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As experts call for no sex for Ebola patients… SLAJ President calls on Journalists to fight Ebola as a national service

The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) Kelvin Lewis has called on Journalists to consider the call for help from the Ministry of Health and Sanitation on the Ebola outbreak as a call for national service. He made this call at a one day orientation on Ebola for Journalists organized by SLAJ and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation at the Grass Groot Empowerment Movement (GGEM) on Wednesday 16th July 2014. He asked all journalists, to use their pens, microphones and computers to help fight the Ebola various, he added that Journalists should place strict attention to the outbreak. He disclosed that the official number of death toll is now 118 and the number is still climbing. According to the SLAJ President the orientation is not only timely but very important. He stressed that Ebola is real; pointing out that some lives have been claimed including Nurses, a Pastor and a Journalist that was reporting from the eastern region. “Ebola is real, it has touche

POLICE OFFICERS INVOLVE IN MOB JUSTICE

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Some officers of the Sierra Leone Police Force were recently indicted in mob justice after an alleged criminal was beaten by three OSD officers TRACE NEWS has learnt that on Thursday 3rd July 2014 a total number of three OSD personnel who were fully dressed in their uniforms allegedly tortured Ade Manneh of 15 Settra Kroo Street because someone told them that he has stolen 20 Million Leones. According to report, Chernor Kamara and his brother Ibrahim Kamara accused Ade Manneh of stealing the sum of Twenty Million Leones at their resident 7 Conteh Drive Tengbeh Town. Below are photos of the victim: The report states that for the past five years, Ade Manneh has been paying regular visit to his friend who is the younger brother of Chernor and Ibrahim. It was reported that Ade visited his friend at 7 Conteh Drive Tengbeh Town on Thursday 3rd July 2014 and they spent time together and at about 2:pm he left there for his house. According to investigation, Ade received mobile call fro

JOB ADVERT ONE FAMILY PEOPLE

Background: One Family people (OFP) is a local human right organization striving for a transformed continent where people with disability – from children to adult, men and women – participate equally in everyday life. Where they are loved and cared for. Giving a space to live up to their full potential. Since its inception in 2008 in Sierra Leone, we focused our work on breaking barriers and changing mindset to ensure equal access to services for persons with disabilities such as protection, livelihood, employment, education, health care and counselling. The management of One Family People now invites applications from suitable qualified Sierra Leoneans for consideration to the following post: Post: Programme Manager Report to: Senior Programme Manager Manages: Not applicable Duty Station: Freetown Date Required: Immediately Duration: 1 Year + Job Summary: The Programme Manager is responsible for day to day management of One Family People activiti