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By Politico staff writer

High ranking government officials last week addressed government’s new approach to providing energy to the people of Sierra Leone. The Minister of Finance and the Chairman of the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security, both spoke at the weekly government press briefing on Tuesday 2^nd July this year. 

By Politico staff writer

The Minister of Information has said in Freetown that 80% of the people of Sierra Leone still regard radio as their trusted source of news despite the popularity of other channels of communication.

The Parliament of Sierra Leone has debated and unanimously ratified the ARISE IIP’s ‘The Dry Port Concession Agreement by and Between Sierra Leone Ports and Harbours Authority and the Government of Sierra Leone’.

This is part of a groundbreaking Industrial Zone Agreement between the ARISE Integrated Industrial Platform (ARISE IIP) and the Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) to develop and operate a Special Economic Zone (SEZ) in Koya, Mile 36.

By Saio Marrah

Community stakeholders in Moriba Town, Southern Sierra Leone are set to banish a lesbian couple from the community following a matrimonial engagement ceremony that reportedly followed a birthday celebration for one of the partners last week.

The recommendation which is the outcome of a stakeholders meeting held on the said issue is to be approved by the regent chief of the community next Friday.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

As Civil servants eagerly await the Wages and Compensation Commission (WCC) to fully commence its operations, Chairman Alpha Osman Timbo has called on the public to exercise patience, saying they are working round the clock to ensure they fulfil the Commission’s mandate.

President Julius Maada Bio pronounced the Wages and Compensation Commission in Parliament in 2023 and appointed Chairman Timbo, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) David W.S Banya and the Deputy CEO, Prince Bio to run the affairs of the Commission.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

A 13-year old girl, Satta Kawa was allegedly shot with  a locally made gun on the 18th June, 2024 at Ngegbema in Tunkia Chiefdom, Kenema district by a 14 -year -old boy Alie Thaohid Kamara.

According to police media officer in Kenema, Inspector Prince Bernad Jayboi Kamara, the mother of the victim Jenneh Sillah reported the matter to the police at Ngebema that her daughter was shot in the upper left shoulder. The police immediately rushed to the crime scene and referred the matter to Kenema for medical attention.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

As part of government’s preparedness for a carbon market investment, the Climate Finance Unit under the Ministry of Finance has ended a one day validation of carbon market policy framework in the Eastern region.

During the one day validation process in Kenema on the 28th June, 2024, the head of the Unit, Sellu McCarthy said they are touring the regional headquarter towns in order to engage the relevant stakeholders that have bearing on forestry.