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By Nasratu Kargbo

Chairman of Sierra Leone Alcohol Policy Alliance (SLAPA) Habib T. Kamara says alcohol sold in plastic sachets has high alcohol content which is very bad for the people.

“Alcohol in sachets is killing this country’’, Kamara said as he addressed journalists on the 24^th May in Freetown on the harmful effects of such alcohol on especially the youthful population, after a stakeholders meeting by the NGO FORUT Sierra Leone.

By Saio Marrah

Justice Unisa Kamara has remanded three accused persons in custody for allegedly robbing one Kadiatu Kai Sesay of her properties with a total value of NLe 7,535 (seven thousand five hundred thirty-five New Leones).

By Alpha Abu

Twenty designated Peace Mediators from communities in Freetown Urban and Rural are being trained on Conflict Resolution by facilitators from the Ghana-based Kofi Annan International Peace Keeping Training Centre (KAIPTC).

The two-day event which ends today is organised by Sierra Leone’s Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion (ICPNC) as part of efforts to diffuse tensions in some communities before, during and after the 24 June polls.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The historic and iconic Cotton Tree of Freetown on the night of Wednesday 24^th May 2023, came crashing down in a heavy rainstorm, igniting calls  from authorities and the general public to use the logs retrieved from the fallen tree for art, so that its history would not fade out.

By Saio Marrah

Justice Monfred Sesay has remanded five people accused of two counts of conspiracy to commit murder and murder. Mohamed Johnson, Aiah Komba, Kalilu Fofanah, Victor Kellie, and Ishmiel Charles are accused of stabbing one Kai Osman Fengai to death in Koidu City, Kono District in the east of Sierra Leone.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Independent Media Commission (IMC) Complaints Committee has conducted Hearings on matters brought before the commission by people who feel aggrieved about publications and broadcasts made by newspapers and radio stations.

The hearing’s decision was made known to the public via a press release by the commission on the 24th of May 2023.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Resident Representative of the Economic Commission for West African States (ECOWAS) Harouna Moussa has urged Sierra Leonean Journalists to provide credible and accurate information about the electioneering processes of the country, reminding them of their crucial role in Society.