human Trafficking and Migrant Smuggling Act, 2022 (Act Number 12 2022). The new law replaces the Anti-Human Trafficking Act of 2015.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The Kenema Government Hospital together with a Medical team from Nigeria have commenced free cleft palate surgery on children that have been suffering from the condition.

People from Kabala, Port Loko in Kafu Bullon chiefdom, and other parts of the country including neighboring Guinea and Liberia will benefit from the service.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

Three-day intensive training of school leaders and stakeholders in the Eastern region ends today in Kenema.

According to the District Officer, Western Area Alphious Moinina Kamara, the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education (MBSSE) and its partners have discovered that there are many violations taking place in the school system.

He said every teacher is expected to know the code of conduct and its penalty for violators.