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By Kemo Cham

Former Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr Richard Conteh, has been detained by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over suspected graft offenses.

Dr Conteh, who had also served as Chief of Staff and deputy Minister of Trade in the government of Ernest Bai Koroma, was detained on Thursday 29 August after he was invited by the ACC for questioning, a spokesman for the Commission said.

By Mohamed T. Massaquoi

A High Court in Freetown has granted bail to Karamoh Kabba and 22 other members of the main opposition All People’s Congress (APC) party on trial for alleged riotous conduct.

The opposition operatives are being tried for their involvement in violent clashes on July 29, 2019 at Hamilton Village during a political rally ahead of the cancelled August 24 by-election in Constituency 110.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The Country Director of Plan International, Evariste Sindayigaya says they will continue to collaborate more with the Government of Sierra Leone to advance the campaign for children’s right across the country.

Sindayigaya made the statement during the presentation of office equipment worth more than Le 200 million to some government ministries, departments and agencies (MDA).

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Ministry of Transport and Aviation has disclosed plans to distribute 50 school buses it recently acquired ahead of resumption of schooling for the 2019/2020 academic year.

Schools are expected to reopen on 16 September, according to a statement from the Ministry of Basic and Secondary Education.

Officials said on Thursday that every district will have been handed their share of the buses by September 13.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Parliament on Thursday 29 August approved veteran journalist and media practitioner, Joshua Nicol and nine other presidential appointees to different government agencies.

The approval was the first order of business on Thursday by the house, following the end of its recess.

By Hajaratu Kalokoh

The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development has launched a new National Population Policy which aims at controlling the fertility of women, as one of many strategies to deal with the country’s rapid population growth.

According to the latest (2015) national census, Sierra Leone’s population is around 7.3 million. Some 52% of this are women. This new population Policy targets women’s fertility as a key strategy in population growth management in line with the country’s economic growth.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The House of Parliament has approved a bill to replace the 2017 Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Act. The bill which was passed on Thursday is expected to increase security and assure safety at the Freetown International Airport in Lungi in line with international standards.

The bill is one of the many criteria Sierra Leone is looking to satisfy inline with the Universal Security Audit Program (USAP) that is being carried out by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO).