By Mabinty Kamara
The Jalloh Terrace community in the east end of Freetown was in shock on the morning of Wednesday 28th January when the body of Obai Sesay was found dangling from a rope in his room in Kuntoloh.
IRN goes international
By Joseph Lamin Kamara
The Independent Radio Network (IRN), the largest network of radio stations in Sierra Leone, will begin broadcasting its programmes to an international audience at the end of January, 2015.
This has been made possible through the donation of radio link equipment worth Le 752, 500,000 (Seven Hundred and Fifty Two Million, Five Hundred thousand Leones) from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
No benefits for Ebola frontline workers
By Mustapha Kamara Jnr
Operations Coordinator at Sierra Leone’s National Ebola Response Center, Steven Gaojia, has revealed that there would be no compensations in the form of benefits or whatsoever to frontline health workers in the fight against Ebola.
Speaking to the journalists yesterday in Freetown, Gaojia explained that that would be the case because most of the workers were volunteers and had been receiving hazard payment or risk allowances whiles performing respective duties.
Court martial: 4th accused denies meeting co-accused
By Allieu Sahid Tunkara
The 4th accused at the court martial trying 13 soldiers for alleged mutiny has denied meeting his fellow accused persons to plan the mutiny.
Media snubbed in presidential speech
By Crispina Lois Taylor
An opposition Member of Parliament representing constituency 002 in the Kailahun district, Mustapha Brima, has noted that the president failed to acknowledge the role of the media as he thanked key players in the fight against the Ebola epidemic so far.
Barefoot women bring light to villages
Over six villages in Sierra Leone’s Western Rural District, around Konta Line, have benefited from a solar energy project, powered by the Barefoot Women Association with support from the ministry of energy.
The Barefoot Women Solar Project, which aims at enhancing rural electrification, and comprises only rural women, commissioned and handed over the installed household solar lights to the villages last week.
