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By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

Over 10 people are reported to have died with many injured amidst the recent spate of collapsed buildings within the Western Urban Area, according to an update read by the Minister of Information and Civic Education, Chernor Bah during the  government’s weekly press briefing on 20^th August, 2024.

By Saio Marrah

Sahr Moywa, a miner who is said to have found a two hundred and sixty-four (264) carats diamond that is now allegedly missing, has testified before a magistrate court in Freetown about how he found the diamond.

Moywa was speaking before Magistrate Santigie Bangura on Monday August 19 2024.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Due to the challenges in collecting property tax and high level of non-compliance, the Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Parliament, Ibrahim Tawa Conteh has suggested that these taxes be collected through an automated system tied to one's workplace.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The recent suspected case of the Monkeypox virus dubbed Mpox from a 32-year-old-man in Kono district, eastern Sierra Leone according to the Minister of Health, Dr. Austin Demby, has been tested negative of the viral disease which was recently declared by the Africa Center for Disease Control (CDC) as an African Health emergency.

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.