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St. Joseph tops Peagie Woobay Awards

2:48 PM /

By Bampia James Bundu

Mariama Kati Bangura, a pupil of St. Joseph’s Secondary School in Freetown, has won a brand new iPad after coming tops in the “Christmas Brain of Peagie Woobay Essay competition’ held recently in the country.

iPas concerned over health system for women

2:47 PM /

By Zainab Joaque

Ipas, a reproductive health organisation has raised concerns over the health system for women and girls since the outbreak of Ebola in the country.

According to statistics from 13 facilities supported by Ipas, in the first quarter of 2014, 271 women sought post-abortion care, in the second quarter 276 did, while in the third the number dropped to 79 from the same facilities.

More medical supplies for Western Area

2:40 PM /

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

A Sierra Leonean owned charity has donated assorted medical supplies worth $ 500, 000 to the district health management teams of Western Area rural and urban, in an effort to contain the Ebola outbreak.

Presenting the items, which included incubators and personal protective equipment, Mohamed Sangarie of Mohamed and Chris Development Company Ltd., said the donation was intended to “halt the spread of the Ebola virus in the country, particularly the Western Area.”

Sierra Leone NGO boosts Ebola orphans

2:38 PM /

By Bampia James Bundu

Raining Season Child Care, a local non-governmental organisation in Sierra Leone, yesterday presented food items worth Le 5 million to the social welfare ministry as contribution towards the provision of food for Ebola orphans.

name change for Sierra Leone roads regulator

2:37 PM /

By Aminata Phidelia Allie

Executive Director of the Sierra Leone Roads Transport Authority, SLRTA, says her agency has been rebranded in line with the United Nations Global Plan for the Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020.

Dr. Sarah Bendu said the corporation was now known as the Sierra Leone Roads Safety Authority, SLRSA, as she addressed a stakeholders’ meeting in Freetown on the theme: “Re-branding the Sierra Leone Road Transport Authority for Better Performance”.

EU denies banning Sierra Leone fish

4:32 PM /

By Joseph Lamin Kamara

Head of rural development and environment section of the European Union delegation in Sierra Leone says his organisation never banned fish from Sierra Leone from entering the European market.