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*The Deadly Cost of Mistrust in Public Health Facilities: Why Connaught Hospital May Help Save Precious Sierra Leonean Lives. *
Cocorioko
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August 18, 2025
*The Deadly Cost of Mistrust in Public Health Facilities: Why Connaught Hospital May Help Save Precious Sierra Leonean Lives. * ~Dr. Mark Kapuwa Connaught Hospital, established in the 19th century and commissioned in 1912 by the Duke of Connaught,...
Prime Minister Carney engages Métis leadership on the Building Canada Act
Patriotic Vanguard
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August 18, 2025
Canada’s new government is ready to get our country building major infrastructure projects again – in partnership with Indigenous Peoples. To that end, the Prime Minister, Mark Carney, convened the Métis Major Projects Summit in Ottawa to discuss...
PSRU and SALHOC Partner to Develop New Corporate Strategy for Affordable Housing in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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August 16, 2025
The Public Sector Reform Unit (PSRU) has launched a strategic engagement with the Sierra Leone Housing Corporation (SALHOC) to develop a new Corporate Strategy aimed at enhancing the delivery of affordable housing solutions in Sierra Leone. The...
Ministry of Gender and Partners Launch NEWMAP Constitution and Strategic Plan to Empower Women in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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August 16, 2025
The Ministry of Gender and Children’s Affairs, in collaboration with Campaign for Good Governance (CGG), Trocaire, and various development partners, has launched the Network of Women Ministers and Parliamentarians (NEWMAP) Constitution and...
Artificial Intelligence and Sustainability: Reforming the Reforms of Education in Nigeria
This Day
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August 17, 2025
By Tunji Olaopa I will like to ask two fundamental questions that lie at the heart of this lecture. One, what happens when we situate AI at the heart of the institutional reform of the education sector in Nigeria? And two, how does that...
Best Path Forward for Sierra Leone : Overcoming Two-Party Dominance, Politicised Development, and Systemic Corruption
Cocorioko
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August 16, 2025
Best Path Forward for Sierra Leone Overcoming Two-Party Dominance, Politicised Development, and Systemic Corruption Sierra Leone’s enduring governance challenges—two-party dominance, politicised development, elite resource capture, and systemic...
Sierra Leone Marks 8th Anniversary of Devastating Freetown Mudslide
Sierraloaded
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August 14, 2025
Today, Sierra Leone commemorates the eighth anniversary of the catastrophic mudslide that struck the capital, Freetown, on the morning of August 14, 2017. Following three days of torrential rainfall, a massive mudflow from the Sugar Loaf Mountain...
£900,000 EU-Funded Youth Empowerment Project Launched in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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August 14, 2025
During International Youth Day celebrations on August 12, 2025, at Bintumani Conference Hall, ActionAid Sierra Leone and the Centre for Coordination of Youth Activities (CCYA) launched the €900,000 EU-funded Youth Action for Good Governance and...
Three Sierra Leone Police Officers Dismissed Over Armed Robbery in Rokel Community
Sierraloaded
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August 14, 2025
Three police officers have been dismissed from the Sierra Leone Police Force due to their alleged involvement in an armed robbery that took place in Rokel Community, located east of Freetown. This action is part of ongoing efforts to hold those...
World Food Prize Foundation Youth Institutes Expand Across Africa, Established in Sierra Leone
Ethical Marketing News
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August 14, 2025
The World Food Prize Foundation has established its first Youth Institute in Sierra Leone, advancing its mission to engage the next generation of leaders in food security across Africa. The inaugural program was held on July 14, 2025, and marks a...
The Global Mercy Returns to Sierra Leone to Deliver Even More Free Surgeries and Expand Training ...
Business Ghana
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The Global Mercy™, the world’s largest civilian hospital ship, docked once again in Freetown marking the start of its third consecutive field service in Sierra Leone. Operated by the international NGO Mercy Ships (https://MercyShips.Africa/), the...
Faithful throng La Vang shrine for Assumption celebration in Vietnam
Vatican News
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August 18, 2025
More than 90,000 Catholics converged on the national shrine of Our Lady of La Vang in central Vietnam on August 15 to celebrate the Solemnity of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary. By LiCAS News The annual pilgrimage to the Shrine of Our...
EPA Destroys 199 Dredges in Major Crackdown on Illegal Mining in Sierra Leone
Sierraloaded
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August 13, 2025
The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has recently destroyed 199 dredges in a major crackdown on illegal mining activities across Sierra Leone, signaling a tough stance against environmental violations. This raids were conducted across several...
The Jockey Club Announces Election Of New Members
Yahoo Sports
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The Jockey Club Announces Election Of New Members originally appeared on Paulick Report. The Jockey Club today, Aug. 18, announced the election of 10 new members: Craig Bernick, Peter M. Brant, Boyd T. Browning Jr., Case Clay, Dennis Drazin,...
Sierra Leone Achieves Historic 90% Survival Rate in Special Care Baby Units for the First Time Since 2017
Sierraloaded
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August 12, 2025
In a groundbreaking milestone for neonatal health, Sierra Leone’s Special Care Baby Units (SCBUs) have recorded an average 90% national survival rate for admitted infants—marking the first time since 2017 that such a high rate has been achieved....
The Soviet Vibes of Trump’s Assault on Science
Truthdig
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August 18, 2025
This story was originally published by Grist. Sign up for Grist’s weekly newsletter here. In the fall of 1925, agronomist Trofim Lysenko arrived on the dusty plains of what is now Azerbaijan, hoping to keep cows from starving to death over the...
The Global Mercy Returns To Sierra Leone To Deliver Even More Free Surgeries And Expand Training For Healthcare Professionals
MENAFN
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August 13, 2025
(MENAFN- African Press Organization) The Global Mercy, the world's largest civilian hospital ship, docked once again in Freetown marking the start of its third consecutive field service in Sierra Leone. Operated by the international NGO Mercy...
Sierra Leone Enacts National Country Planning Act 2025, Repealing 1946 Law
Sierraloaded
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August 11, 2025
In a historic move, Sierra Leone’s Parliament has enacted the National Country Planning Act 2025 on Monday, August, replacing the longstanding Town and County Planning Act of 1946. Advocated by the Minister of Lands, Housing, and Country Planning,...
Sierra Leone Joins Global Effort! Health Stakeholders Trained in Climate-Based Early Warning Systems
Sierraloaded
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August 11, 2025
The Ministry of Health and the National Public Health Agency, in partnership with the Institute of Health Modelling and Climate Solutions (IMACS) and the Task Force for Global Health, has conducted a training session for national stakeholders on a...
Sierra Leone Finance Minister Leads Surprise Inspections of Digital Excise Stamp on Local and Imported Goods
Sierraloaded
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August 11, 2025
The Minister of Finance, Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura led a high-level delegation to conduct unannounced inspections of the implementation of digital excise stamps on imported and locally produced goods. The visit, held on Monday, August 11th,...