June12, 2020 – Millions of children could be pushed into child labour as a result of the global COVID-19 crisis, which could lead to rise in child labour for the first time in 20 years of progress, according to a news brief from the International Labour Organization (ILO) and UNICEF. According to a study titled...Read More
Citizens in Freetown are disregarding the use of face mask as prescribed by the government of Sierra Leone in the fight against the deadly Coronavirus pandemic. Abdulai Tholley, a businessman in Lumley, told Premier News on Monday that using the face mask reduces the proper intake of oxygen and causes him difficulty in breathing. “The...Read More
Malik Koroma, the supervisor at a garbage dumpsite at Kissy in the East-end of Freetown, has told Premier News on Thursday April 4, 2020, that the laborers at the site have no medical attention, and tools to do their work which has slowed down their operations and negatively affected their health. Koroma said that the...Read More
Alhajie Kamara, the Chairman of Guard Street and Sani Abacha Street Markets, has disclosed on Tuesday June 2, 2020, that traders and customers at the market are neglecting the use of face masks. He told Premier News that this trend could lead to the continued spread of the virus in the country. He added that...Read More
By Sallieu Kanu Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said: “Today [April 13, 2020], I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF’s member countries under the IMF’s revamped Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) as part of the Fund’s...Read More
By Sallieu Kanu With the fragile Sierra Leonean economy still recovering from the Ebola health crisis and past lax macroeconomic policies, the COVID‑19 shock will add to the country’s vast development challenges, the Executive Board of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said in a statement on Monday. The statement came on April 6, after the...Read More
