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By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya

The Executive Chairman of the Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA) Brima Baluwa Koroma has said that nationwide fuel distribution starts today and assures the public of no price increase on fuel as the government of Sierra Leone is committed to this pronouncement.

He made this statement on May 23 2024, whilst updating journalists about the agency’s commitment in addressing the fuel situation, assuring the public of enough fuel.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema.

A Civil Society activist in Kenema working on human rights issues, Prince Mansaray has accused the leadership of the National Emergency Ambulance Services (NEAMS) of undermining government health care service in Kenema district and the country as a whole.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah 

The Commissioner for Sierra Leone Commission on Arms and Ammunitions (SLeCAA), Binneh K. Conteh has disclosed that there are over 138 local gun manufacturers in Sierra Leone.

Binneh was speaking  at the government’s weekly press briefing hosted at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs conference room in Freetown on 21st May 20224.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

Trocaire, in partnership with Campaign for Good Governance (CGG) and USAID, has held a one-day multi-stakeholders engagement to inform the public about the People-to-People project.

The training took place at Vanilla Complex, Aberdeen, and Freetown on 21st May 2024.

By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbuya

President Julius Maada Bio has called on colleague Heads of State at the International Energy Agency (IEA) Summit on Clean Cooking in Africa to act big and boldly if they must have to achieve sustainable development goal seven for their people.

By MabintyKamara M. 

Since the establishment in over a century, Mamaikanu village in Maforke Chiefdom in Port Loko district lights up with solar powered electricity with funding support from the Embassy of Ireland in Sierra Leone.

The project implemented by the Social Enterprises Development (SEND) in partnership with Easy Solar through Trocaire allows community members in hard to reach communities to use and access electricity at a low cost and pay overtime with limited pressure from the service providers.

By Mabinty M. Kamara in Kambia

Being one of the locally producing rice sources in Sierra Leone the German government through the National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) has supported Rokel village in Mambolo Chiefdom, Kambia district with agricultural infrastructure to ensure sustainable and affordable farming practices.