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By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) has cautioned the Chairman of the Interim Governance Transition Committee (IGTC) of the All People’s Congress Party (APC), Alfred Peter Conteh for accusing the commission of involvement in the party’s wrangling.

The PPRC letter dated Wednesday16th November, 2022 and addressed to Conteh was in response to another letter reportedly written by him in which he expressed “concern about the formation of district registration agents.”

By Ruth Yeabu Sesay

The Public Relations Officer of the Sierra Leone Roads Safety Authority (SLRSA) Abdul Karim Dumbuya has revealed that they have over  five hundred vehicles in their custody for various public service offences.

Speaking to Politico on the 15^th November 2022, Dumbuya said: “we are enforcing the rules together with the Police, the Road Safety Corps and we issue tickets for some of those offences”.

He said the laws have been in existence and embedded in the Road Traffic Act 2007 and Road Traffic Regulation of 2011.

By: Aminata Sameena Sesay

Owners of Beach Bars have expressed excitement over the upcoming festive season where they say they usually get large sales, and are well prepared for the season as it approaches.

Manager at the J.J Sport at Lumley Beach Road, Juliana Joseph told Politico that though the festive season is around the corner, business has not been lucrative as expected. She said sales are low, compared to the previous seasons.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The driver of a tanker vehicle fully loaded with petrol was reported to have lost control close to Annie Walsh School gate at Kissy Road and ended up crashing into the protective rails at Abacha Street, close to the East End Police station.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Sports Writers Association of Sierra Leone (SWASAL) has called on the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) to investigate the Leone Stars trip to the United Arab Emirates (UAE) for international friendlies.

They raised the concern in a press statement that was issued on 16 November, 2022.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The Chairman for the National Council for Civic Education and Development (NaCEED) Ibrahim Kalilu Totangi says Civic Education will be reintroduced in schools.

He made this statement on the 17^th November 2022 after the introduction and first reading of a Bill entitled the National Council of Civic Education and Democracy (NaCCED) Act, 2022 by the Deputy Minister Planning and Economic Development (MoPED) Dr. Jonathan Titus Williams. 

By Abass Jalloh

Magistrate Isata Sellu-Tucker of Pademba Road Court No. 2 in Freetown has sentenced John Koroma, Mohamed Samura, Alie Jalloh, and Charles Caulker to 18 months imprisonment and fined each of them the sum of NLe 4,000 (four thousand Leones) after they were found guilty of committing public order offences in Makeni during the violent anti-government protests on 10th August 2022.