By Nasratu Kargbo Actionaid Sierra Leone has demanded that the government ensures the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) advice to decrease the wage bill by 6% of the GDP, does not affect the recruitment and placement of health workers and teachers.
By Nasratu Kargbo Persons with Disability (PWDs) have said they want one of them to be appointed deputy minister of social welfare. Speaking in an interview after a press conference held by Sierra Leone Union on Disability Issues (SLUDI) on the 20th July 2023, Acting President of the Union Salieu Turay said “It is our hope that the president kept that position for a qualified
By Nasratu Kargbo The Minister of Trade and Industry Dr. Edward Hinga Sandy has called on countries that export food to refrain from imposing export prohibitions or restrictions on basic food products. Sandy made this call during a ministerial conference in Geneva, Switzerland on the 13th of June 2022; he said that such measure has the tendency to harm populations in the least
By Nasratu Kargbo Members of Parliament have amended two aspects of the 1991 constitution of Sierra Leone. This amendment has introduced a commissioner for the Northwest region of the country. The Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone now has six Commissioners, which includes the Chief Electoral Commissioner and five other commissioners inclusive of all the regions.
By Nasratu Kargbo Member of Parliament representing constituency 125 Alusine Alu- Conteh who was recently attacked by an unknown person in parliament has asked that MPs be protected and that they deserve to be given a medical allowance. The MP made this call on the 13th of July 2022 whilst explaining his ordeal. With neck braces around his neck for support, following the