By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Adolescents in four slum communities in the Western Area are currently training their peers on the use of an app that teaches them about Sexual Reproductive Health.
The training falls under the “Leh we tok but mami and daddy bizness” project, which is being implemented by Save the Children.
The communities targeted are Aberdeen, Murray Town, Cockle Bay and Connaught.
By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo
The government’s cash transfer scheme implemented by the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) is once again on the spotlight with allegations of corruption.
Some people in the southern Bo district have alleged that the actual beneficiaries of the scheme are not receiving the money as was planned.
By Prince J. Musa in Kenema
The campaign group, Leh We Learn, has partnered with the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) to tackle the growing problem of teenage pregnancy in the eastern district of Kenema.
The organization engaged traditional authorities, local councils, tribal heads, civil society, security sector and the ministry of social welfare to map out strategies in preventing and protecting girls from teenage pregnancy and other sexual abuses. The engagement took place at Albertson Hotel in Kenema.
By Francis H. Murray
State prosecutors in the treason trial of former Defense Minister Alfred Paolo Conteh and two others at the high court in Freetown on Monday 8th June, closed their case before Judge Justice Momoh Jah Stevens and a jury. One of the prosecutors, lawyer Adrian Fisher told the judge and jury that “following due process and in the interest of the expediency of the trial, we have closed our case.”
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Amidst uncertainty caused by the Coronavirus pandemic, the Sierra Leone Government has reassigned 24 Press and Information Officers recently appointed to serve in the country’s foreign missions abroad.
The information officers, also known as Press Attaches, will be attached to Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs) across the country, according to a directive by the Ministry of Information and Communication (MIC).
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Scores of people have been left homeless in Sorogbema Chiefdom, Pujehun District, after a heavy rain storm blew across the chiefdom on Friday 5th June.
Witnesses say homes, schools and community centers were destroyed in towns like Jendema, Kpakala, Tindor, Wai, Fairo, Gonohun, Findoh, Maina, Juring Kulangor, Fanga and Zimmi.
A Councilor in Ward 357 in the chiefdom, Francis Ngele, explained to Politico the situation and level of destruction.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Brussels Airlines has announced plans to start flying to Sierra Leone in July this year. In a statement last Wednesday, the Belgian carrier stated that the plan is subject to the approval of the Sierra Leone government.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
