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By Mohamed Foday Conteh

Justice Ivan Sesay has sentenced 24-year-old Edwin George Williams Kona to 20 years imprisonment for wounding with intent.

Kona made his last appearance in court at the just concluded November call over after the State had alleged Kona wounded with intent Anthony Brown.

According to the medical report, Brown was stabbed three times with a sharp object. The report states that Brown suffered from a 4cm stab wound that required eight stitches in one of the stabbings.

By Alpha Abu

The Deputy Director of the National Social Security and Insurance Trust (NASSIT) Mohamed Kondoh noted compliance from would- be subscribers to the scheme as a key challenge facing the institution.

By Politico staff Writer

The President of Women’s Forum Network Sally Ndimawa Adams has expressed her organization’s appreciation for the work carried out by the National Council for Civic Education (NaCCED).

By Alpha Abu

The Ministry of Fisheries and Marine Resources is engaged in fish stock assessment, Josephus Mammy an official from the ministry told a retreat for journalists and activists in Bo recently. He said the authorities through the assistance of scientific observers would want to get a proper knowledge of the status of the country’s fish stock that would help in making informed decisions.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Amidst the global economic challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic, Sierra Leone’s GDP according to officials of the National Revenue Authority has reached 15.3 percent.

The figure according to the Director-General of NRA, Samuel S. Jibao is the first in the country’s economic history.

Director Jibao noted that initially, they had a target of 6.6 trillion Leones for 2021 and that based on the performance from January to September, there was a slight overperformance.

By Saio Marrah

Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Switzerland and Permanent Representative of Sierra Leone to the United Nations Office and other International Organisations, Dr Lansana Gberie, has been elected First Vice Chairman of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM).

His unanimous election was done at the IOM’s 112^th Council meeting held in Geneva on the 29th November, 2021.

By Politico Staff Writer

Both Sierra Leone Commercial Bank (SLCB) and Rokel Commercial Bank (RCB) have recorded a dividend of over 26 billion Leones for the year 2021.

This became known as both banks presented their dividends to President Julius Maada Bio at State House, Freetown on Thursday 2^nd December 2021 at State House in Freetown.

The Minister of Finance, Dr. Dennis Vandy said that the two banks were presenting their dividends with the government being the owner of SLCB and partly owning the RCB.