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By Saio Marrah

State prosecutors have brought in their eighth witness, Detective Sergeant Mohamed Kamara in connection with a riotous conduct case against Ali Jaffal and six other Lebanese nationals.

Sergeant Kamara told the court that together with another colleague he obtained a statement from the first accused, Ali Jaffal. He said on April 5, 2024, he was on duty at the Lumley police station at 23:00 hours when he received information about chaos at Young Sportsmen Club (YSC), at Wilkinson road.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Ministry of Water Resources and Sanitation (MWRS)   has      completed the Freetown Water Supply and Sanitation Master Plan and Investment Studies for Fiscal Year (FY) 2023, according to Deputy Secretary, Raymond S. Komba  while presenting the ministry’s FY 2025-2027 budget at the Ministry of Finance’s Bilateral Budget discussion on the 20^th August, 2024.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah 

 Deputy Director, Sierra Leone Standards Bureau, Jogor Bah has explained at the weekly government press conference that they are working on curbing the importation of poor quality iron rods in the country amidst the spate of buildings collapsing in the Western Area. 

 He pointed out that importers had been informed of the quality of iron rods that should be imported, and accused some importers of indulging in reducing the length of the rods.

By Saio Marrah

Detective Abu Bakarr Kargbo has testified at the start of preliminary investigations into a treason case against Alie Badara Kanu alias Captain Makeni and Thaimu Bangura as first and second accused persons respectively.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Ministry of Health (MOH) has during the ongoing budget discussions requested an 11% increase in budget for the Fiscal Year (FY) 2025, indicating a bold push to address critical health priorities, scale up infrastructure projects, and all lifesaving interventions while moving towards the Abuja declaration target of 15%.

By Alpha Abu

The faces of dozens of Susan’s Bay residents showed relief and satisfaction after going through free dental surgery at the Community Centre on the last day of a humanitarian offer by visiting Spanish dentists under the medical charity Dental Coop and local catholic partners- Caritas Sierra Leone

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources (MFMR) has vowed to improve export earnings and generate more revenue from the fisheries sector by ensuring European markets certification for value-added exportation of the country’s fish and fisheries products.