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Alimamy Kamara and Benoit Sambou

Sierra Leone’s Youth Minister, Alimamy Kamara has paid a courtesy call on his Senegalese counterpart, Benoit Sambou at the end of the 4^th Pan- African summit of Youth Leaders in Dakar.

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By Mustapha Sesay

A Sierra Leonean writer based in the United Kingdom has unveiled a publishing house to pressmen at the Harry Yansaneh Hall, SLAJ Headquarters in Freetown.

By Aminata Phidelia Allie

Stakeholders in the Sierra Leone film industry have toughened their campaign against piracy by calling on the media to step forward and be part of the fight "to save the country’s young movie industry".

They made this call at the ministry of tourism in Freetown while addressing the media on the increase in the copyright infringement or piracy.

By Kenneth Thompson

President of the Sierra Leone Association (SLAJ) of Journalists says the current fight against money laundering and the financing of terrorism must be a collective one that involves every Sierra Leonean.

Kelvin Lewis told a press conference organized by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU) in Freetown that his association was aware of efforts by the FIU to institute policies and strategies to track down on and significantly curtail the illegal activities of money launderers and financiers of terrorism.

By Crispina Cummings

JB Dauda

Minister of State, East, William Juana Smith and Internal Affairs Minister, Joseph Bandabla Dauda on Saturday 18^th January engaged in a media battle on the Star Line Radio in Kenema over a Le 5 Billion contract  awarded for the construction of the Kenema City Hall.

By Septimus Senessie in Kono

Three public officials and one civil society member have been released on bail after they were briefly detained and interrogated by police for allegedly stealing five solar panels meant for the rehabilitated under-five children’s hall.