By Alusine Sesay The prices of a kilogram of imported and local rice increased by 15 percent and 13 percent, respectively, when compared to the previous quarter (January-March 2024) and increased by 30 percent and 22 percent, respectively, year on year, according to a new report by the World Food Programme, WFP. The ‘RAM Sierra Leone...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh on Thursday, August 15, 2024, urged the Ministry of Finance to prioritise lifesaving Ministries, Departments and Agencies (MDAs). VP Jalloh made this comment during the official commencement of the FY2025 National Policy Hearing at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown. The opening session of...Read More
By Nathaniel Alfred Lahai – Rangers Coordinator Every day rangers around the world dedicate their lives to protect wildlife and wild species that face critical threats. On July 31st each year, we join the world in celebrating World Ranger Day, the anniversary of the founding of The International Ranger Federation, an organization that supports the work...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Sierra Leone National Public Health Agency (NPHA) and the Ministry of Health (MOH) in a statement put out on Monday August 12, 2024, urged the public to take preventive measures against Monkeypox (Mpox), although no case of it have been confirmed. This statement was put out due to the fact that...Read More
The United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), in partnership with the Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED), on Wednesday 14th August 2024 officially launched the 2023 Situational Analysis (SitAn) Report on Children, Adolescents and Women in Sierra Leone at the Foreign Service Academy Conference Hall of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation, Tower Hill...Read More
