By Alpha Abu
Trade and Industry Minister, Dr. Edward Hinga Sandy has defended the government’s position in the face of rising commodity prices, saying the government is very concerned about the situation which he asserted is driven by external factors.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Director General for the HIV/AIDS Secretariat Abdul Rahman Sesay says “condom use is declining”, and the secretariat would want to roll out Pre-exposure Prophylaxis (PrEP) for sex workers. He was speaking during the budget hearing at the Ministry of Finance in Freetown. He explained that most sex workers do not use condoms in their trade and are paid more for sex without condoms than the other way round.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The General Assembly of the West Africa Road Safety Organization hosted by Sierra Leone to discuss measures at ensuring road safety in the West African Sub-region will end today 8th October 2021. The conference held at the Freetown International Conference Centre was organized by the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) in collaboration with the Ministry of Transport and Aviation.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Koinadugu district local council chairperson bye election has been won by All Peoples Congress (APC) candidate Lawrence Teteh Kargbo . The National Electoral Commission late evening of Tuesday 5th October 2021 released a statement certifying the result of the election which indicated Kargbo secured 20,435 votes whilst his only challenger Alhaji Sheku Koroma of the Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) got 13,061 votes.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
16 Sierra Leonean students are set to depart for India to pursue various programmes ranging from undergraduate, post graduate and doctoral degrees in different universities and disciplines after securing fully- funded scholarships from the Indian government.
Some of the awardees will be leaving this October whilst the others will depart by November depending on the university calendar.
By Mohamed Foday Conteh
The Anti-Corruption matter involving former Minister of Youth Affairs, Alimamy Kamara took a new twist on Monday 4th October 2021 at the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Division of the High Court in Freetown with ACC Prosecutor Joel Deen Tarawally making a series of applications to amend the indictment against the former minister.
Politico staff writer
Managers of community radio stations and some commercial broadcasters have agreed to work closely with the National Council for Civic Education and Development NaCCED to significantly boost their civic education efforts.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
