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Sierra Leonean migrant workers bound for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia have been asked to leave the hotels where they were lodged and to return to their various homes due to the latest third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in the country. The order was contained in a press release by the Ministry of Labour and Social Security which has taken full charge in the recruitment of mainly young women for employment as domestic workers in the Middle East and the Gulf States.

By Politico staff writer

Sierra Leone is ranked the 4^th most peaceful country in Africa, according to the Global Peace Index for 2021. Mauritius tops the list followed by Ghana and Botswana. The Gambia occupy 5^th position, while Sierra Leone’ neighbours Liberia and Guinea are 14^th and 17^th respectively in the rankings compiled by the Institute for Economics and Peace (IEP), with headquarters in Sydney, Australia and branches in the United States and Oxford in the UK.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Teaching Service Commission has in a press statement announced the indefinite postponement of the Presidential Best Teachers Award.

The Award ceremony which was supposed to have been held last Saturday would be the first of its kind in Sierra Leone and is part of President Julius Maada Bio’s commitment to motivate teachers in order to ensure the quality aspect of his Free Quality School Education Programme.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

The appeal hearing of former Minister of Mines and Mineral Resources, Minkailu Mansaray  against the findings of the Commissions of Inquiry (COI) has  been slated for Tuesday  28^th July 2021.

SOS Children’s Villages Sierra Leone has in a bid to alleviate some of the challenges posed by the coronavirus pandemic on households, supported one thousand, two hundred and thirty-five (1,235) vulnerable children and their families with food and non-food items in Freetown.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The National Medical Supplies Agency (NMSA) has on the 25^th June 2021 handed over nine trucks of free Health Care Drugs to stakeholders in Kenema at the Government Hospital in Kenema.

By Nasratu Kargbo

The National COVID-19 Emergency Response Centre (NaCOVERC) has on the 24^th June 2021 declared the presence of the Delta Variant of the coronavirus disease in Sierra Leone. NaCOVERC has therefore called on the public to comply with the measures that were announced on the 17^th June 2021, one of which was for everyone who is age 30 and above to take the vaccine or be restricted to access public buildings.