By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah The Director General of the National Aids Secretariat (NAS) in Sierra Leone, Abdul Rahman Sesay has said seventy-six thousand Sierra Leoneans are living with HIV and AIDS. Sesay made this statement in an interview with Politico on 29th November 2023 ahead of the commemoration of HIV Day, today December 1st of every year. Speaking about the prevalence
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah Students of the various constituent colleges of the University of Sierra Leone have expressed concerns over a twenty-five percent Fee increment by the University. The Director of Public Relations, Alumni, and International Affairs for USL, James Tamba Lebbie confirmed the increment in an interview with Politico. He attributed the increase to the
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah Former All Peoples Congress (APC) Presidential Candidate Dr. Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara has called for transparency in the review of the electoral process. He made the statement whilst addressing a gathering at State House to witness the Launch by President Julius Maada Bio of the Cross-Party Committee on the Review of Sierra Leone’s Electoral Systems
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah In a bid to address price control, the Deputy Secretary- General of the Sierra Leone Importers Association, Alhaji Sheriff Barrie has called on the Government to repeal the 1969 Exclusive Act that gives the right of sole importing of essential commodities to importers. Barrie was speaking at the government weekly press briefing at the Foreign Affairs
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah Four more Village Heads have been confirmed winners following the conclusion of elections in parts of Western Rural District, the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) confirmed in a Press Release dated 14th November 2023. Abubakarr Barrie won the race in Sussex Village with five hundred and eighty-five votes; Crispin Atkins of Samuel Town got