By Kemo Cham
A union representing Sierra Leoneans in The Gambia has called on its members to remain calm and be law abiding whilst it pursues a diplomatic means of resolving the death of their compatriot.
Usman Dabor died in controversial circumstances last month while under investigation by the police in Serekunda, Gambia’s largest city. Dabor was accused of buying stolen items, which he sold in his shop.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The Sierra Leone government has announced the cancellation of the license of the Tonkolili Iron Ore Project (TIOP), a mining project operated by Shansteel (SL) Limited, a subsidiary of the Chinese owned Shandong Iron and Steel Limited.
The National Minerals Agency (NMA), which made the announcement on Thursday, accused the iron ore miner of lack of commitment to meeting its obligations to the government and the communities in which it operate.
By Kemo Cham
An unspecified number of students at the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS) face disciplinary actions after being fingered for involvement in exams malpractice.
The students who are part of the Premed and Pre-pharmacy program of the College, were allegedly caught on 16 July in the malpractice during a mathematics exam in the just concluded second semester exams.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The government of Sierra Leone, through the Mudslide Inter-Agencies Committee, has vowed to demolish a house being constructed in the Motormeh-Regent Yellow Zone.
After the 2017 mudslide, the Mortemeh-Regent area, where the incident occurred, was divided into two main zones: Red, which according to experts is an emergency area, and Yellow, which is considered a potential emergency area. All the houses within the Red Zone were demolished and the owners compensated.
By Hassan J. Koroma in Bo
The head of the National Authorising Office (NAO), Ambrose James, has said they were satisfied with progress in ongoing construction works involving two major roads in the country.
Mr James was speaking in Pujehun at the end of a two-day inspection tour of the sites of the European Union funded projects in Moyamba and Pujehun.
The projects entail 226 million euro for the Bandajuma – Liberia border road and 40.7 million euro for the Moyamba Junction - Moyamba Town road. In between these two major roads are bridges.
By Hajaratu Kalokoh
The telecommunications operator Africell has launched its much publicised coding bootcamp for pupils in primary, secondary and tertiary institutions.
The bootcamp was officially launched on Thursday, although the learning process had commenced earlier on Monday August 5th.
By Kemo Cham
Registration of the dead is important for the attainment of the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs), Statistician General Prof. Osman Sankoh has said.
Prof. Sankoh told the just concluded conference on civil registration in Freetown that measuring progress towards the SDG targets has been difficult and that it will continue that way unless everyone makes greater efforts to collect information on the number of annual deaths that occur among the population and the causes of those deaths.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
