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By Nasratu Kargbo

Following the signing of an Agreement to end a stalemate between the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) and the Main Opposition All People’s Congress (APC), the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has called on both parties to commit to the communiqué  they’ve signed.

By Politico Staff Writer

The Procurement, Logistics and Supply Chain Management programme by the Institute of Public Administration and Management (IPAM), a constituent college of the University of Sierra Leone, has been accredited by the “world’s largest professional body serving Procurement and Supply”, the Chartered Institute of Purchasing and Supply (CIPS).

By Saio Marrah

Magistrate Mark Ngegba has remanded one Foday Kamara on the allegation of obtaining three hundred million old Leones (Le 300,000,000) from the complainant, Josephus Sallu Mannah by falsely pretending that he owned a piece of land for sale.

The prosecution alleges that on diverse dates between January 1^st, 2021, and December 31, 2022, the accused obtained money from the complainant for a plot of land at Mammah Beach in the Western Area Rural District.

By Saio Marrah

A 33-year-old man has appeared before Magistrate Mark Ngegba in Freetown charged with the illegal possession of a pistol without a valid license.  

Alimamy Kargbo, nicknamed Shakur, a mobile phone mechanic of 29 Bangura Street was allegedly found in possession of a black Hellcat pistol with serial number:  BB 205218 (9X18) Springfield Armory, at the Kono Lorry Park, Waterloo.

By Saio Marrah

Former Presidential Candidate of the main opposition, All People’s Congress (APC) party, Dr Samura Mathew Wilson Kamara has at the end of the Dialogue between his political party and the Government of Sierra Leone to end a post-election dispute, described the outcome as a win-win for all.

The mediation effort was facilitated by the Commonwealth, African Union, and ECOWAS from 16th to 18^th October 2023, at the Bintumani Hotel in Freetown.

By Alpha Abu

Chairman of the Special Initiative for Climate Change, Renewable Energy, and Food Security in Sierra Leone, Dr. Kandeh Kolleh Yumkella has spoken of his office’s ambitious drive to improve Energy Generation in the next 10 years.

By Politico Staff Writer 

Sierra Leoneans working at Sierra Tropical Limited have complained of poor conditions of service and maltreatment by their foreign employers. The situation degenerated into a standoff, which saw the intervention of Minister of Employment, Labour and Social Security, Mohamed Rahman Swaray.

The workers in a meeting with government representatives claimed disrespect by the expatriate staff, being denied the right to express their views, having to do additional work, and withholding of their NASSIT payment.