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".
Sierra Leone has world's highest maternal deaths
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.
World Bank commits $400 million to Sierra Leone
By Mustapha Sesay
World Bank country manager says their net financial commitment to Sierra Leone totals US$400 million, including support for International Development Association and International Bank for Reconstruction Development, IDA/IBRD.
Arthur Brown was giving a lecture to students of the Mass Communications department at Fourah Bay College on basic economic policies and the Sierra Leone economy generally when he called on future employees to develop ideas and become entrepreneurs to salvage the problems of unemployment.
Witnesses start to testify at Sierra Leone court martial
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
After weeks of preliminary objections and banters between the defence and the prosecution, and a defence boycott over pay, the Court Martial has finally docked a witness in the on-going trial of 14 soldiers on mutiny allegations.
The first prosecution witness (PW1) yesterday testified about how he was ordered to look for three officers, whom, according to a certain Major Kallon, were wanted by the police.
SLBC woes blamed on politics
By Bampia James Bundu
The new board chairman of the Sierra Leone Broadcasting Corporation, SLBC, Festus Minah, has identified politics, political interference and lack of funding as major problems affecting the smooth running of the corporation.
Pujehun blasts road work
By Mohamed T. Massaquoi
Residents of Pujehun have expressed concern over the district headquarters township road construction project contracted to T- Mark Company.
Chairman of the Pujehun District civil society coalition, Ibrahim Swaray told Politico that he had told the lands minister on a recent visit to Pujehun that the company lacked the "competency and equipment to construct the roads".
US$ 7M for social safety scheme
By Bampia James Bundu
Minister of finance and economic development, Dr. Keifala Marah, has revealed that World Bank recently approved US$7million support to the government of Sierra Leone for social safety scheme.
Addressing journalists at the ministry’s conference room, the minister said the National Commission Social Action, NaCSA, would be in charge to disburse the funds to the poor and less privileged old people in four districts across the country.
