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By Prince J Musa in Kenema

President Julius Maada Bio has commissioned the construction of the Gendema Ferry Bridge worth 8.4 million dollars to link Boajibu in the Simbaru chiefdom and Gendema in Wandor and Gourama Mende Chiefdom in Kenema District.

The bridge will be constructed by a Chinese company Sino hydro bureau 9 limited Cooperation with a 15 months’ timeline to address the problem associated with outdated cable ferry crossing and to make accessibility for agricultural products and other businesses in the chiefdoms easier.

By Alpha Abu

Representatives of major Political Parties, Civil Society, the Security Sector, traditional rulers and the Inter-Religious Council are taking part in a peace-building training programme organised by the regional body ECOWAS in partnership with Sierra Leone’s Independent Commission for Peace and National Cohesion.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The gruesome discovery of the remains of Fourah Bay College (FBC) Lecturer Kabba Santigie Bangura at Sherbro Town outside Waterloo, 40 days after he went missing, has prompted calls by family members for his killers to be brought to book.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The American Embassy in Freetown, Sierra Leone has trained fifteen journalists from print and electronic media including six staff from Politico on emergency first-aid response. According to the Embassy’s Medical Attache’, Dr. Kathleen Horsley, it is important that journalists get the basic life-saving skills in case of emergencies.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

In order to foster peaceful, credible, and inclusive electoral processes in Sierra Leone, the National Youth Commission (NAYCOM) has urged Youths to participate without violence in the upcoming June 24^th general elections in the country.

Officials of the commission made this statement during a National Consultation and Planning Meeting held at the New Brookfields Hotel on the 18^th April 2023.

By Saio Marrah

Magistrate Mark Ngegba has sent two accused visa fraudsters, 23-year-old first accused, Manso Lamin Koroma of 19 Tengbeh town and a 31-year-old second accused man, Sullaiman Sesay commonly known as “Muffy” of Main Motor Road Wilberforce, Freetown on remand for allegedly obtaining money by fraudulent means from different people with the promise of facilitating their travel to Canada.

By Ruth Yeabu Sesay

The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commissioner for Political Affairs Peace and Security, Ambassador Abdel-Fatau Musah and the Head of Democracy, Elections and Constitution African Union (AU), Ambassador Calixte Aristide Mbari has led a joint Technical Pre-Elections Fact-Finding Mission to Sierra Leone ahead of the June 2023 polls.