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By Newman Anthony Levey

A former Member of Parliament from Bo district has unveiled his “10 point plan to make Bo city a better place”. Speaking at a media cocktail in Bo, Hon Sualiho Koroma said he would work to “extend the colonial boundaries of Bo City to accommodate the current growth and development trajectory, improve revenue generation through the use of data and technology, promote a green environment and sustainable growth in specific areas including waste management and pollution control and climate change mitigation”.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

A coalition of Civil Society Organizations, known as the National Consortium on Public Accountability and their partners say their investigations have revealed that Rokel Commercial Bank is “grossly divided amongst two factions along political lines” and between the old folks and the new staff which if not immediately settled by the Board of Directors and the government “will have the tendency to wreck that noble revenue generating entity”.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

As the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) boss recently announced dates for the 2023 General Elections, major political parties in Sierra Leone are bracing up to ensure that they conduct both their lower level and national delegates conferences before the campaign period can be officially declared.

The Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) in turn is actively working towards ensuring that standards are set on which political parties to abide by, before going into the 2023 General Elections.

By Abass Jalloh

The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) has issued a statement admitting that in January 2022 it certified Socfin Agricultural Company (SAC), an agro-based industry in Sierra Leone that engages primarily on palm oil production.

The company’s operations have been marred by numerous land conflicts, claims of human right abuses by rights defenders, and grievances by people in surrounding villages about its operational effects related to   pollution and other forms of environmental harm.

By Umaru Fofana

Rolland Wright, lawyer for the suspended Auditor General says the tribunal set up to try his client lacks jurisdiction to do so.

Lara Taylor-Pearce and her deputy, Tamba Momoh were suspended in November by President Julius Maada Bio on allegations of misconduct and the lack of professional performance. Allegations they both vehemently deny.

By Politico Staff Writer

One-third of children between five and 17 years in the eastern province of Sierra Leone have experienced child trafficking, according to a new report.  

The report by the African Programming & Research Initiative to End Slavery (APRIES) at the University of Georgia's Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach (CenHTRO), says 36% others have experienced child labour.

By Abass Jalloh

Not-for-profit organization Action Aid Sierra Leone (AASL) has met with various partners including community stakeholders in a bid to review the organization’s activities and discuss its programmes for 2022.

The discussions took place on Wednesday 16^th March 2022 at the New Brookfields Hotel, in Freetown.