By Saio Marrah
The Chief of Walehun village, Kono district, Foday Tholley, has called on government and other members of the public to help rebuild their dilapidated houses to at least basic dwellings.
His call came after outgoing Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Trade and Industry, Augustine Sahr Sheku, promised to rebuild 10 of the over 20 ramshackled houses in the village.
By Alpha Abu
The Tonkolili District Chairman for the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) Saybom Kanu says the ban on street political rallies is in place, as long as it is to curb violence and maintain peace.
By Nasratu Kargbo
A little over a week after a leaked document from parliament indicating proposed lobby for increment in salary and allowances for members, made rounds on social media, attracting intense public debate, the Parliamentarians have expressed their right to improved welfare.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
Ecobank Sierra Leone has refurbished a 25-bed paediatric ward at the Connaught hospital. The children’s ward was adopted and named after a renowned paediatrician, Dr. D.J.O Robin-Coker.
By Nasratu Kargbo
A Strategic Communication Analyst at the Ministry of Basic and Secondary School Education (MBSSE) Augustine Sankoh says there has been a forty-five percent increment on teacher’s salary.
He told Politico that agreement on the new pay for teachers was reached late yesterday following a meeting between the Minister Dr. David Sengeh and representatives of the Sierra Leone Teacher’s Union (SLTU). The increment will take effect in January 2023.
By Saio Marrah
A man considered a supervisor of an illicit gold mining operation at Makai village in Kenema district has been granted bail by the police and released.
According to the Sierra Leone Police Information Officer for the Eastern Region, Inspector Brima James Musa, Daboh was arrested in a raid on the village by police officers, and personnel from the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and the Precious Mineral Investigation Unit.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Edward Hinga Sandy has called on countries that export food to refrain from imposing export prohibitions or restrictions on basic food products.
Sandy made this call during a ministerial conference in Geneva, Switzerland on the 13th of June 2022; he said that such measure has the tendency to harm populations in the least Developed Countries (LDC) and delay the needed economic recovery.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
