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By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Sierra Leone Correctional Service (SLCS) together with the International Youth Fellowship (IYF) has launched a skills training exercise for inmates at both the Special Court Complex and the main facility on Pademba road.   Named Mind Education the programme was to prepare the minds of inmates to become better people after serving time.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

Sierra Leone’s First Lady joined other women and dignitaries in Kono to celebrate International Women’s Day with the theme: ‘’Gender Equality today for a Sustainable Tomorrow’’ #Breaking the Bias”.

First Lady Madam Fatima Bio said Sierra Leone was joining the rest of the world in celebrating the sacrifices, bravery, and resilience of women in the country and the world in general.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Member of Parliament (MP) Catherine Zainab Tarawally has expressed fear over the slow pace of the Gender Equality and Women’s Empowerment Bill (GEWE) that has been before parliament for quite some time now.

Speaking at the Women’s Conference held at Sierra Bay Hotel in commemoration of International Women’s Day (IWD) on 8^th March 2022, the MP suggested that Sierra Leonean women request the speedy processing of the bill.

By Alpha Abu

The first-ever mobile health clinic to be initiated by a government in Sierra Leone had its official maiden port of call in the two Peninsula settlements of York and Tombo on Monday 7^th March 2021.  

President Julius Maada Bio led the formal launching first in York, an event attended by the local council and community heads, the Chinese Ambassador, senior government and health officials, and residents of York. Similar protocols were reciprocated in the fishing community of Tombo.

By Abass Jalloh

A blue public transportation bus plying between Calaba Town and Goderich Street, Freetown, on Monday 7^th March 2022 reportedly lost control due to what sources suspected was a brake failure, leaving several people injured, and a shop, cars and tricycles damaged.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

As part of their monitoring function, the Parliamentary Committee on Mines and Mineral Resources on Saturday 5^th March 2022 engaged the management of Marampa Mines Limited at the company's site in Port Loko district.

Speaking at the engagement, the Parliamentary Chairman of the Mines and Mineral Committee, Saa Emerson Lamina said their engagement was in conformity with their constitutional mandate and the importance of mining and economic growth.

By Politico staff writer

The Minister of Planning and Economic Development, Dr. Francis Kai-Kai has urged development actors to support building more equitable and inclusive societies. He made the statement during the World Fragility Forum 2022 held via zoom.

Minister Kai-Kai said in order to overcome fragility, all development actors should support the building of more equitable and inclusive societies with policy options to deliver visible change, using strong solidarity to achieve credibility and trust in governance.