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By Mustapha Sesay in Makeni  

After over three decades, Makeni has finally got pipe borne water supply.

The newly installed water supply system was pre-commissioned on Tuesday in Makeni. The project, dubbed the ‘Three Town Water Project’, partly funded by the African Development Bank, was implemented by the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO).

By Hassan Ibrahim Conteh

The Ministry of Internal Affairs and the Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA) has held a one-day consultative conference aimed at combating drug abuse in the country.

By Mabinty Kamara

The Bank of Sierra Leone (BSL) has announced a new model by which all commercial banks should calculate their prime lending rates.

The new model to calculate base rate, as it is referred to in financial jargons, which came into effect on March 1, will serve as a basis on which the minimum lending rate/ otherwise called the Prime Lending Rate, will be calculated so that banks avoid losses, BSL officials said.

By Mabinty Kamara

The credibility of the West African Examinations Council (WAEC) in Sierra Leone is at stake following incessant allegations of examination malpractices, leading to the seizure of hundreds of results.

The examination body was also under pressure by civil society organizations to explain massive failures in successive examinations.

By Kemo Cham

Activities of the French agro-investment firm, Socfin, pose serious threats to forests, communities and wildlife in Africa, a new report has found.

The findings by Greenpeace revealed that the company’s activities have led to conflicts with affected communities where they operate.

Socfin, Société Financière des Caoutchoucs, is partially owned by the logistic firm Bolloré group which has a 38.75% controlling stake. Bollore itself has a lucrative deal manning the Freetown ports, which has itself attracted a lot of concerns.

By Crispina Taylor 

The new Audit Service Sierra Leone (ASSL) report, 2015 has accused the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MOHS) and the National Ebola Response Centre (NERC) of failing to implement recommendations that will improve the management of Ebola funds.

By Crispina Taylor

Minister of Health and Sanitation, MoHS, Dr AbubakarFofanah, on Tuesday presented a bill seeking the establishment of a new Teaching Hospital.

But the Bill titled the ‘Teaching Hospitals Complex Act 2016,’ stumbled in the well of parliament as some MPs said because of some many inconsistencies it needed to be sent to the pre-legislative committee.