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By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

Four more Village Heads have been confirmed winners following the conclusion of elections in parts of Western Rural District, the Electoral Commission for Sierra Leone (ECSL) confirmed in a Press Release dated 14^th November 2023.

Abubakarr Barrie won the race in Sussex Village with five hundred and eighty-five votes; Crispin Atkins of Samuel Town got five hundred and fifty, Mohamed Sankoh of Bonga Wharf- two hundred and twenty-six, and Joseph Jalloh of No.2  Village- eight hundred and fifty-nine.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Members of Parliament from both sides of the aisle have asked the proposed Governor of the Central Bank Dr. Ibrahim Stevens to help stabilize the country’s economy.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah

The Financial Secretary, Mathew Dingie, says monies collected from tax on imported rice will be used for an agricultural development fund that is to be established by Government.

He made the statement at the Government Weekly Press Conference held at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs on 14^th November, 2023.

Dingie said the Ministry of Finance will put systems and structures in place that would be transparent in ensuring that taxes collected on rice are used to aid agricultural activities in Sierra Leone.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Sierra Leone’s Vice President, Dr Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has commissioned the construction of the Makoloh-Mabang Bridge Road which is expected to be completed in fourteen months.

The road’s construction was formally launched on 15^th November 2023, though actual work had commenced on the 1^st November this year, and to end on the 1^st January 2025.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Centre for Accountability and the Rule of Law (CARL) and the Justice Sector Coordination Office (JSCO) have held a two-day stakeholders retreat with Members of Parliament (MPs) of the Legislative Committee and other MPs on the Draft Criminal Procedure Bill, 2023.

The two-day retreat was held at the Sierra Palms Hotel in Freetown on the 14^th-15^th of November 2023.

By Politico Staff Writer

The Political Parties Regulatory Commission (PPRC) has led an intra-party validation exercise to help parties resolve their internal challenges.

The two-day event from 14th to 15th November was held at the Brookfields Hotel in Freetown where PPRC Chairman, Abdulai Masiambay Bangura expressed satisfaction at the turnout.

 “We want Political Parties to be using the guide to help them resolve their internal problems as they come,” he said.

By Saio Marrah

Justice Monfred Sesay has sentenced one Alpha Kamara to five years imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to two counts of conspiracy and robbery. He changed his plea after the state amended the indictment. He was discharged on the count of conspiracy on Wednesday 15^th November, 2023.

The 33 year old was indicted for stealing properties valued at NLe 8,496 (Eight thousand four hundred and ninety-six new Leones)