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President of Sierra Leone's Parliamentary Women’s Caucus, Patricia Brown, MP, says more needs to be done to achieve the UN millennium development goals for women and girls, according to a release from the House.

Browne, of Constituency 37 in Kambia District was among hundreds of delegates attending a recent UN Conference in New York on the status of women.

The conference drew attention to the need for the training in science and technology, access to education as well as full employment and decent work for women.

Sierra Rutile Ltd Monday said that its first quarter production for 2014 was up strongly, according to Alliance News in London.

The titanium feedstock minerals company said it increased rutile production 12% to 28,218 tonnes from 25,087 tonnes and increased its ilmenite production 23% to 6,868 tonnes from 5,567 tonnes compared to the first quarter of 2012.

The company also said production of its zircon concentrate increased 36% to 877 tonnes from 643 tonnes.

By Jenneh Brima

Economic growth in sub-Sahara Africa continues to rise from 4.7 percent in 2013 to 5.2 percent in 2014, with performance being boosted by rising investment in natural resources and infrastructure, according to World Bank’s new report, Africa’s Pulse.

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By Zainab Joaque

Country manager for reproduction health organisation, IPAS has called on government to renew its commitment to the women of Sierra Leone by ratifying the Maputo Protocol.

By Bampia James Bundu

As Sierra Leoneans prepare to celebrate the country’s 53^rd anniversary, one of the country’s GSM operators, Africell has launched a “ thrilling cash promotion to ensure that Sierra Leoneans get enough money in their pockets as they celebrate the independence”, according to the Chief Corporate Affairs Officer, Joe Abass Bangura.

Whiles speaking at the launch at Wilberforce, Bangura said the ‘Crazy Cash’ promotion would offer lucky subscribers to win Le10 million daily from 7 April - 4 May 2014.

There was drama yesterday at the military tribunal sitting at Cockeril with intermittent angry exchanges between prosecution and defence counsels.

14 soldiers of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces were brought before it on allegations of treason.

By Septimus Senessie in Kono and Crispina Cummings in Freetown

The Lassa fever control unit in Kenema was recently in Kono district to collect blood samples from 15 people believed to have conveyed and buried the corpse of 14-year-old Sahr Lafalaywho allegedly died of Ebola.