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By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI) has unveiled an online learning opportunity geared towards capacitating the human resource base of Sierra Leone.

Some 3, 800 online courses will be made accessible to Sierra Leoneans through a partnership with the online learning platform, Coursera.

The Leone Fam Social Club has donated dozens of bags of rice and cash to disable groups, youths and orphanages across Freetown. The donation is part of efforts to ease the suffering on Sierra Leoneans during the COVID 19 pandemic, according to the organization.
The beneficiaries includes Kroobay community, disable groups at Cotton Tree and Eastern Police, orphanages in the far eastern part of Freetown, including communities like Wellington, among others. 

By Kemo Cham

The Kombra Network, the community engagement arm of the NGO FOCUS 1000, has turned to tribal leaders for support in the fight against the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic (Covid-19).

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Thousands of children across Sierra Leone will return to school today for the first time in three months, after the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic forced the early closure of schools and delayed their reopening for the second term of the academic year.

Those who have been instructed to return to school are pupils in Class 6, JSS III, and SSS III, all of whom will be preparing to write different public examinations in the coming weeks.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Infrastructure, Dr. John Edward Tambi, has told Politico that construction work on the Lungi Bridge will start by the third quarter of this year.

He said despite the ongoing coronavirus pandemic, which has affected work in many aspects, engagement was at an advanced stage for the construction of the much anticipated bridge that will link the country’s capital, Freetown to the airport town of Lungi situated in the north-western part of the country.

By Kemo Cham

The new Chief of Defence Staff (CDS) of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) has assumed office after taking the oath in front of President Julius Maada Bio on Monday.

Sullay Ibrahim Sesay, who was promoted to the rank of Lieutenant-General by the president prior to taking his oath of office, was tasked with leading renewed efforts to regain past glory of the army.

A new Joint Force Commander, in the person of Patrick K Lavahun, was also sworn into office. He was promoted to Major-General.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The World Bank has approved US$50 million grant for Sierra Leone’s Free Quality Education program. The money, which was approved on Monday, according to a news released from the Bank, will go into improving learning outcomes and addressing the urgent infrastructure challenges facing the sector, among many other components.