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By Nasratu Kargbo

Child Fund Sierra Leone with funding from Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) and Child Fund Korea has constructed a three-classroom building at the Sengbe Pieh Memorial School at Mambo Goderich.

Child Fund Sierra Leone’s Country Director Victor Kamara at the handing over ceremony on the 23^rd November 2023 said they undertook the project in response to the government’s call to decongest schools for children to learn in a conducive environment.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Member of Parliament from Bombali District, Salieu Osman Sesay, has condemned the restoration of tax on rice and called on President Julius Maada Bio to ensure that the aspect in the Finance Act that speaks on 5% tax on rice be removed.  

Sesay during his debate on the bill entitled the Appropriation Act 2024 yesterday said “Mr. President if you have not signed the Finance Act, please listen to your people and remove or expunge that particular tax for now”.

By Alpha Abu

Leaders of Government and the main opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) have on Tuesday 21^st November taken practical steps in actualising a key resolution both acceded to in their brokered dialogue last month, following the launch by President Julius Maada Bio of a tri-partite Committee that will review Sierra Leone’s electoral systems.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The latest fiscal analysis by Budget Advocacy Network has indicated that the current expenditure of the government of Sierra Leone outweighs the revenues generated from January 2023 to September. The group therefore calls for prudent fiscal management.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

As part of his official tour of Sierra Leone, United States Ambassador, Bryan David Hunt has assured Stakeholders in Kenema of his unwavering support for President Julius Maada Bio’s “Feed Salone” project.

In his address at the District Council Hall on the 20^th November, 2023 Ambassador Hunt referred to the Eastern region as a critical part of Sierra Leone considering its economic viability in terms of Agriculture and Mineral Resources.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Following the absence of most of the Ministries, Departments and Agencies during the first allotted day for the debate of the bill entitled the Appropriation Act 2024, the Speaker of Parliament Chernor Abass Bundu said that he will ensure that the budget for MDAs that are absent for the remaining four allotted days for the debate be withheld.

By Saio Marrah 

The fifth witness in the ongoing audit tribunal set up to investigate the alleged misconduct of Sierra Leone’s suspended Auditor General, Lara Taylor- Pearce and her deputy Tamba Momoh has said that  Momoh was seen working for a private auditing company during official working time.