Saa Emerson Lamina
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
The Mayor of Koidu/New Sembehun has reacted angrily to his council being ranked the worst performer in the presidential performance contract assessment at State House on Tuesday.
Sierra Leone sets up Ebola Task Force
Dr. Brima Kargbo
Following concerns by aid agencies that the deadly Ebola virus that has killed several people in Guinea poses a threat to Sierra Leone, the country's Chief Medical Officer says a Task Force has been set up and its members held their inaugural meeting yesterday.
Koroma reviews appointments today
President Ernest Bai Koroma will today at the State House Garden announce the performance assessment of ministers and heads of Parastatals signed with them in 2013. He will later go into a new performance contract with those he is impressed by, a State House source told Politico.
The source would not say whether there would be any immediate dismissals of those who fail to impress.
Those to be appraised also include local councils, government departments and agencies and the public universities. says a press release from State House.
Sierra Leone gov’t defends rights record
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
The government of Sierra Leone has denied allegations of human rights violations levelled against it by the United Nations Human Rights Committee, which cited “The delay in trials and the paucity of law officers in the country".
Sierra Leone, worst for youth unemployment in Africa
By Crispina Cummings
A senior official of the United Nations Development Programme says Sierra Leone has the worst youth unemployment in Africa - at 60%.
Presenting his organisation's youth development strategy to the parliamentary oversight committee for youth affairs, the UNDP Youth Affairs Project Manager, Molla Allemu said more than "80% of the country’s youth population lives below the poverty line of US $2 per day, and Sierra Leone has the worst youth unemployment rate in Africa which is about 60%".
Govt, partners commit to water
By Tilly Barrie
Government and its development partners have pledged their support towards improving the water sector in the country.
They made this commitment during ceremonies to mark this year’s World Water Day on 21 March at the Miatta Conference Centre with the theme “The Nexus of Water and Energy”.
Police partnership handbook launched
DIG Moigbeh
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
The Deputy Inspector General of police, Richard Moigbe has launched the Handbook of the Local Policing Partnership Board (LPPB) at the Koidu City hall in Kono.
