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By Nasratu Kargbo

President of the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) Commission Dr. Omar Alieu Touray has said that over 75% of victims of human trafficking in West Africa are children.

Whilst presenting his speech at the Regional Conference of ECOWAS states on Ending Human Trafficking 2023 which was hosted in Sierra Leone at the International Conference Centre, Bintumani Hotel, Freetown, Touray explained that recent study has proven that children are trafficked for the purpose of forced labour.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

In an effort to give an insight into their activities and tell their own stories, the Management and Staff of NP SL Limited yesterday 25^th April 2023 held a friendly engagement with senior journalists across electronic and Print Media during which a maiden edition of the company’s newsletter was also launched.

By Saio Marrah

Former Councilor Sheku Alhassan Gibril Turay, commonly known as ICE T of Ward 408 in Constituency 116 in the Western Area Urban has admitted in court that they  (politicians) have the power to mobilise 1,000 men on the streets of Freetown if the Chief Administrator continued his “ill attitude” towards them.

By politico staff writer

In an effort to streamline and provide a legal and regulatory framework to guide the award of duty and tax exemptions, the Parliament of Sierra Leone has enacted the Tax and Duty Exemption Act 2023.

The Act has consolidated the legal framework for regulating and administering exemptions in Sierra Leone.

The defending champions of the Sierra Leone Premier League, Bo Rangers, seem to be on the cusp of history.  

With 20 matches played, they have not lost a single match, and have won 14, scored 27 goals and conceded only eight, with 13 clean sheets. Their players have won 12 Man of The Match awards.

If they manage to avoid defeat in their remaining 14 matches of the season, they will be one of very few clubs – and the first since EE Lions in 2019 – to go a whole season unbeaten.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

A nation -wide poll published by Sierra Poll has indicated increased fear of violence in the upcoming elections slated for June 24^th, 2023 by 36% percentage points following the recent killing of Assistant Superintendent of Police Matthew Gbanya in Makeni.

The fear in the minds of Sierra Leoneans increased from 20% in February of 2023 to 56% in April 2023 according to the report which was published on the 20^th of April, 2023.

By Saio Marrah

The second report of the ongoing trial of the alleged corruption surrounding the renovation of the Sierra Leone UN Mission Chancery Building in New York has indicated that 47% of the work has been satisfactorily completed after 90% of the payment was made.

This is according to an assessment report prepared between 2019 and 2021 by Paul Bockarie, the head of a team of Engineers from the Ministry of Works and Public Asset after a visit to the chancery building in New York.