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By Saio Marrah

A businessman identified as Karmish has appeared before Magistrate Mark Ngegba in Freetown for “larceny and trespass”.

The court heard that both the alleged larceny and trespass happened on 26^th August 2023, at 13 City Road, Wellington in Eastern Freetown, and that the alleged stolen properties are worth NLe 200,000 (Two Hundred Thousand New Leones), property of another businessman, Alfred Richards.

By Abdulai Fasineh Dumbya

Ministry of Employment, Labour and Social Security (MELSS) with the Human Resources Global Consultancy Sierra Leone Limited (HRG) sent 18 female migrants to the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia yesterday, with a decent job promise.

The Minister of Labour , Employment and Social Security Mohamed Rahman Swaray, in bidding his farewell message to the migrants, said that they are on a legal, safe and dignified trip, as well as assuring them of a “decent work” in their endeavours.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Members of Parliament have expressed concern over reports of appalling conditions faced by Sierra Leonean migrants in Qatar and have called on the nominee appointed as Ambassador to  Qatar Ahmed Tejan  Fadlu-Deen to ensure the maltreatment is stopped and they get full protection.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Ministry of Defence (MOD) is set to transform the Hockey Pitch at Wilberforce Barrack into a military parade square.

This was disclosed at the ongoing budget discussions for Fiscal Year (FY) 2024 at the Ministry of Finance, Freetown on 17^th October 2023.

By Saio Marrah

A magistrate in Freetown has discharged one Salamatu Conteh who was facing preliminary investigations for the alleged killing of one Musa Dumbuya because the prosecution failed to produce witnesses since the commencement of the investigation.

This ruling came on Wednesday 18^th October 2023, after the prosecutor, Assistant Superintendent of Police, asked for an adjournment saying that there were no witnesses.

By Saio Marrah

The recent mediation between the Government of Sierra Leone and the main opposition, All People’s Congress (APC), saw an agreement reached that would ensure all political party supporters who were displaced due to election- related tension in their communities  be supported for resettlement.

They are to include those who were internally and externally displaced due to political intimidation, attacks and harassment in recent times.

The agreement was reached during the three-day dialogue 16 -18 October 2023 in Freetown.

By Saio Marrah

A prosecution witness, in the ongoing Preliminary Investigation into an alleged attack on the Gateway Evangelistic Ministry Church, has testified at Freetown Magistrate court that he cried when he saw a bible burning when the facility was attacked.