The National Commission for Persons with Disability has handed over a Cheque of Five Million Leones to Media Watch Sierra Leone.
The purpose of the support is to help Media Watch form a Network of Journalists on Disability Issues.
Pikin to Pikin Movement in collaboration with Help to Overcome (H2O) has launched the construction of toilet facilities called Modernized VIP toilets in Schools at the FAWE Primary School, Grafton. The toilets will have bacteria that will immediately decompose feaces and produce manure for agricultural purpose.
A faith based organisation, Christians in Action Sierra Leone has re-elected Rev Issa Kargbo as the National Superintendent of the Mission in Sierra Leone at its Campbell Street headquarters in Freetown.
This is the Mission’s Thirty-Third annual conference with over Fifteen international delegates from America, United Kingdom, Serbia and Montenegro and Jamaica.
According to the church leaders, the mission turns Fifty since its establishment in Sierra Leone and Thirty three years since the
As Sierra Leoneans observe the Holy month of Ramadan, Orange Sierra Leone has provided food items to Muslims in the Western Area, Bo and Kenema districts.
The offer of the food items to Muslims is part of Orange’s cooperate social responsibility by given back to subscribers.
The United National Community Development Organisation has joined worshippers at popularly known as Gadaffi mosque at wellington to break fast.
The organisation’s focus is to preach peace and unity among all the tribes in the country and they decided to target the Gadaffi Mosque because they believe that with the large congregation it has, almost all the tribes in the country worship there.
The National Revenue Authority has taken tax collection to doorsteps with the introduction of the first ever Tax Clinic.
The Open Government Initiative for West Africa provided the support that is expected to span for a long period.
The Tax Clinic educated the public on calculations of Tax Returns, Customer Tax Charter, Import and Export procedures.
A book of condolence has been opened for journalist Ibrahim Samura of the New Age Newspaper.
He passed away at the Military hospital, Wilberforce following a short illness.
He was one of Sierra Leone’s finest journalists who was known for his integrity and truthfulness in handling issues relating to governance.
The ceremony was held at the SLAJ Conference Hall , where senior journalists and ministers of government signed the book of condolence .
The Medical Superintendent at the Kissy Psychiatrist hospital Dr Abdul Jalloh has told SLBC that Seventy percent of the patients admitted are young people with drug abuse history.
According to Dr Jalloh, the Kissy Psychiatric hospital presently houses One hundred and Thirty Eight patients with males accounting for Seventy percent.
Doreen Barrie went to the Psychiatric Hospital to look at progress on its rehabilitation.
President Julius Maada Bio has pledged that his Government will establish a student loan scheme to support tertiary education in the country.
He said he will support the Njala University leadership to ensure efficient management in making the University One of the best in Sierra Leone.
President Bio made this disclosure during the congregation of Njala University in Bo City.
Over One thousand graduands received their degrees, diplomas and certificates upon completion of their various