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 Sanitation...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. The...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 matter...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, were...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 Booster”...Read More
