By Nasratu Kargbo
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Parliament Ibrahim Tawa Conteh has blamed the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security for the failure of agriculture in the country.
He said his next recommendation to President Julius Maada Bio will be for persons who have worked there for ten years and above to be sent to other ministries and never to work at the Ministry of Agriculture again.
By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya
Sierra Leone’s Head of State, addressing a forum of the OPEC Fund for International Development, has spoken of his government’s commitment towards a partnership that will support robust, sustainable, and inclusive energy growth and reaffirmed dedication to his Big Five Game Changers in Sierra Leone.
President Bio made this statement on June 25, 2024, whilst delivering a speech on pressing global issues such as climate change, food insecurity, extreme poverty, gender inequality, educational deficit, and energy insecurity.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
In commemorating the United Nations (UN) Day against Drugs and Illicit Trafficking, a local Non-Governmental Organization- FoRUT has engaged youths and stakeholders of the Dwarzack community, Freetown on the dangers of drug abuse.
The theme for this year’s commemoration is titled: “The evidence is clear: Invest in Prevention.”
By Alpha Abu
The President of Sierra Leone, Julius Maada Bio says the approved Millennium Corporation Challenge (MCC) Compact Grant of $480 Million for the country’s Energy Sector represents a “significant investment in our country’s future, ensuring that our citizens have access to affordable and reliable power to drive economic growth and opportunity’’.
By Politico Staff Writer
The Africa Transitional Justice Legacy Fund (ATJLF) has approved a total amount of $2.6 million in sub-grants and legacy projects. A total of $1,555,000 will support 15 Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) to advance transitional justice initiatives across 16 West African countries.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The Ministry of Health (MOH) is set to conduct a nationwide immunization on measles and Rubella for one million, three hundred children together with another twenty five thousand non vaccinated kids across the country.
The immunization campaign launched on the 28th June, 2024 will target 9 to 59 months old children and it is set to last for one week starting the launch date to 4th July, this year.
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
171 Sierra Leonean healthcare professionals, ranging from doctors, nurses, and physiotherapists have been trained by the medical charity Mercy Ships, according to the Country Director, Dr. Sandra Lako.
The doctor and her team were updating Journalists at the Ministry of Health and Sanitation in Freetown on Tuesday 25th June on the work they have done so far during their first medical field service in Sierra Leone in the last ten months.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
