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By Alpha Abu

The remains of retired Catholic Bishop George Biguzzi- one of the most influential figures who helped broker dialogue between rebel forces and the Government during Sierra Leone’s civil war, are to be flown to Sierra Leone for burial in Makeni, according to senior officials at the Diocese in the north of the country.  Bishop Biguzzi reportedly passed away in the Italian city of Parma, on July 1, aged 88.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

A local Non-Governmental Organization, FoRUT has conducted a three-day training on Mental Health Care and Services and how to facilitate sessions on Community Mental Health care.

The training was launched in Freetown on the 3rd of July 2024 titled: “Supporting Community Resilience in mental Health.”

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

As part of complying with regulations and policy of Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) in Sierra Leone, the Environmental Social Health Impact Assessment (ESHIA) in collaboration with Environmental Social impact Assessment (ESIA) has ended a public disclosure involving stakeholders in Kenema on the operations of the China National Technical Import and Export Cooperation (CNTIC) SMART in Sierra Leone.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

A Civil Society Consortium on Community Accountability and Service delivery in collaboration with National Revenue Authority (NRA) has engaged traders on the use of the Goods and Services Tax (GST) machines.

In his statement during the engagement on the 8^th July, 2024 in Kenema, the Director of the consortium, Williams Sao Lamin said civil society has the responsibility to remind the government of the promises they made to citizens in terms of development and service delivery during the campaign period.

By Saio Marrah

Amnesty International has together with persons with disabilities called on the government of Sierra Leone to speedily enact the amended disability bill by the end of this year, 2024. A bill which they say could address most of their welfare issues among others.  

They also called for a wide range of consultation with persons with disability during the review process of the bill in order to capture issues affecting their well-being.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

One month after 80 people were treated in hospital after eating from a local restaurant in a Freetown slum called Mabella; there is still no clarity about whether it was a case of food poisoning as widely alleged on social media.

The Lab Manager at National Public Health Agency, Doris Harding told Politico last Friday that they have sent the samples abroad for further testing. She refused to be drawn on their initial findings saying she awaits the test results from abroad.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Centre for Democracy and Development (CDD) West Africa in partnership with the National Democratic Institute is set to host a regional conference on countering disinformation in the sub region.