By Kemo Cham
Chinese medical teams currently in Sierra Leone will be extending their stay in the country to help it fight the Covid-19 pandemic, Politico has learnt.
Three Chinese medical teams are currently in the country and they will stay for one year more year, according to China’s ambassador in Freetown, Hu Zhangliang.
By Kemo Cham
Post-pandemic health systems must be built back better, with a strong social protection net for all and improved healthcare for women, children and young people that takes full account of their self-articulated needs, participants attending a summit on Covid-19 have urged.
By Francis H. Murray
The defense of the convicted former Defense Minister, Alfred Palo Conteh, has reacted to Wednesday’s High Court verdict with mixed feelings and vowed to appeal the ruling against him.
Palo Conteh, after over three months of trial, was found guilty on two count charges but he was acquitted on all counts of treason.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The chairman of the Presidential Infrastructural Initiative (PII), Dr. John Tambi, has told Politico in an exclusive interview that talks are in advance stages for the construction of a new Seaport in Bonthe District. Dr Tambi said a site has already been identified and investors have expressed interest in the project.
The location is in Niti Village and the Strong Hold Finance Group has completed the initial feasibility study, according to Tambi.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
The Freetown City Council (FCC) is in disarray, amidst an ongoing strike action by its administrative staff over the running of the institution under Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
President Julius Maada Bio has announced plans to expand diagnostic testing across all government hospitals in the country. He said the decision is important in efforts to strengthen the country’s capacity to respond to infectious diseases, now and in the future.
Bio made the announcement in the southern regional capital of Bo on Thursday, where he presided over the inauguration of two treatment centers. He also distributed uniforms and medical equipment to hospitals in the Bo district.
By Francis H. Murray
Two witnesses have testified in the ongoing preliminary investigations into an alleged murder case before Magistrate Marke Ngegba in Freetown.
Police alleged that Bintuma Mansaray on the 30th of March at Murray Town Barracks in the Western Area in the Freetown judicial district, murdered Mahmoud Mansaray, a soldier.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
