By Mabinty M. Kamara
As part of its celebration of two years of continuous feeding program for the mentally impaired destitute in Freetown, Social Workers Sierra Leone (SWSL), a non-governmental organization, is set to host a fund raising dinner on the 30th of October this year.
The event which will be hosted at the Sierra Palms Hotel is meant to help raise funds to enable the organization continued its support to their clients who have already been abandoned both by society and family.
By Kemo Cham
The parliament of Sierra Leone has suspended four lawmakers pending investigation over various alleged offences levied against them.
The suspended lawmakers include former chairman of the Legislative Committee, Hindolo Gevaio and Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, famous for resigning on a live parliamentary hearing in protest against alleged interference into his work by the leadership of the House.
The other two MPs facing disciplinary action are Momoh Bockarie and Mohamed Billoh Shaw.
By Alpha Abu
Sierra Leone has been ranked among the top five countries in Africa with the most freedom of expression.
The country is ranked 4th, below Botswana at the top, followed by Ghana, Senegal and above Namibia. Globally, Sierra Leone is ranked 53rd. And at the top at global level is Denmark followed by Switzerland, Norway, Canada and then Sweden.
By Kemo Cham
The Covid-19 pandemic worsened the condition of Sierra Leone by aggravating poverty in the country, a new report had revealed.
The report, which is the result of a survey conducted by the research firm SANUSI Research and Consulting, revealed, among others, that many Sierra Leoneans are “extremely” affected by the pandemic, that the affected communities are yet to receive assistance, and that unemployment due to COVID-19 grew high.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Statistics Sierra Leone (Stats SL) has in a press statement announced a new date for the commencement of the Mid-Term National Population and Housing Census, which was initially scheduled for December 4 this year.
The new date for the census, according to a statement from the statistical agency, is April 19th, 2021.
By Francis H. Murray
Activities have commenced in the chiefdom headquarters town of Taiama, Kori Chiefdom, in the Southern district of Moyamba for the construction of an Emergency and Trauma Centre.
The project is engineered by a joint partnership with Njala University, Sierra Leone’s Embassy in Seoul, South Korea and the Medical Peace Foundation.
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
The findings of the recently concluded Commissions of Inquiry (COI) and the government White Paper endorsing its recommendations must not be attributed to tribalism, a group of civil society organizations have told the people of Kenema.
The activists were in the eastern district as part of ongoing efforts by the government and accountability campaigners to depoliticize the fight against graft, after the recent release of the COI report and the government White paper on its recommendations sparked tension along ethnic lines.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
