By Alpha Abu
The Liberian Senate’s endorsement of a resolution that proposes the establishment of a War and Economic Crimes Court has given further certainty that the process will take place despite earlier opposition.
The development, on Tuesday 9th April 2023, comes just weeks after the lower house gave a similar approval for the court’s establishment.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Acting Speaker of Parliament Segepoh Solomon Thomas has said that the salaries of Principals and school authorities will be seized if it is proven that they are responsible for the ineligibility of a huge number of students wanting to take the 2024 West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
One of the Leprosy and Tuberculosis focal people attached to the division in the Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Fatu Kamara has disclosed that the Kenema District Health Management Team (DHMT) has recorded 5.14% cases of patients with tuberculosis in 2024.
She made this pronouncement during a community engagement on 5th April with chiefs, civil society, town chiefs, women leaders, youths, and traditional authorities in Kenema on how to break the chain of TB transmission in the district.
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
Sierra Leone’s president Julius Maada Bio has promised inclusivity, transparency, and accountability in the ongoing Constitutional Review Process.
Bio made this statement at the Special Presidential Development Partnership Committee (DEPAC) Meeting in Freetown on 11th April 2024.
“We must continue to be guided by the principles of inclusivity, transparency, and accountability. The voices of all Sierra Leoneans must be heard and considered throughout the process,” he emphasized.
By Saio Marrah
The cell phone of the first accused, Amadu Koita Makalo in the ongoing treason trial for the November 26th, 2023 failed coup, has been tendered at the court martial in connection to the related offence.
After the tendering of the Samsung galaxy-S23 ultra phone on Thursday 11th April 2024, photos from the phone were displayed in court showing Koita and others, who are said to be on the run, seen performing a ritual with a herbalist.
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
The Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby has called on all hospital personnel to ensure zero preventable deaths in hospitals.
Demby made this call at the commissioning of Ward 7, Connaught Hospital, on 5Th of April this year, following its renovation. He said the Government has been doing its best, and could do even more if other partners help.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara, Ibrahim Sorie Fofanah &Alpha Abu
In an address to the nation in the wake of the widespread Kush problem in the country, President Julius Maada Bio has not only declared a national public health emergency on the illegal and debilitating substance ,but has warned people involved in its production, trafficking and illicit trading saying “Your Time is up”.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
