By Stephen V. Lansana Fatmata Kamara (Not her real name) narrowly escaped from the 34 Military hospital after she went there for pre-natal care. The 7-month pregnant mother of two said she suffered fromsevere fever and headaches, chronic cough, body pain, and frequent cold flashes. She could not breathe. As soon as she described her...Read More
Prior to the outbreak of the new coronavirus in Sierra Leone, 3 out of 10 children were malnourished, with 41 % of children 0-6 months not exclusively breastfed. This situation has been worsened by the outbreak of COVID-19. To address this problem, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Health and...Read More
The Vice President of The Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has revealed that the United Arab Emirate (UAE) based group called Agro Elite will cultivate 14,700 hectares of farmland at the Rhombeh Swamp in the Lokomasama Chiefdom, Portloko District.“Rhombeh Swamp is going to be rejuvenated by the New Direction Government,” he noted....Read More
The Environment Protection Agency has on August 7, 2020, won a landmark case that was brought before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at the Magistrate Court No. 2 in the Southern city of Bo. In total, eleven individuals were arraigned before the Magistrate and all pleaded guilty to the charges under the Environment Protection Agency Act. The...Read More
LAB Paralegal Mohamed Karama engages local court staff ofMomoria Section in BarawaWallay Chiefdom The Legal Aid Board secured the discharge of 15-year-old Gongofa Marah (not his real name)on the orders of the court on 3 August 2020. He was charged with manslaughter and assault occasioning actual bodily harm Gongofa, his mother Manteh and brother Kallie,...Read More
Job Booster SierraLeone,a local agency which links job seekers with prospective employers,has on Friday August 14, 2020at REAPS Vocational Training Institute in Freetown launched new project titled “Salon Project” to help easesome of the effects of COVID-19 on young entrepreneurs in the job market in Sierra Leone. Team leader, MariamaKhai Fornah,said that the project dubbed“Job...Read More
The Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Madam Mamadi Gobeh Kamara, has urged stakeholders in Kenema District to embrace the Medium-Term National Development Plan as a roadmap towards transforming the district. She made this statement during a one-day stakeholders’ engagement on the Plan organised by the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MOPED) at Albsertson...Read More
Harrison Wisdom, an eight-year-old Gospel musician in the east of Freetown, has on Sunday August 16, 2020 disclosed to Premier News that he has recently released a single titled ‘God Save Salone.’ The toddler said thatin the lightof previous and recent disasters, he believes prayer is the solution to Sierra Leone’s problems. “Sierra Leone has...Read More
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has on Friday August 14, 2020at Wilkinson Road in Freetown, discussed its annual “All African Service” project which aims at rendering services to communities across the nation. Kenneth Panbu, the chairman of the Church’s communication council,at a media briefing organized for the purpose, informed journalists thatthe project...Read More
The north-west regional manager of the Anti-corruption Commission (ACC), Al-Hassan Sesay, has warned nurses in charge of Community Health Centres across Karene District to desist from extortion, bribery and other corrupt practices while performing their duties or face the full force of the law. He issued the warning in a recent meeting which he had...Read More
