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By Alpha Abu

Deputy Minister of Information and Civic Education, Yusuf Keketoma Sandi has recognised the positive contribution of Sierra Leone’s Media in the country’s democratic trajectory.

He made the statement during a training of Managers and Editors on Media Governance, Management, Digitalisation and Ethics, organised by the Independent Media Commission (IMC) in Freetown, Thursday 14^th September.    

He said the media can also be used as an effective instrument to achieve developmental objectives.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The ECOWAS Rice Observatory (ERO) has launched the Sierra Leone Chapter. The move according to Deputy Minister 2 of Agriculture Sahr Hemore is to actualize President Julius Maada Bio’s ‘Feed Salone’ agenda.

The ERO chapter of Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Rice Observatory (SLeRO) was launched on the 14^th of September 2023 at a rice stakeholder meeting in Freetown. 

By Saio Marrah

Police constable Osman Kamara attached to Lumley Police Division, has said officers arrested Messie Jusu a food seller (Cassava and Beans), at a place where a narcotic substance commonly known as “Kush” is sold and consumed.

By Saio Marrah

Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No.1 has remanded Musa Bangura, Abubakarr Conteh, James Langley, and William Harold Collins of Freetown for alleged robbery and assault.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

Two people were killed and 72 arrests were made in the wake of pockets of protests that happened in parts of the Western Area on Monday September 11, according to Media One of the Sierra Leone Police, Assistant Commissioner Brima Kamara.

He was addressing the media at the weekly press conference of the Ministry of Information and Civic Education held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and International Cooperation on Tuesday 12^th of September.

By Nasratu Kargbo

There is a huge disagreement between the National Revenue Authority (NRA) and the Mobile Money Operators (MMO) on whether the Goods and Services Tax (GST) levied should be paid from the MMOs' charges or from the customers.  

By Saio Marrah

Justice Samuel O Taylor has sentenced a 26-year-old teacher- Osman D. Kargbo, 24 year old Ibrahim Rogers, and Bockarie Sannoh (45) to ten years imprisonment each,  after they were individually found guilty in separate cases of sexual penetration.   

Before the sentence was handed down to teacher Kargbo at the Freetown High Court No.7, Justice Taylor said the man was indicted for having sexually penetrated an eight-year-old class three pupil on 20^th December 2019, after he had sent her to buy top up for his mobile phone.