By George M.O. Williams The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation ( FAO) with funding from the Irish government has tools and seeds to 1,500 vegetable farmers mostly women and youths from 5 districts of Sierra Leone. The project, entitled, “Building resilient communities through climate smart and market driven production for improved food and...Read More
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) through the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) will be submitting the list of 680 teachers including 203 Heads of Schools from different public schools for retirement in 2023. According to the Secretary of TSC, Mr. Sorie I. Turay, their retirement takes effect on August 31, 2023 and it...Read More
Sierra Leone is among 28 countries in Africa where Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting is known to be practiced and regularly performed in a ‘secret society’ called the Bondo Society. According to the 2019 Demographic Health Survey, 83 percent of women aged 15-49 have undergone FGM, a decrease from 90 percent in 2013. The Human Rights Commission...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is gravely concerned about death threats directed against citizens and state functionaries on social media. These threats are aimed at causing the targeted functionaries’ insecurity and serious discomfort, the police said in a statement it put out on Wednesday. “The threats are also intended to blackmail and...Read More
Staff at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS) are reeling from the theft on 20th July 2023, of the organization’s brand new Toyota Land Cruiser, essential for chimpanzee rescues. Without a suitable replacement, their ability to save the lives of endangered chimpanzees and carry out critical field operations is severely compromised. Tacugama has launched an appeal to...Read More
