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By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

Sierra Leone's opposition National Grand Coalition (NGC) has ended its boycott of the electoral process with the announcement of its intention to contest upcoming by-elections in Waterloo and Koinadugu.

The party said the decision was necessitated by a show of commitment by the National Electoral Commission (NEC) to implement electoral reforms.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The passing of the amended Sexual Offences Act of 2019 has been delayed by at least two weeks for further consultations by stakeholders.

Alhaji Mohamed Hajji Kella, Deputy Minister of Social Welfare Gender and Children Affairs, made the announcement in committee room one in Parliament on Monday following an engagement with the Speaker Dr Abbass Bundu.

By Hajaratu Kalokoh

Justice Bankole Thompson has ended probe into the expenses of  Sierra Leone's Ministry of Agriculture as part of the ongoing investigations at the Commission of Inquiry. 

Monday’s proceeding saw lead Defense Counsel Lansana Dumbuya cross examined the last witness of this investigation, Edward Bassie Kamara.

Kamara, who is Chief Accountant at the Ministry of Agriculture, was on the stand to explain why certain names of people reported to have received payment were not included on bank statements of the ministry.

By Prince J Musa in kenema

The Paramount Chiefs in the seven chiefdoms hosting the Gola Rainforest National Park (GRNP) have vowed to protect it through responsible use of the forest.

The traditional leaders made the commitment at a conference on forest conservation where they also committed to embark on community forest conservation, as part of efforts to preserve Sierra Leone’s flora and fauna.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The international aid agency, PLAN International, has disclosed plans to launch a new girls empowerment initiative across Sierra Leone.

The initiative dubbed ‘Girls Get Equal’ will target schools and communities in all 16 districts of the country, officials said on Monday.

Girl empowerment in Sierra Leone has been the major focus of most organizations. Girls growing up in the country face problems like teenage pregnancy, early marriage and access to education.

By Prince J. Musa

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) is providing educational support to both university and technical education in Sierra Leone.

The ECOWAS support comes in the form of scholarships from which many university students have benefitted especially girls in various universities and other institutions that provide higher technical education.

By Allieu S. Tunkara

In what appears like a dream of a lifetime being realised, the tender process for the most ambitious infrastructure project ever undertaken in Sierra Leone was launched yesterday at State House.

Potential investors for the construction of the eight-kilometre-long bridge linking Freetown to the airport town of Lungi and the rest of the northwest of the country were informed yesterday of what is up for grabs.