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By Abass Jalloh

All Political Parties Association- Sierra Leone (APPA-SL) has called for the use of the Proportional Representation (PR) system in the upcoming 2023 national elections, as against the First Past the Post (FPTP) system.

The association made this call yesterday 12^th July 2022 at a press conference at the Brookfields Hotel in Freetown, reacting to the PR and Draft Political Parties Bill that is currently before parliament.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Arguing against Proportional Representation (PR) as the best electoral system for true democracy and national cohesion in Sierra Leone, lawyer Fatmata Sorie has affirmed that changing the electoral system has little or nothing in achieving true democracy and national cohesion, if government systems and structures were not fixed.

By Saio Marrah

Five political parties have in a communiqué at a Strategic Planning retreat for their senior leadership at Radisson Blu hotel in Freetown last Friday, called on the government of Sierra Leone to give a subvention to parties as administrative support to enhance their participation in the country’s politics.

By Abass Jalloh

No commitment was made by the current government in the allocation of 20% of domestic revenue to healthcare and extension of free healthcare to the aged and persons with disabilities in Sierra Leone as was demanded by the citizens, the latest assessment report of the 2017 Citizen’s Manifesto (CM) revealed.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

An International Non-Governmental Organization (NGO) operating on quality cocoa production in the Eastern Region, Solidaridad has undertaken a two-day capacity and empowerment training in Kenema for women in agriculture with a focus on cocoa farming and chocolate production.

The Programme Manager European Union Ann Marie Roorda said the cocoa project has been implemented in Sierra Leone and Liberia to help identify farmers engaged in cocoa farming, so as to ensure a sustainable economy.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

As part of addressing forest degradation, Green Life Sierra Leone, together with the National Protected Area Authority (NPAA) and Green Life Africa have engaged community stakeholders in seven Gola Forest Chiefdoms on forest landscape restoration in Kenema.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Members of Parliament have amended two aspects of the 1991 constitution of Sierra Leone. This amendment has introduced a commissioner for the Northwest region of the country.

The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone now has six Commissioners, which includes the Chief Electoral Commissioner and five other commissioners inclusive of all the regions.