By Mabinty M. Kamara
A 22-year-old man serving as a witness to an alleged rape incident has been forced into hiding amidst allegations of bribery and threats to influence him to desist from testifying in the matter.
Isaiah Turay, who says he saw the alleged rape of a 13-year-old deaf and mute girl, says he is under pressure from his church, friends and family members not to testify in court in the matter involving one Joseph Samuel Bassie who is alleged to have raped the girl.
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
The famous Nixon Memorial Methodist Hospital in Segbgwema, eastern Sierra Leone has remained shut down for a month now amid a long-running indefinite workers’ strike, leaving hundreds of residents in the Njaluahun Chiefdom and its environs without healthcare.
The action of the aggrieved staff, who downed their tools on 3 October, has also led to the shutting down of the Nursing School which is run by the hospital. Some of the staff of the hospital double as lecturers at the school.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The weak status of cooperative societies is a contributing factor to slow pace of development in developing countries like Sierra Leone, experts in the sector have said.
They said in Sierra Leone, at the heart of the problem is the increasing display of neglect of the sector as illustrated by the lack of a cooperative bank over the last 10 years.
By Hajaratu Kalokoh
Teenagers from across the country have held a dialogue session on sexual education and family planning. The dialogue which was held on Tuesday at the British Council auditorium seeks to address contemporary issues surrounding contraception, teenage pregnancy, girls’ education, sexual and reproductive health education and maternal mobility.
The conference was an initiative by the campaign group Health Alert, which organized it in partnership with Youth Action Movement (YAM) with funding from the Family Planning 2020.
By Politico Staff Writer
Sierra Leone's President, Julius Maada Bio, will today launch a national vision to digitize the way his government manages its resources and how citizens receive services.
The National Digital and Innovation Strategy (NIDS), developed by the Directorate of Science, Technology, and Innovation (DSTI), is in line with the president’s priority of human capital development.
By Hajaratu Kalokoh
The National Council for Civic Education & Development (NaCCED) say they are planning to reintroduce civic education in schools across Sierra Leone by next academic year. Director of Curriculum Development & Training at the Council, Alphan Tajawie, told Politico that the aim was to foster knowledge on citizens’ rights and responsibilities in the country.
By Hajaratu Kalokoh
Two bodies have been found at the premises of the Sierra Fishing Company at Kissy Dockyard in Freetown. They were discovered on Tuesday 23rd October but the news has only just emerged.
One of the deceased, Aruna Kargbo, 27, was reportedly stabbed by a man known as Amara. The body of Amara was also later found dead in the same compound on the same day.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
