By Nasratu Kargbo
The Ministry of Youth Affairs together with Restless Development and the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) have launched a scheme that seeks to aid youth led small scale businesses that have closed or scaled-down due to COVID 19 pandemic. Targeted beneficiaries are aged 15 to 35 with more focus on women and disabled persons.
By Mohamed Foday Conteh
Former Chairperson of the Board of Trustees of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT), Yeabu M. D. Kamara has been fined the sum of 50 million Leones by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) Court during Thursday 5 August 2021 proceedings.
Kamara was arraigned in court after the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) indicted her and Joseph Sedu Mans (deceased), former NASSIT Director-General, on 6 counts of corruption offences.
By Politico staff writer
Two people remained in the custody of the Sierra Leone Police as investigations continue into the seizure bales of Cannabis sativa or marijuana weighing 213 Kgs, the largest haul to be intercepted in 5 years. The consignment was discovered at Fallah checkpoint, in Bo on the 30th of July 2021.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The Policy Adviser at the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources has acknowledged the critical role of civil society Organizations in amplifying the voices of the communities and assured them of continued and transparent engagement on the draft Mines and Minerals Development bill.
By Saio Marrah
The Directorate of food and Nutrition at Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Health and Sanitation(MOHS) has together with other partners launched the 2021 world breastfeeding week, that began on the 1st to 7th August, with the theme, “shared responsibility” while emphasising its health benefits to both mother and child.
The health officials therefore called on the male partners to support the mothers financially, psychologically and emotionally to enable them breastfeed effectively.
By Politico Staff Writer
Special ECOWAS Representative, Fatmata Jam has expressed her appreciation for Sierra Leone and other partners for their involvement in the implementation of International Humanitarian Law (IHL), Trafficking in Persons (TIP), Gender Based Violence (GBV) and Child Rights in the era of COVID-19 pandemic.
The Envoy made the statement at the Atlantic hotel in Freetown on Monday 2nd August 2021 during an engagement, as part of a five day mission to Sierra Leone that will end on Friday 6th August 2021.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
