By Mabinty M. Kamara
The Sierra Leone Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (SLEITI) has engaged Civil Society Organizations in an orientation workshop on the Extractive Industry Transparency Initiative (EITI) process.
The engagement, according to the organizers, was geared towards getting the Multi-Stakeholder Group (MSG) step up their participation in the EITI implementation process in the country.
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
The National Executive of the Kombra Network has visited affiliate bodies in Kenema. Chairperson of the network, Dr Ramadan Jalloh, said the engagement in Kenema was part of an ongoing nationwide tour to personally interface with the different Kombra Network district chapeters to understand how they are operating in their jurisdictions.
The Kombra Network is a coalition of religious and civil society organizations that operate as the community engagement arm of the health NGO, FOCUS 1000.
By Francis M Murray
Justice Ivan Ansumana Sesay of the High Court in Freetown has sentenced one Sheku Collier, alias Tapo, to 14 years imprisonment after he was convicted on a one count indictment for sexually penetration.
By Francis H. Murray
Justice Ivan Ansumana Sesay of the high court in Freetown has sentenced one Davida Jones to 10 years imprisonment after the court found her guilty of a two count indictment of attempted child stealing and attempted human trafficking.
In his judgment on Wednesday 8th July, Justice Sesay said he was satisfied that the prosecution proved their case beyond all reasonable doubts against the 26-year old.
Dr Evans Majani Liyosi is the Country Representative of the World Health Organization (WHO) in Sierra Leone.
In this interview with Politico, he spoke about the UN health agency’s role in the country’s response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic.
By Kemo Cham
While Covid-19 has been devastating, it provides an opportunity for Sierra Leone and other African countries to strengthen their health systems in preparedness for future health emergencies, the Country Representative of the World Health Organization, Dr Evans Majani Liyosi, says.
By Prince J. Musa in Kenema and Newman Anthony Levay in BO
The hospitability industry in Sierra Leone and the world at large has been one of the worst hit sectors by the Socio-Economic scourge occasioned by the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, due largely to travel ban locally and internationally.
Guesthouse and hotel owners and managers resorted to redundancy of their staff as a consequence, in order to save cost and be able to run their businesses with the minimal resources available.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
