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By Nasratu Kargbo

Sierra Leone Teachers Union’s (SLTU) Deputy Secretary General Alieu Deen Conteh has raised concern over the proposed online recruitment of teachers by the Teaching Service Commission (TSC), saying it would affect applicants. Speaking to Politico on Monday 22^nd November 2021, Conteh said those in remote areas will have a hard time accessing internet cafes  and might end up spending equivalent a month’s salary just to get the process done.

By Mohamed Machathy   

Young people in Sierra Leone on Monday 22 November, 2021 converged at the auditorium of the city council building in Freetown to celebrate the 75^th Anniversary of UNICEF and its 36 years of operations in the country under the theme “Reimagine a happy safe and healthy future for every child”.

By Mohamed McCarthy

In an effort to improve on their public speaking skills, the Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) has organised a day’s debate and quiz competition for secondary school pupils in Bo, Southern Sierra Leone.   The competition attracted twenty five (25) pupils in Bo and its environs.

By Saio Marrah

In an effort to boost tourism and attract private investment, the government of Sierra Leone is set to upgrade touristic sites across the country in 2022. The move to upgrade sites such as Leicester Peak, Banana Island, Tacugama Sanctuary and Bureh Beach, according to the Minister of Finance, Dr. Dennis K. Vandi, is supported by the World Bank through the Sierra Leone Economic Diversification Project.

The Minister said this while presenting the 2022 government budget in Parliament, on Friday 19^th November, 2021.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) under the Community Driven Development Project on the 20^th November, 2021 handed over completed infrastructures to communities in Kenema district.

The facilities were a Recreational Centre at Bandama in Small Bo chiefdom, a Secondary School at Burma Section and a market structure at Lagor, Nongowa Chiefdom in Kenema district.

By: John S Conteh in Falaba

Police in Falaba are investigating one Operational Support Division (OSD) Police officer, Constable 16007 Mohammed Alimamy Kamara of Mongo Division for allegedly intruding into an all-girls boarding home in Falaba and sexually assaulting.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Retirement and Recruitment of teachers in Sierra Leone will be done once a year, according to the Public Relations Officer at the Teaching Service Commission Jammie Victory Sankoh. She told Politico the initiative which is to be effected at the end of every academic year, will enhance a smooth flow in the educational calendar.