SLRTA to ban Right Hand vehicles in Sierra Leone …as Police reports 246 road accident related death in 2012

By Alpha Bedoh Kamara

The Director of the Sierra Leone Roads Transport Corporation, Dr. Mrs. Sarah Bendu, has made it known to drivers and stakeholders in the transport industry that ‘Right Hand Drive Vehicles’ will soon be banned from plying the roads in Sierra Leone.

Dr. Bendu made this disclosure yesterday while addressing the [...]

Slum residents may face worst rainy season in 2013

 

By Alpha B. Kamara

The Director for the Network Movement for Development and Human Rights (NMDHR), James Mathew, said slum areas may face the worst environmental disaster in this year’s rainy season.

Mathew said the change in the climate must be a concern to people, especially residents in slum areas, whom he said [...]

Labour Congress holds workshop on gender mainstreaming

By Abdul Karim Sesay

The Sierra Leone Labour Congress (SLLC), in collaboration with the Equality and Social Protection Department Office of International Trade Union Congress, has started a three days workshop on gender responsibilities within the labour congress at the National Stadium in Freetown.

The Equality and Social Protection Department Officer, Ghislane Saizonou [...]

Salone named among worst places to raise children

By Elkass I.L. Sannoh

The recently published report of one of the leading international Non Governmental Organizations (NGO), Save the Children, has listed Sierra Leone among the worst countries in Sub-Saharan Africa where children are raised.

The Report, titled: ‘Save the Children mothers’ Index’, named The Democratic Republic of Congo as the world’s toughest [...]

Tamba Sam Questions on Salone Economy

By Elkass I.L. Sannoh

The National Publicity Secretary of the Opposition Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), Honourable Musa Tamba Sam, has questioned whether the country’s economy was growing by 35% as was stated by the current Minister of Information and Communications who doubles as the National Publicity Secretary of the ruling All Peoples [...]

Time for exploitation of workers is over!

The President of the Sierra Leone Labour Congress, Mr. M.A. Deen has declared that the time for exploitation of workers was over, as the labour movement observed International Workers day (May Day) on Wednesday.

“The Labour Congress will use all available means at its disposal to expose unfair labour practices and also use the [...]

As Anti Robbery Unit becomes dead… Armed robbers rampage Tengbeh Town

By Maddieu A.A.T. Kabbah

Journalist of AYV, Elkass I.L. Sannoh, this weekend suffered from a deadly attack by three armed robbers who were on the rampage in Tengbeh Town, back of ‘Was Car’.

Sannoh, who recently transferred from 13 Dundas Street to 5n Tengbeh Town, at Magistrate Carew’s compound, Freetown, was placed under [...]

Deputy leader of parliament promises more development for his constituency

By Sulaiman Bah

The deputy leader of Parliament, Hon. Ibrahim Bundu has promised to bring more development to his people in Gbinty Chiefdom, Port Loko District.

Hon. Bundu was speaking during a tour of his entire Constituency 52.

Addressing his people at Morro village, Sanda Maborlonto and the entire chiefdom of Gbinty, Hon. [...]