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By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Minister of Technical and Higher Education, Professor Aiah Kpakima, has on Tuesday January 21 unveiled a business center at the University of Sierra Leone (USL).

The facility, which is located at the Secretariat of the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS) at Lightfoot Boston Street in Freetown, will serve as an outlet for learning materials and other university paraphernalia like graduation gowns, files and other customized USL items.

By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo

A mining company in Bo district, Supreme Minerals Corporation Sierra Leone, has paid tuition fees for 19 female students who are enrolled at the Milton Margai College of Education branch in the district.

The total amount paid on behalf of all 19 students is just above Le 28.2 million.

At a handing over ceremony of the scholarships on Saturday, the Director of the Corporation, Malik Chennam, said he was happy to invest in the future of the girls for the growth of the community.

By Hajaratu Kalokoh

The government of Sierra Leone has announced a bailout plan for the school bus service which was prematurely halted earlier this month due to financial constraints.

The Ministry of Finance said on Tuesday that part of the funds allocated to the monthly cleaning exercise will be reallocated to Local Councils which are managing the school buses.

By Francis H. Murray

The newly established Industrial and Social Security Court has started hearing in Sierra Leone on Saturday. The court was established by the judiciary last year to specifically investigate social security cases and hasten their trials.

On Saturday up to 15 cases were up for hearing in the court.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Chelsea center back, Antonio Rudiger, has donated £101,000 (Le1 billion) to the Sierra Leone government as his support to the country’s Free Quality Education program.

Rudiger who was born in Germany to Sierra Leonean parents said he was proud to support the country in its drive to provide education for children.

Rudiger made the presentation to President Julius Maada Bio in the United Kingdom on the margins of the ongoing UK-Africa summit.

By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo.

Residents in Bo have told Politico that they have gone three months without water supply from the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO). The situation has affected residents and businesses within the city.

Bo is the second capital of Sierra Leone, and the shortage of water supply by has left thousands of people in the city reliant on boreholes. But as the dry season intensifies, most of the boreholes are expected to get dried up.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Caritas Sierra Leone, with support from its parent organization in Germany, has provided financial support as part of efforts to empower survivors of the Ebola Virus Disease(EVD) that struck the country about six years ago leaving many homes and families completely disempowered in Sierra Leone.