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By: Alusine Rehme Wilson – (AR-WILSON) At a day’s workshop organized by Agriculture Value Chain Development Project (AVDP) in Makeni on Tuesday March 31, 2020 for Smallholder farmers, stakeholders and other farmers group, there has been much excitement among farmers who participated in the workshop since AVDP Project Manager, Abdulrahman Bob Conteh announced a new project which is aimed at eradicating rural poverty through modernizing agricultural skills, enhancing rich self sufficiency in about 34,000 rural homes and empowering women and youths in Sierra Leone. According to Mr. Conteh, the project will last for six years with funds from IFAD, the Government of Sierra Leone, would be project beneficiaries plus a private sector investment. “We will maintain high transparency and accountability level to ensure there is improved crop diversification, rice self sufficiency and rural poverty reduction” he conclude...

The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) vehemently condemns the 'merciless beating' of journalist Fayia Amara Fayia by a group of about nine military personnel allegedly led by one Major Fofanah in Kenema town this afternoon around 2pm. The incident, according to his colleague journalists at the scene, took place at a potential quarantine venue at Dama Road, in the full view of the Commanding Officer of the RSLAF 2nd Battalion in Kenema, Major Kamanda, and the Kenema District Council Chairman, 'Mohamed O'Level' Sesay. The journalists say, Faya (and his colleagues) was denied entry into the venue and so he decided to take photos with his phone from a distance when Major Fofanah stepped forward and grabbed the mobile device from him; and later called on his colleagues to beat the journalist.   SLAJ understands from its Regional Executive East that Fayia was initially denied access to medical help and was held in custody by the Kenema Police until the interv...

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson – (AR-WILSON) Ibrahim Nelson Children’s Foundation (INCF) with support from Tot Kamara has completed a day’s Sensitization on precautionary measures of Corona Virus (Covid-19) to youths, traders, civil servants, and other residents of the Makeni municipality, Bombali District, Northern Sierra Leone. The education and charitable organization (INCF) together with Executive members of the Traders Union, Journalists and representatives of the Makeni City Council started the sensitization at the central business area of Makeni and moved it to Police Stations, Political Party Offices, Motor Bike Riders, Ataya Bases, Schools and concludes the day’s activity at some Radio Stations in the city. They delivered several preventive messages about best practices people should put into practice to help them stay safe from the Covid-19 scourge and also donated items such as loaf of soaps, masks, gloves and sets of veronica rubbers while INCF’s Desmond...

By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy) The National medical state of preparedness to combat the Corona Virus is not only amazing but reassuring.  A visit at the Catholic owned and managed Holy Spirit Hospital in the North East Regional capital of Makeni city crowns the extent of reliability and dependability on the heightened state of medical preparedness to combat the global pandemic. Holy Spirit is a medical miracle. It started as a small clinic in a room and parlour in the Masuba Parish building to what it has become today, a giant and full blown medical center. The secret behind this is the untiring and passionate pioneering efforts of a devout young Catholic professional, Dr. Patrick Turay. Dr. Turay is incredibly phenomenal and has achieved a significant milestone in the medical landscape of not only Sierra Leone but in Africa South of the Sahara. We hope that here will be a learning point.

By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy) Sierra Leone is said to be polarized and/or divisive in many ways. However, whenever the essence and fabric of our society is threatened or when we are on the brink, we are quick and smart to congregate and fight the common cause or common enemy. The roaring Corona Virus is Scarry! We must be prepared and Concerned. We must not be in panic. We must not be prophets of doom or resigned to fate. Sierra Leone is battle tested and combat ready for the onslaught. We have the experience, institutional memory and corresponding structures. We need to grapple with, reconfigure the mindset and engineer the attitudes. Perhaps the greatest strength in this business is the resounding political will demonstrated by the president and the fact of him leading the Social Mobilization efforts. Just yesterday, a meeting was convened that was very inclusive and incorporating. We saw people like Paolo Conteh and Steve Ngauja on the table sharing their knowledge, experience and...

By: Ibrahim Jalloh - (Jallomy) The Makeni City Council (MCC) ordered commercial vehicles and business entities to leave the park area for the purpose of upgrading the park. Two weeks were given as the duration of the work. Regrettably, a week plus few days have elapsed with no significant work done. Drivers and business people in the park are completely frustrated and their livelihoods threatened.  Few years ago, drivers and traders were asked out of the park for similar reason but after two weeks they were asked to return to the park with no work done. This was disrespectful and insulting.  We urge MCC to double their efforts as the affected persons are running out of patience.

By: Alusine Rehme Wilson  - (AR-WILSON) Name: Aguissa Diarra Age:    29 Position: Forward Date of Birth: 30 th July 1991 Nationality: Malian Mali’s goal machine Aguissa Diarra posse’s outstanding tackling, dribbling, scoring, and free kick tricks which make her standout. She strongly believes her elder brother is giving her all the zeal she needs to become a professional some day despite the spirit she do picks from her secret admirer, the Balloon Dorr giant, Lionel Messi. “Each game I play, I want to score and if I don’t score, I will be very sad. My passion, grow up because my elder brother motivates me continually. He wakes me up very early every morning to join him for training which inspires me a lot to train harder and play easy to show extra ordinarily performances at every game to win, she notes. “My target is not to excel at home and the national team alone but to play professional football” she said after bagging the player of the match awa...