By Anthony Newman Levey
The Southern Region of Sierra Leone now has a new Police boss. She is Commissioner of Police (CP) Halary Sao Kanu. She explained to Politico about her level of preparedness in providing the people of the region with better security.
The officer said her first task is to engage commanders in the four districts in the region on the way and manner she would want the residents in the south to be policed.
By Abass Jalloh
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has launched its Golden Jubilee Journalism Welfare Fund (JWF) to provide for the welfare and safety of journalists in Sierra Leone.
By Alpha Abu
The United States Ambassador, David Reimer says Sierra Leone is marching towards epidemic control. The Envoy made the assertion whilst addressing health workers at the close of five day training on the US President’s Emergency Plan for Aids Relief (PEPFAR) at the Bintumani hotel in Freetown last Friday.
“This training and the site level support that will follow, will enable you to improve the services and outcomes in your communities and contribute to the rapidly improving National HIV Response”, the ambassador said.
By Abass Jalloh
As the government of Sierra Leone signed a trade agreement with the Miro Forestry and Timber, the Business Operations Manager of Miro Forestry and Timber, Le Roux Dupper, has said that the company is set to start production of hardwoods (Plywood) with ‘best quality in Sierra Leone and export to other countries this year.
By Anthony Levey
Sierra Leone's Chief Justice, Desmond Babatunde Edwards has called on Judges and lawyers to strengthen and build cordial relationships amongst each other to achieve mutual goals.
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
A Non-Governmental organization, Care International has on the 10th of February 2022 launched the Mama-Baby pack Kits Project aimed at supporting lactating mothers and pregnant women in ten districts of Sierra Leone.
The mama-Baby kits contain detergent soap, fabric materials, sanitary pads, and bags, plastic buckets for the baby, rapper, bathing soap, baby powder, towel, and other assorted items for both mother and child.
By Abass Jalloh
As the Ministry of Basic and Senior Schools (MBSSE) discloses plans to ban trading of Valentine's gift items around schools, vendors of memorabilia items have expressed dissatisfaction over the said intention of “banning sales of Valentine’s Day Memorabilia on school grounds.”
MBSSE on the 8th February 2022 wrote an open letter to school authorities in a request to ban the selling of “memorabilia” on February 14, Valentine’s Day.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
