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By Mohamed Foday Conteh

The Senkoun Sidime (SS) Charity in Guinea has partnered with Jamil and Nyanga Jaward Foundation (JNJF) in Sierra Leone to donate medical supplies to the Wellington fire victims.

Over 3 tons of wound care supplies worth $ 30,000 were handed over to the government on Friday 12^th November this year at the Connaught Hospital.

By Saio Marrah

The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has in a press release reacted to a recently released report by the European Union Election Follow-up Mission stating that the confidence level in the judiciary has declined due to the High Court’s 2019 decision to declare elected, the runners up in 10 constituencies at the 2018 elections.

The press statement by the judiciary stated that the institution is not subjected to anyone or authority including the Mission, except the constitution and any other law, according to the 1991 constitution.

By Umaru Fofana

President Julius Maada Bio has ordered the indefinite suspension of the Auditor General, Lara Taylor-Pearce and one of her deputies, Tamba Momoh.

He has also called for the setting-up of a tribunal to investigate the Audit Service for “professional performance or the lack thereof”.

No further details were given in the skeletal letter received yesterday.

By Mabinty M. Kamara 

President Julius Maada Bio has congratulated a young Sierra Leonean innovator who has won himself a $ 100,000 Global student prize 2021, topping more than 3,500 applicants from 94 countries around the world.

21-year-old Jeremiah Thoronka, who invented a device that uses kinetic energy from traffic and pedestrians to generate clean power was announced the winner at a ceremony at UNESCO’s headquarters in Paris on Wednesday 10 November 2010.

Nasratu Kargbo

The Minister of Health and Sanitation, Dr. Austin Demby has revealed that the healing and care for the Wellington fire victims will take a long time due to the fact that some of the injured suffered 60- 80% burns. Speaking during the weekly press briefing held on Thursday 11 November 2021, the minister said he is certain healing would involve a process “that goes way into the future”; with the care for victims changing, as the recovery evolves.

By Saio Marrah

The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Thursday 11^th November, 2021, approved defence industry cooperation between the Government of Sierra Leone and the Government of Turkey. The agreement entails the development, production, procurement and maintenance of defence goods and services.

By Saio Marrah

The Acting Speaker of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, Sengepoh Solomon Thomas, has ordered that the head of Sierra Leone Roads Safety Authority, (SLRSA) and the Inspector General of Police, be summoned to the house so they could discus with members how to resolve the issue of trucks parked on the streets of Freetown without any safety measures, as well the the other safety concerns of road users.