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By Politico staff writer

Sierra Leone has made progression in both global and regional rankings on the Rule of Law, according to the World Justice Project’s report for this year.

Sierra Leone’s overall rule of law score rose by 1.2% this 2022 to be ranked 105^th globally, out of 140 countries, making three positions improvement since 2021. The country is also ranked 16^th out of 34 countries targeted by WPJ in the continent, and among the minority nations to see its Rule of Law Index score increase this year.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Government of Sierra Leone is set to ensure renovation of some 538 (five hundred and thirty eight) Primary Schools nationwide by providing Le 29.7 billion (twenty nine billion old Leones) grant for the exercise.

Government and government-assisted primary schools in all sixteen districts in the country are receiving the grant.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

Paramount Chief (PC) Sahr Paul Ngaba Saquee has won the Paramount Chief Member of Parliament election for Kono District.

He contested with Paramount Chief Tamba ET Foyoh and PC Alhaji SCN Konobundoh. The total number of mainly chiefs registered to vote was 14v for the chiefdoms in the district.

The winner PC Saquee polled 10 votes while PC Foyoh and PC Konobundoh got 2 votes each.

BY: Aminata Sameena Sesay

The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), Dr. David Moinina Sengeh has thrown his support behind the decision by the Institute of Public Administration and Management IPAM University of Sierra Leone to conduct entrance examination for students after getting their requirements. He said the decision taken by the institution this year is a reflection of the successes of the Free Quality School Education (FQSE).

By Saio Marrah

The Post-Ebola Recovery Social Investment Fund (PERSIF) has ended a training of trainers’ workshop in the Integrated Disease Surveillance Response (IDSR) for health workers in the Eastern Technical University (ETU) and the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS) to tackle subsequent outbreak of diseases.

By Abass Jalloh

Magistrate Isata Susan Sellu-Tucker of the Pademba Road Magistrate Court No. 2 in Freetown has sentenced Mabinty Kamara and Abu Bakarr Mohamed Dumbuya to 21 months imprisonment and fined them each the sum of NLe 3,000 (three thousand Leones) after they were found guilty of committing public order offences in Lungi during the violent anti-government protests in Sierra Leone on 10th August 2022.

By: Aminata Sameena Sesay

Sierra Leone Seed Certification Agency (SLeSCA) in partnership with the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security (MAFFS) has produced 891 (eight hundred and ninety one) tons of seed rice in 2022, compared to the 150 (one hundred and fifty) tons imported from foreign countries in 2021.

This was disclosed at the Ministry of Information and Communications weekly press briefing on the 27^th October, 2022 at Youyi Building in Freetown.