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By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

The Chief Minister, Dr.David Moinina Sengeh has urged the Ministry of Health to do all they could to reduce maternal mortality to Zero by 2038.

Sengeh made this call on the 2nd July 2024 at the Brookfields Hotel in Freetown at the launch of the Pregnancy Registration and Service Tracking (PReSTrack) app by the Ministry of Health together with the Directorate of Science, Technology and Innovation (DSTI).

By Saio Marrah

In order to solicit more complaints of sexual abuse in schools, pupils have called on the education ministry to send supervisors to whom they would be confident enough to report cases of sexual harassment and abuse that they face in schools.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Members of Parliament have expressed serious concern and dissatisfaction over their inability to amend certain agreements that are brought to them for approval. The Speaker of Parliament Segepoh Solomon Thomas promised that he’ll ensure they amend that part of the law which barred parliament from making amendments in agreements, constitutional and statutory instruments.   

By Nasratu Kargbo

The Minister of Youth Affairs, Mohamed Orman Bangura has in a bill entitled the National Youth Service Act 2024 proposed that non-graduates be eligible to go through the National Youth Service (NYS).

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) has today 10^th July, 2024 commenced the enrolment of Economic Inclusion (EI) and Social Safety Net (SSN) payment to the Aged and persons with disabilities.

The project which will end on the 4^th August, 2024 targets five selected districts- Falaba, Karene, Western Area Rural, Pujehun and Kenema based on the poverty map, and these districts will benefit from the EI and the SSN which is the Cash Transfer meant for the extreme poor.

By Sorie Ibrhaim Fofana

A statement from the Office of the Press Secretary at State House says President Julius Madaa Bio has directed the Attorney-General and Minister of Justice to “initiate” the necessary procedure for the removal of the suspended Auditor-General, Mrs. Lara Taylor –Pearce, pursuant to section 137(7)(b) of the Constitution of Sierra Leone.

By Alpha Abu

Member States of the regional bloc, ECOWAS have urged both the Government of Sierra Leone and the main opposition All People’s Congress to commit themselves within the stipulated time frame regarding implementation of  the ‘Agreement for National Unity’ both sides signed to recently and to be steadfast in “resolving all differences within the agreement’s framework’’.