Supervisory soil survey officer for BAFs project The European Union (EU) funded Boosting Agriculture and Food Security (BAFS) Project through the Agricultural Engineering Division Ministry of Agriculture (MoF) is currently undertaking a comprehensive nationwide Soil Survey. The exercise is being implemented through the Njala University (NU), as well as the National Authorizing Office (NAO) as the contracting authority, in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Agricultural Research Institute (SLARI) and professional...Read More
The antiviral drug molnupiravir is conditionally recommended for patients with non-severe covid-19 who are at highest risk of hospitalisation, says a WHO Guideline Development Group of international experts in The BMJ today. Patients who are at highest risk of hospitalisation typically include those who are unvaccinated, older people, and those with weak immune systems or chronic diseases. However, the panel says that young and healthy patients, including children, and pregnant...Read More
The Senegalese Minister of Labour, Social Dialogue and Relations with Institutions, M. Samba Sy on Monday February 28, 2022 hosted Sierra Leone Social Health Insurance (SLeSHI) delegation led by the Hon. Vice President, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. The Sierra Leone delegation was in Senegal on a learning mission on Universal Health Coverage (UHC) and Health Insurance, as the country works towards rolling out a sustainable health insurance scheme in Sierra...Read More
State House, Freetown, Wednesday 2 March 2022 — Saudi Arabia’s Minister of State for African Affairs, Ambassador Ahmed Abdul Aziz Kattan, has called at the presidency to pay a courtesy call on His Excellency President Dr. Julius Maada Bio, during a short ceremony. He said he was happy and honoured to be in Sierra Leone, where he was representing the King of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Salman bin Abdulaziz...Read More
Former Permanent Secretary at the Ministry of Internal Affairs Hassan Lee has been remanded at the Male Correctional Center by Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No.1 after he was arraigned for obtaining money by false pretenses contrary to section 32(1) of the Larceny Act of 1916. It was alleged on the charge sheet that on a date unknown between 1st to 30th April, 2019 at the Ministry of...Read More
