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By Ruth Yeabu Sesay

People in Freetown have expressed frustration over the hike in prices of foodstuffs in the country and urged the government to ensure that the markets are monitored.

Businessman Hassan Kabia told Politico that the relevant institutions responsible for regulating prices are falling short of their responsibilities.   He noted that because prices are not regulated in the country, suppliers increase the prices of products as they want, leaving they the retailers with no option but to return sell in a way to make a profit as well.

PEN Sierra Leone has called for library reading hours to be reintroduced in the time table of primary schools in the country. This call was made in an advocacy forum in Freetown by the Secretary General of PEN, Nathaniel Pearce during the launching of the ‘Read, Children Read! Campaign in Freetown.

By politico staff writer

United Nations Under-Secretary-General for Peace Operations Jean-Pierre Lacroix has expressed appreciation to Sierra Leone for its strong support to UN Peacekeeping and for the service and sacrifice of its military and police personnel deployed in different parts of the world.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Secretary to the Women’s Premier League Board, Jennesy Matturi has during the weekly press briefing at the Ministry of Information and Communications at Youyi building on the 20^th October, 2022, urged young kids to play football.

According to her, in as much as they want young girls to play football, they as well want them to focus on their education which she said is something they will depend on at the end of their career.

By Abass Jalloh

Police Constable Sergeant 9796, James Samai, attached to the Economic Financial and Fraud Unit at the Criminal Investigations Department (CID) headquarters in Freetown, has produced and tendered the charge statements of Alfred Fornah and 20 others who are before the court for allegedly committing various public order offences in Makeni in the northern province during the anti-government protests on 10th August 2022.

By Abass Jalloh

Court of Appeal Judge, Komba Kamanda, presiding over cases at the Sexual Offences Model Court in Freetown, has sentenced Moseray Kamara to 20 years imprisonment after being found guilty of sexually penetrating a 7-year-old child.

The 30-year-old man was before the court to answer to charges related to Sexual Penetration of a minor, which he denied.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Ministry of Agriculture together with the Small Holder Commercialization Project (SCADEP) has developed an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system platform for farmers.

The voice system which was developed for farmers to send in comments, requests and questions regarding agricultural activities in the country, was recently launched by President Julius Maada Bio on World Food Day in Kabala.