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By Saio Marrah

As a way of empowering managers and other participants from various micro finance industries on the new models of financing, a UK based institution called Financial Inclusion Advocacy Centre (FIAC) will today Friday 20^th August 2021 conclude five days training of institutions on financial inclusion.

By: John S. Conteh in Falaba 

In an effort to familiarize with District stakeholders, the first Resident Magistrate, Santigie Ibrahim Sorie Bangura has engaged stakeholders in Falaba District at Mongo Bendugu Town.

By Nasratu Kargbo 

Data presented by Statistics Sierra Leone on the monthly inflation rate has indicated that transportation and narcotics amongst other things highly contributed to increase in inflation for the month July. According to the Deputy Statistician General, Andrew Bob Johnny, the inflation rate for July 2021 stood at 10.50%, with an increase of 0.30% compared to 10.20% in June 2021. 

By Saio Marrah

In a bid to hold policy actors and government accountable for their policies and promises made to the people, the Institute of Governance Reform (IGR) and other Civil Society organizations have concluded a day’s conference on social responsibility with the theme, “Social accountability and COVID-19.”

Speaking at the event, IGR’s Director of Research and Policy, Fredline McCormack Hale, said the conference attracted representatives of civil  societies that came together to discuss about social accountability and its challenges.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

One Joseph Gbanie is on trial  at  High Court No.3 in Freetown  presided by Justice Samuel Omodele Taylor on allegations that he strangled his girlfriend to death  some time in March 2020.

New evidence emerge, yesterday 19^th August 2021 when then State pathologist, Dr. Simeon Owizz Koroma testified in court after being led by State prosecutor, Solomon Christian Kekura.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

As part of capacitating partners in advanced Geographical Information System (GIS) in land use for planning of boundary demarcation for the protective forest   reserved landscape under the PAPFor project, Conservation   Society Sierra Leone (CSSL) with funds from EU has on the 18^th August 2021 conducted a four-day intensive training  of partners in Kenema.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The government has confirmed the deaths of six Sierra Leonean nationals believed to be travelling along the desert between Algeria and Tunisia.  This was confirmed by a press statement by the Sierra Leone Embassy in Cairo, Egypt.