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By Mohamed Foday Conteh

The National Coronavirus Response Centre (NaCOVERC) and Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) have launched a Covid 19 vaccination campaign for players and officials of football clubs that will commence tomorrow 31^st August, 2021.

The said vaccination drive, according to the joint communique between the two bodies, will commence at the Siaka Stevens Stadium’s Presidential Stand. It will also be extended to the Provinces at designated venues.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

Police Sergeant Brima Sama has testified against one Joseph Gbanie who is standing a murder trial at the High Court in Freetown.

Gbanie is before the court over allegations that he strangled his girlfriend one Jenneh Buanie which resulted to her death days after the act.

By Kemo Cham

After interruption to its Covid-19 vaccination programme due to jab shortages, the National Covid-19 Emergency Response Center (NaCOVERC) on Monday, 23 August resumed the exercise.

But this leg has been different in that the process was designed to see an increase in both coverage and speed of the vaccination process nationwide. Officials said the goal was to reach as many eligible persons as possible. Due to the short shelf life of the available jabs, the authorities were racing against time to beat the expiry of the vaccines in stock.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

Officials of Small Medium Enterprise Development Agency (SMEDA) under the Munafa Fund are touring various parts of the country to engage recipients of the scheme and the general public about its status so far.

Speaking at their regional office in Kenema, the Chief Executive Officer of SMEDA, Shiaka  Sannoh said since the Munafa fund was launched  by  President Julius Maada Bio in March this year, a lot of successes and challenges have been experienced .

By Saio Marrah

The government of Japan through a grant of 23.83 million dollars is set to construct an ultra-modern Children’s Teaching Hospital with 152 bed capacity in Sierra Leone for the Lumley Community. 

The Construction of the Children’s Teaching Hospital will commence in the first week of September this year, and is expected to be completed by 2023.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The long-awaited energy supply from the West Africa Power Pool Project (WAPP) will energize the power station in Kenema on Thursday 2^nd September 2021 and subsequently, supply power into homes in the eastern headquarter, say officials in charge.

By Politico staff writer  

As she takes official leave of President Julius Maada Bio to her post at the International Criminal Court, (ICC), in The Hague, Netherlands, Justice Miatta Maria Samba has assured of quality representation of Sierra Leone during her nine-year service that is expected to last between 2021 and 2030.