Wife of the dead man wailing as the house was being demolished
By Joseph Lamin Kamara
A sick octogenarian man died yesterday at Aberdeen after his house was demolished.
Ebola-infected Cuban doctor flown to Geneva
A US airline flying out the Cuban doctor
The Cuban doctor who was diagnosed this week with Ebola while working in Sierra Leone has been flown to the Geneva under the aegis of the UN World Health Organisation.
Sierra Leoneans to stay in the US
The United States Secretary of Homeland Security, Jeh Johnson has announced his decision to designate Sierra Leone, Guinea and Liberia for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 18 months effective today owning to the Ebola outbreak in the three countries, a press release from the US immigration services (USCIS).
This is the same status under which many Liberians were allowed to stay in the world’s most advanced country during the civil war and later became US citizens.
WHO rice not rotten – Ebola committee exonerates
By Mustapha Kamara
The head of the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) has dismissed claims by the All Political Parties Association (APPA) that rice distributed by the UN World Food Programme to the country’s Ebola affected victims was “rotten, expired and not fit for human consumption”.
Rtd. Major Palo Conteh told journalists that an independent investigation was set up as soon as they received complaints about the rice from the APPA.
Varsity to teach using media in Sierra Leone
The Vice Chancellor of the University of Sierra Leone says the three constituent colleges of the university will use radio, television and other forms of media to interact with students who are out of campus because of the Ebola outbreak.
Professor Ekundayo Thompson told a news conference in Freetown at Fourah Bay College on Wednesday that he "did not want the university to start the academic year from a deficit position when situation gets back to normal", adding that all students of the university would benefit from the project.
Sierra Leone MP blasts 2015 budget
By Crispina Cummings
An opposition Member of Parliament has criticised the 2015 budget which was read last week by the country’s finance minister, Dr Kelfala Marah.
Contributing to a debate on the document, Komba Koydeyoma of Constituency 027 in Kono District, described the budget as “good for reading purposes but not too good for implementation”.
Broadcasters cautioned on Ebola coverage
By Mustapha Kamara
The Centre for the Coordination of Youths Activities, CCYA, with funds from UNESCO and the National Youth Commission, yesterday held a day’s engagement with various broadcast journalists on how to report the current Ebola crisis in Sierra Leone.
The training, which took place in Freetown, was also geared towards developing programmes that would aid the education of locals in various communities across the country about the disease.
