By Mabinty M. Kamara
President Julius Maada Bio on Saturday 7th September 2019 commissioned 327 female soldiers into the Republic of Sierra Leone Arm Forces (RSLAF) at the Benguema Armed Forces Training Center.
This is the first batch of all female recruitment training conducted since 1978, the last time the Sierra Leone army recruited an all-female batch of soldiers.
By Mohamed T. Massaquoi
Security officials in the southern Sierra Leonean district of Pujehun are investigating the circumstances surrounding the mysterious death of a tourist.
The body of the deceased, identified through documents found on him as a German national named Erwin Schbel, was found in a vehicle he was traveling in along the Zimmi – Kenema highway.
By Mabinty Kamara
An Egyptian firm, the Horse Fishing Company, is under pressure to explain the sudden disappearance of one of its staff who is feared dead after falling off into the sea.
Abdul Rahman Foday Janneh, 42, went missing since August 29. He was reportedly part of a team that was trying to rescue a sinking boat belonging to the company when he fell into the water and suddenly disappeared.
The incident which happened in Jui, the base of the company, is also the subject of police investigation.
By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay
Journalists have condemned the physical assault on two of their colleagues - Francess Bernard and Esther Marie Samura. Both journalists were reportedly beaten on Sunday at the Siaka Steven Stadium by security guards of President Julius Maada Bio.
By Hajaratu Kalokoh
The Ministry of Energy has received $854, 845 in grant from the United State Trade Development Agency. The grant, according to officials, will be used to conduct a feasibility study on the technical, economic, financial, environmental and social information to pave way for the implement a project for a total of 45 mini-grids in Sierra Leone.
The result of the study will eventually increase access to energy in the country.
By Kemo Cham
Despite government’s declaration of Chimpanzees as the national animal of Sierra Leone, they continue to face a growing threat of extinction due to rapid deforestation of their habitats, environmentalists and conservationists have warned.
They said in the last 18 months there have been a rapid increase in the number of the animals seeking sanctuary after their habitat were destroyed. The Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS) said it has received on average one animal per month within the period.
The leadership of the Sierra Leone Labour Congress (SLLC) has hailed the Bio Administration’s clampdown on corruption, among many other achievements. SLLC said the fight against corruption is in the interest of the nation and therefore they feel obliged to be a part of it.
“We are strongly behind the government in the fight against corruption to ensure that what is meant for Sierra Leone will be for Sierra Leoneans and not individuals,” Genna Wright, President of SLLC said. He was speaking at a meeting with President Julius Maada Bio at State House.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
