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By Politico Staff Writer

In an effort to promote health and environmental journalism in Sierra Leone, Free Media Group, Publishers of Politico Newspaper as the recipient of Internews’ media grant under STOP Spillover project has today commenced an extensive three-day training of journalists across the country.

The training which brings together 50 students and professional journalists from across print, electronic and Journalism Schools in Freetown focuses on Zoonotic diseases with support from Internews’ Stop Spillover project.

By Saio Marrah

A 30-year-old accused, Ibrahim Kargbo of 18 Bangura Street in Waterloo, has appeared at a Freetown Magistrate court on allegation of fraudulently obtaining 94 million Old Leones, on the pretext of him having a vehicle for sale.

The accused appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura at Ross Road Court No.1 on Friday 25^th August 2023.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

Police in Kenema are set to ensure commercial bike riders and pillions use crash helmets starting September 1^st ,2023.

The Divisional Operations Officer, Kenema Police Division (DO), Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Ibrahim Dikisu Kamara in an interview with Politico on the 26^th August, 2023 said the enforcement is in line with a Memo from the Ministry of Internal Affairs Ministry. He said it is not going to be business as usual when people will flout public road safety regulations.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

After going through a six-week training session conducted by Focus 1000, some 60 parents from the Kroo Bay Community in Central Freetown have graduated on good parenting and are to serve as role models in their community.

The training’s title was: “Strengthening Community Engagement Approaches and Social Cohesion for Peaceful Elections and Reduction of Violence amongst Adolescents and Youths in Kono, PortLoko and Western Area Urban Districts’’.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning has held a two-day retreat with the aim of looking at its successes and challenges and reviewing plans in line with the government’s development agenda.

The retreat was held from the 24^th to 25^th August 2023 at the District Council Hall Nyandeyama Road in Kenema.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Seven institutions including the Electoral Commission Sierra Leone (ECSL) and Sierra Leone Telecommunications Company (Sierratel) have not submitted their financial statements for auditing, as stated by Martin Sandy Audit Service Sierra Leone’s Information, Education and Communication Officer.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

Three Children sleeping inside a house at Brigette Village, outside Waterloo in the Western Rural Area were reported to have died after fire engulfed the building in the afternoon of Tuesday 22^nd August this year.

Nadiatu Bendu aged 3, Fatmata Turay 2, and Mohamed Turay 12, all perished.

According to the Media Officer and Spokesperson of the Waterloo Police Division, Assistant Superintendent of Police (ASP) Alieu Jalloh, 6-year-old Philip Turay and his mother, Mabinty Turay suffered severe burns.