News

By Alpha Abu

Members of the Sierra Leone Association of Manufacturers (SLAM) have called on the Minister of Trade and Industry to intervene following the decision of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) to levy Excise Duty on locally produced energy drinks.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication, Mamadi Ngobeh Kamara has on the 12^th April 2021 engaged stakeholders in the Eastern region on the government achievements of President Julius Maada Bio over the last three years in office.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

An International Non-Governmental organization, Water Aid Sierra Leone with support from DFID in partnership with a local non –governmental organization Movement towards Peace and Development (MOPADA) has embarked on water and sanitation projects in communities in the Kenema district of Sierra Leone.

By Saio Marrah

The University of Sierra Leone (USL) has on Thursday 15^th April 2021 concluded the conferment of Degrees, Diplomas and Certificates to students who have completed various courses in their three constituent colleges of Fourah Bay College (FBC), Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM) and the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS).

By Saio Marrah

By Prince J. Musa in Kenema

The Kenema City Council has signed a memorandum of understanding with three radio stations in Kenema.

Addressing the managers of the three stations, the Chief Administrator of Kenema City Council Joseph Gando disclosed that since he assumed office seven months ago he has  discovered big gaps between the Council and the media in Kenema  and as administration  he wants to bridge that vacuum fully aware that the “council wouldn’t succeed without the cooperation of the media’’.

By Alpha Abu

Junior doctors at the Connaught Hospital have downed tools following the alleged assault on one of their colleagues at the main referral hospital yesterday.

Dr. Catherine Jackson-Cole told Politico that she was assaulted by people in the entourage of the Minister of Health and Sanitation leaving her injured in the arm.