The deputy Program Manager of the National Malaria Control Program (NMCP), Ministry of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Alhaji Sayni Turay, has said that Malaria kills people in the country almost on a daily basis. He made this comment during the second meeting of the Malaria Media Coalition which was held on Tuesday September 1, 2020, at the Catco International Hotel in Freetown. The meeting was well attended by stakeholders and...Read More
The Ministry of Information and Communications in partnership with the National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) has engaged stakeholders in the Telecoms sector on the proposed National Electronics Communications Bill 2020 at the J&E Resort in Bo. In attendance at the event which took place on Friday 4th and Saturday 5th September 2020, were Internet Service Providers (ISPs), Mobile Network Operators (MNOs), Civil Society Organisations (CSOs) and a host of other personalities...Read More
The Academic Staff Association (ASA) of Njala University has on Wednesday September 2, 2020, suspended a strike action which they had been pursuing since August 21. This came following a plenary meeting at Towama, Bo Campus. The Association informed the public that they will back down from their former line of action till the end of the Second Semester in December 2020, to give the Administration ample time to address...Read More
Residents of Kanikay, a community in the east of Freetown, have told Premier News on Monday August 30, 2020, that they fear that they could be killed in floods which are usual occurrence in the community whenever it rains. According to Alusine Trawalie, an elder in the community, when it rains water usually goes into their houses and destroy their property. “Sometimes flooding takes place when some of us have...Read More
The High Court Criminal Session in Kailahun town presided over by Justice A.S. Allieu commenced on August 31, 2020. Twenty matters were scheduled for hearing and four of the accused pleaded guilty on arraignment. They were all charged with Sexual Penetration. Evidence was taken in respect of the others and adjourned subsequently. Of the 20 matters that were scheduled for the first day,19 were Sexual Penetration and one murder resulting...Read More
