News

By Septimus Senessie in Kono.

The Diamond and Gold Dealers' Association in Kono District on Tuesday donated 37 bags of rice to the Koidu Government Hospital, the Koidu School for Blind and the Blind Musical Stars in Koidu with a money value of over Le 4 million.

The Association chairman, Prince Kai Saquee said their focus as an association had been towards education and security among other sectors, adding that they wanted to diversify their donations to other institutions including the less-privileged.

RSLAF in Somalia deployment

At least nine members of Sierra Leone's troop contingent in Somalia have told Politico that they are "depressed because we have overstayed and we want to be with our families".

Miatta Kargbo, health minister

A UN World Health Organisation report released on Tuesday 6 May 2014 says Sierra Leone is the worst country in the world for a woman to give birth. This, despite the free health care for pregnant women introduced in 2011.

By Mustapha Sesay

World Bank country manager says their net financial commitment to Sierra Leone totals US$400 million, including support for International Development Association and International Bank for Reconstruction Development, IDA/IBRD.

Arthur Brown was giving a lecture to students of the Mass Communications department at Fourah Bay College on basic economic policies and the Sierra Leone economy generally when he called on future employees to develop ideas and become entrepreneurs to salvage the problems of unemployment.

By Aminata Phidelia Allie

After weeks of preliminary objections and banters between the defence and the prosecution, and a defence boycott over pay, the Court Martial has finally docked a witness in the on-going trial of 14 soldiers on mutiny allegations.

The first prosecution witness (PW1) yesterday testified about how he was ordered to look for three officers, whom, according to a certain Major Kallon, were wanted by the police.

By Bampia James Bundu

The new board chairman of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation, SLBC, Festus Minah, has identified politics, political interference and lack of funding as major problems affecting the smooth running of the corporation.

By Mohamed T. Massaquoi

Residents of Pujehun have expressed concern over the district headquarters township road construction project contracted to T- Mark Company.

Chairman of the Pujehun District civil society coalition, Ibrahim Swaray told Politico that he had told the lands minister on a recent visit to Pujehun that the company lacked the "competency and equipment to construct the roads".