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By Politico staff writer

Sierra Leone’s first Lady, Fatima Bio has on Thursday 27^th May 2021 been honoured as the Champion of Sanitation and Hygiene in Africa by the African Ministers' Council on Water, (AMCOW) 

The reward according to reports is in recognition of her role  in ensuring that women and girls have access to a clean and safe environment, citing her landmark ‘Hand’s Off Our Girls’ campaign and programmes, which triggered a nationwide distribution of free sanitary pads to public  school going children across the country.

By Abass Jalloh

In response to allegations of him being selective of the stories he reports to the British Broadcasting Corporation on Sierra Leone, especially political ones, the correspondent for the world’s leading broadcaster in Sierra Leone, Umaru Fofana says there is a difference between reporting for a local news outlet and a global one like the BBC. 

“The BBC works under strict standards”, he said, noting that he doesn’t report based on what someone wants him to report for their self-servicing reasons. 

By Politico staff writer  

A 20-man delegation from Liberia arrived in Sierra Leone on the 26^th of May 2021 in a bid to study the management of the country's road sector, especially the operations of the toll system. 

The delegation comprises the Acting Minister of Public Works, staff of the National Road Fund of Liberia, and members of the Liberian Parliament. Upon arrival, the team met with key stakeholders in Sierra Leone’s road sector at the Radisson Blu hotel in Freetown. 

By John S Conteh in Falaba

The West African Examinations Council through the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education has created nine more National Primary School Examinations (NPSE) Centres in Falaba District for the 2021 examinations year making it 12.

By Mohamed Foday Conteh

National Minerals Agency (NMA) officials during the weekly press briefing at the Ministry of Information and Communication in Freetown on Thursday, May 27 2021, have said that the geodata survey will be beneficial to all Sierra Leoneans.

The project, which is being sponsored by the World Bank through its bolstering of Extractive Industry Project in developing countries, is worth $6.5 million.

By Saio Marrah

Speaking on the inefficiency of the Sierra Leone Standard Bureau to effectively execute its mandate, Member of Parliament, Abdul Karim Kamara (AKK) representing constituency 059, Kambia district on Thursday 20^th May 2021, claimed that Sierra Leone Standard Bureau, does not have the equipment to execute its task. 

By Nasratu Kargbo

Children affected by this year’s Susan’s Bay fire disaster have received various relief items donated by different children’s organizations operating in the country. The humanitarian support was also to assist school children in the community with needed school supplies.

Ready to cook packaged rice with condiments and school bags with writing materials were among the items donated.