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By Mabinty M. Kamara

Finance Ministers of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) have postponed the election of the president of its regional bank after they failed to agree on a consensus candidate at a meeting in Freetown this week.

Three candidates were shortlisted for the head of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID) and the successful candidate was expected to be unveiled at the 17th Ordinary Meeting of the Board of Governors of the bank, convened in the Sierra Leonean capital on Monday.

By Mohamed T. Massaquoi 

Police and civil society activists in the country's southern Pujehun district say they are worried about the "unusual kidnapping" of children in the district recently. 

"We are worried about students walking long distances out of the reach of the school buses to reach schools in the district headquarter towns. We as civil society organizations totally condemn the act of kidnapping, most especially the vulnerable group [children]," said Ibrahim Swaray, the Pujehun District Civil Society Coalition Chairman.  

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Sierra Leone government has called on the ECOWAS Bank to increase its support to the country.

The call was made by Vice President Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh at the just concluded meeting of the Board of Governors of the ECOWAS Bank for Investment and Development (EBID), held at the Radisson Blu Mammy Yoko Hotel in Freetown.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The Ministry of Defense (MoD) has said they will need Le74 billion more than the current Le100 billion budget cap that the Ministry of Finance has given it. This demand takes the Ministry of Defense’s 2020 budget to Le 175 million.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The Sierra Leone Police has come under pressure to get a separate budget line for its Family Support Unit (FSU).

The call from civil society groups and some members of the general public comes as the police presented its budget estimate and strategic plan for the year 2020 at the ongoing budget discussion forum.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The Outgoing Canadian High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Togo and Ghana, Dr Heather Cameron has bid farewell to President Julius Maada Bio in a short ceremony at State House, Freetown.

Dr Heather who is based in Accra, Ghana have been serving all three West African countries since her appointment in 2016.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Human Resource Management Office (HRMO) is mapping out plans to improve payment of the end of service benefits for civil servants and to ensure discipline within the service.

Mr. John Sumaila, Secretary to Cabinet and head of the Civil Service, said on Tuesday that the undue delay and difficulties that people face when it’s time to get their pension after diligent and dedicated years of service was due to lack of adequate knowledge.