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By Mohamed Foday Conteh

Evidence at High Court No. 2 in Freetown has revealed that some men accused of robbery and the beating up and indecent abuse of a clergy and retired Head Teacher, Jane Lahai on the 20^th May 2019 were on a robbery spree in Moyamba Township.

Amadu Turay and 15 others were arraigned in court on the 28^th September this year on allegations of robbery and other criminal charges that occurred on the 19^th and 20^th of May 2019 in Moyamba Town, Southern Province of Sierra Leone.

By Kemo Cham

A major drive to increase uptake of Covid-19 vaccine in Sierra Leone has been launched.

The campaign is designed to counter the effect of vaccine hesitancy and apathy, which are driven by fake news and which have caused many Sierra Leoneans to reject the jabs.

Since Sierra Leone started vaccination against the viral pandemic in March 2021, less than 3 percent of the country’s population has received at least one dose of a vaccine, data from the National Covid-19 Emergency Response Center (NaCOVERC) show.

By a Politico staff writer

31 properties have been ordered for confiscation and forfeiture to the state following a ruling by the High Court in relation to a government White Paper on the Commissions of Inquiry. Details of the nature of the properties and their owners have not been disclosed to the public but many officials in the past government were named in the three commissions of inquiry set up by the present government, of having cases to answer mostly relating to corruption during their stewardship.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The Ministry of Environment in collaboration with National Council for Civic Education and Development (NaCCED) on the 25^th September 2021 engaged service providers and councilors of the two local councils in Kenema on the national tree planting exercise.

Addressing the gathering, the Director of Communications NaCCED Kissma Gassama said the council is charged with the responsibility of educating citizens about their fundamental responsibilities and obligations for the development of the country.

By Nasratu Kargbo

As Sierra Leone joined other parts of the world to commemorate International Safe Abortion Day on the 28^th of September 2021, the People’s Alliance for Reproductive Health Advocacy (PARHA) has called for the end to unsafe abortion, noting the importance of the proposed safe abortion bill now Safe Motherhood and Reproductive Health Bill.

Speaking at the event, the National Coordinator for Human Rights Education Amnesty International Emmanuel Sattie said that anything that is done in secrecy is not good.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Sierra Leone’s Minister of Tourism and Cultural Affairs has revealed plans to introduce the first-ever national Tourism Act in the country.  Memunatu Pratt was speaking during the United Nations World Tourism Day on the 27^th September 2021 in Freetown.

By Politico staff Writer

The Bo District Coronavirus Response Centre has on Monday 27^th September 2021 removed 85 Support staff from the response team. This according to the centre’s Coordinator, David Fortune was due to the reduction in the workload as a result of fewer COVID-19 confirmed cases in the district.