By Nasratu Kargbo
A new National Plastic and Plastic Waste Management Bill will soon be introduced in Parliament, according to President Julius Maada Bio.
He made this revelation at the State Opening of the second session of the sixth parliament on the 6th August 2024. Bio said the bill will be developed to address the pressing issue of plastic waste in the country.
By Saio Marrah
Sierra Leone’s President, Julius Maada Bio has announced that the country’s inflation has rapidly decreased from its peak 54.59 percent in October 2023 to 31.93 percent in June 2024, whilst exchange rate has also remained stable.
The president was delivering his keynote address at a Banquet in commemoration of the 60th Anniversary of the Bank of Sierra Leone, held at the Freetown International Conference Centre on Friday, August 2nd, 2024.
By Saio Marrah
In his closing address, the lead state prosecutor Joseph A.K. Sesay has admonished the court-martial in Freetown that the first convict and the other remaining 26 soldiers planned to overthrow the Julius Maada Bio led-government without thinking about the repercussions.
By Politico staff writer
A coalition of civil society organizations has in a position paper dated 5tgh August 2024 urged the government of Sierra Leone to improve transparency and accountability in public debt management.
The paper highlights critical reforms needed in the 2011 Public Debt Management Act to ensure responsible borrowing and sustainable development.
By Nasratu Kargbo
President Julius Maada Bio has said that Karene and Falaba Districts will soon get Special Care Baby Units at their public maternity hospitals. He made this statement on the 6th August 2024 at the State Opening of the second session of the sixth parliament.
Bio whilst speaking on strides made in the health sector stated that the government’s initiatives in healthcare have led to significant improvements in child and maternal health.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Ministry of Local Government and Community Affairs (MLGCA) has completed a process of assessing all 22 Local Councils in the country and working on providing data that will speak on how councils are performing based on the assessment tool.
In a media interview, Local Government Minister, Tamba Lamina on the 6th August, 2024, stated that the assessment is not to name and shame any council but to know how they performed and delivered and the support they will need to progress in their service delivery.
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
Reacting to President Julius Maada Bio’s Speech at the Sixth Opening of Parliament, Mathew Nyuma and Abdul Kargbo- Majority and Minority leaders, respectively have both urged citizens to refrain from issues that undermine national security.
At the weekly government press briefing Nyuma said the first two paragraphs of Bio’s speech mentioned national unity through collaboration, and the MP condemned faceless protests, saying that people use the cyber space to call for nationwide protests without following due processes.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
