By Kemo Cham
Members of the Parliamentary Committee on Health and Sanitation last week had a firsthand experience of the look and operations of the Lakka Government Hospital.
The Lakka Hospital, located at Goderich in the west end of Freetown, is host to Sierra Leone’s main treatment center for Tuberculosis and Leprosy.
By Umaru Fofana
Flash floods continue to wreak havoc across Sierra Leone. The heavy downpour this week has left thousands displaced along the Freetown peninsula and hundreds more in Sulima in the southern Pujehun District.
This comes after more than 700 were displaced in Kailahun District. Seven deaths were confirmed in Freetown with hundreds more displaced after floods hit parts of the capital last week.
By Hajaratu Kalokoh
A research done by the Center for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) has discovered that survivors of rape and other Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGVB) victims are still paying for medical treatment and reports, against existing laws.
As part of the government’s fight against SGBV, payment for medical services were squashed by both the 2012 Sexual Offences Act and the Domestic Violence Act of 2007.
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
Residents of Combema in Kenema District have accused the police of brutalizing them in an attempt to impose a check in the town.
The locals say the checkpoint, which they insist must be permanently removed, has been a point for extortion by police officers who man it.
Combema, situated one and half mile from Kenema Town and located within the Gbo-Kakajama Section in the Nongowa Chiefdom, is a largely agrarian community. But its inhabitants also engage in a lot of business.
By Hajaratu Kalokoh
The telecoms operator Africell and the Oversees Private Investment Corporation (OPIC) of the United States government have confirmed a US$100 million financing agreement meant to expand the compamy's operations.
The agreement which took over a year to materialize, began with the signing in November 2018 and concluded in May 2019.
The confirmation ceremony was done on Tuesday at a ceremony in the US Embassy in Freetown.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
Honorable Veronica Kadie Sesay, President of the Female parliamentary caucus, on Tuesday August 6 presented a report of a fact finding research on women’s space and participation in governance to President Julius Maada Bio.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The Milton Margai College of Education and Technology (MMCET) will next semester start a course in pottery with support from the Chinese Embassy in Freetown.
A memorandum of understanding signed on Wednesday 7th August between the Ministry of Tertiaty and Higher Education and the Chinese embassy commits the latter to support the Practical Arts Department of the college that will provide the new course.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
