By Mabinty M. Kamara
The pump price of petroleum products is to increase by Le 500 to Le 10,000 a litre effective later this week, according to sources close to the industry.
More COVID-19 vaccine doses arrive in Sierra Leone
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Sierra Leone has yesterday 8th August 2021 received 96,000 more doses of the Oxford Astrazeneca vaccine. The vaccine according to a joint press statement by Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation and it partners was donated by France and delivered by UNICEF through the COVAX facility that it is part of Europe’s broader efforts to equitable access to vaccines in lower and middle income countries.
No arrests since FBC student was shot dead
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The family and colleagues of 24 year old Santigie Karankay Conteh, who was allegedly shot at his Sumaila town residence off Hill side by pass road in Freetown, say they want his killers to be brought to book immediately.
According to family sources, the final honours (1) Mass Communication student of Fourah Bay College got out of his house on the night of 18th July 2021 to ease himself and met his killers. They say they heard three gunshot after which they rushed out and found the deceased in the pool of blood.
Sierra Leone Energy Minister seeks partnership in Ghana
By Politico staff writer
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Energy, Alhaji Kanja Sesay together with senior administrative and professional officials of his Ministry were in Ghana last week to seek partnership with PREFOS Limited, a solar street lights manufacturing company with headquarters in the city of Kumasi.
Sierra Leone joins media freedom coalition.
By Saio Marrah
Following the repeal of the part 5 of the 1965 Public order Act, which criminalized libel and defamation, Sierra Leone has become the 48th member of the Media Freedom Coalition (MFC) that stands to defend media freedom where it is under threat.
Formed at the global conference for media freedom in 2019, MFC comp is a partnership of countries that are working together to advocate for media freedom and safety of journalists as well as to hold to account those responsible for harming journalists for executing their duties.
German plastic recycling company to open in Sierra Leone
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Germany has told officials of the Institute for Ocean Plastic Recycling in Berlin that waste ocean plastic has contributed to the dwindling of Sierra Leone’s marine resources and is also a major source of water contamination.
The envoy said “anything that helps in addressing the environmental problem would be appreciated by the Government”, according to a release from the embassy in Berlin.
