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By Saio Marrah

The Minister of Social Welfare, Baindu Dassama, has said the arrest of the 24 children during the 10^th August violent protest was a result of bad parenting.

She made this assertion at the Ministry of Information and Communications weekly press briefing hall in Freetown on Tuesday 30^th August 2022, while giving an update about the decision by the government to release the children before the start of the new school year.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The Minister of Trade and Industry, Dr. Edward Hingha Sandy on the 29^th of August 2022 promised traders that the Sewa Grounds market will be available on the 1^st of January 2023.

Sandy during a programme organized to update the public on the progress of the ongoing construction project, explained that the structures will be done by December and that by the 1^st of January 2023, the traders who are mostly selling on the streets, will be able to relocate there.  

By Abass Jalloh 

Principal Magistrate, Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No. 1 in Freetown has granted bail to Amadu Bello Mohamed Tholley, Augustine Korfuma alias “Councilor”, Boibe Gibnia Conteh, and Daniel Samura alias “One Man Geng” who were before the court to answer to charges of conspiracy, robbery with aggravation, assault, and carrying offensive weapons without lawful authority contrary to the laws of Sierra Leone.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Head Coach of Bombali Shebora Football Club, David Paul is said to have died on the night of Sunday 28^th August 2022 hours after his team had lost 2-1 to Edmond Michael Foundation (EMF) in the opening match of the ongoing Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) National playoffs.

Coach Paul was said to have guided the team to the Leocem FA Cup quarter-final stage in 2014.

The cause of death is yet to be determined after Paul was pronounced deceased by doctors at the Kenema Government Hospital.    

By Politico staff writer

In a bid to ensure the safety and security of journalists in the execution of their professional duties, the Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) and partners have finalized the draft Policy on the Safety of Journalists in Sierra Leone.

By Saio Marrah  

The Rice Agro-Industrial Cluster (RIAC) unit of the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry is set to empower Njala University to become the centre of the production of rice threshers and other rice processing equipment.

This is according to a newsletter from the Ministry of Agriculture, published on the 29^th of August, this year.

By Abass Jalloh

Following an objection of a search warrant document tendered in the matter involving seven accused persons charged for committing public order offences during the parliamentary bye-election at Sambaia Bendugu in Tonkolili district, Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No. 1 has ruled that the said document be used in court.