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By Politico staff writer

A senior police officer at the Kenema Police Division, Margaret Feika, who is standing trial at the Kenema Magistrate Court for obtaining goods by fraud, failed to appear again before presiding Magistrate Gershon Macarthy of the Kenema Magistrate court. 

According to the particulars of offence in December 2021, the accused Feika took the goods of Mamawa Koroma at IDA Section in Kenema valued at Le1, 350,000 and has since failed to pay for the goods she took on credit after so many unmet promises. 

By Abass Jalloh

The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) has held a three-day retreat with the Legislative Committee of Parliament in a bid to amend the Criminal Procedure Act of 1965.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The temporary ban imposed on movement and transportation of cattle, sheep, and goats among districts not affected by the anthrax outbreak has been lifted, that’s according to health officials.

A joint press release by the Ministries of Environment, Health and Sanitation, highlighted the new directives to be followed by the unaffected districts.

By: Newman Anthony Levey in Bo

 Amara Bunduka  the man suspected of involvement in the death of a 15 year-old school boy Mohamed Kamara, who was in his care, has been charged with murder by a court in Bo. Another man called Bashiru has also been charged in absentia with murder alongside Bunduka. Bashiru  has been  on the run since the incident.

The boy died after alleged beatings following accusation of stealing a mobile phone.  

By Mabinty M.Kamara

The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has called on officials of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) to invest in the development of Sierra Leone media, noting that it is an investment in the democracy and good governance of the state.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

 The President of the Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association Edries A. Tejan says their salaries for the month of May experienced deductions of 20 percent and over. This was made public at a Mid- Year Conference of the association held at the Brookfield’s Hotel in Freetown last Saturday.

The Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist said apart from their take-home pay, they have some allowances mentioned in an agreement between doctors and the government due to COVID, as an allowance for all health workers.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The Conservation Society of Sierra Leone (CSSL) has embarked on tree planting in seven communities, in the Small Bo Chiefdom, Kenema district, as part of activities to commemorate World Environmental Day

 Bayama, Kpai, and Kambuwabu are among the settlements targeted.