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By Saio Marrah

Foundation for Rural and Urban Transformation (FoRUT) in partnership with Creating Opportunities for Disadvantaged Persons (CODaP) and the Ministry of Health and Sanitation (MODS) have trained 30 youths as Counsellors on substance abuse and mental health.

The three-day training programme held at the Buxton Church in Freetown commenced on Tuesday 12 and ended yesterday 14^th September 2023.

 The youths were drawn from different communities within the capital to serve as counsellors in their various communities.

By Mabinty M. Kamara         

The Chinese ambassador to Sierra Leone has used a speech at a media seminar in Freetown to speak on the challenges facing democracy as a system of governance around the world.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The Minister of Technical and Higher Education Dr. Haja Ramatulai Wurie has warned the public against falling for scammers who disguise and claim to be authorities in the sector in order to extort money from the public by asking for money as a requirement for international scholarship and grant-in-aid opportunities.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

As part of the entry requirement into the Eastern Technical University (ETU), John Juana Registrar of the University has said that every new student at the university will be required to undergo a medical screening before admission.

He made the statement on the 11^th of September 2023 at the official launch of a health facility called Express Care Medical Clinic in Kenema.

By Alpha Abu

Deputy Minister of Information and Civic Education, Yusuf Keketoma Sandi has recognised the positive contribution of Sierra Leone’s Media in the country’s democratic trajectory.

He made the statement during a training of Managers and Editors on Media Governance, Management, Digitalisation and Ethics, organised by the Independent Media Commission (IMC) in Freetown, Thursday 14^th September.    

He said the media can also be used as an effective instrument to achieve developmental objectives.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The ECOWAS Rice Observatory (ERO) has launched the Sierra Leone Chapter. The move according to Deputy Minister 2 of Agriculture Sahr Hemore is to actualize President Julius Maada Bio’s ‘Feed Salone’ agenda.

The ERO chapter of Sierra Leone: Sierra Leone Rice Observatory (SLeRO) was launched on the 14^th of September 2023 at a rice stakeholder meeting in Freetown. 

By Saio Marrah

Police constable Osman Kamara attached to Lumley Police Division, has said officers arrested Messie Jusu a food seller (Cassava and Beans), at a place where a narcotic substance commonly known as “Kush” is sold and consumed.