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By Prince J Musa in Kenema

Conservation Society Sierra Leone   with funds from the European Union has in a community sensitization meeting urged communities to protect and conserve their reserved forests.

 The stakeholder engagement covers three chiefdoms of Niawa, Small Bo and Nongowa in Kenema district in commemoration of the International Forest day with the theme, "Forest Restoration: “A path to recovery and wellbeing" at Kpai Village, Small Bo chiefdom Kenema district.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

An official of the long awaited West Africa Power Pool Project (WAPP) has told Politico that the project is currently at its commissioning and energization stage of the lines which are currently in Liberia, a neighboring Mano Rover Union (MRU) country.

By Politico staff writer

Justice Alhaji Momoh-Jah Stevens has trashed the no-case submission made by the defense counsel on behalf of Randa Skeiky, who is before the High Court for a two counts indictment of Larceny in a Dwelling House and Larceny by Servant contrary to Section 13(a) and 17 (1) (a)  of the Larceny Act, 1916.

By Alpha Abu

The Chairman of SALCAB  Sorie Fofana in a bid to dispel rumours on social media giving varied accounts of events surrounding SALCAB,  has issued a statement clarifying issues about the institution.

There has been an unbundling process  at the entity  and the release says the 78 workers will continue to receive their salaries for the months of April and May , after which their engagements with SALCAB will be terminated at the end of May 2021.

By Politico staff writer 

20-year-old Alie Moddy Turay has on Friday 16th March 2021 been sentenced to death by hanging in Magbruka, northern Sierra Leone.

Justice Unisa Kamara, the Resident High Court Judge of Bombali District currently presiding over the High Court Criminal Session in the township of Magburuka in Tonkolili District, according to a report from the Judifiary Communication sentenced Turay following a unanimous guilty verdict returned by the jury for a one count indictment of murder against him.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Statistics Sierra Leone, the body responsible for the collection of national data has announced the postponement of the proposed first ever 2020 national mid-term population and hosing census which was scheduled for April 19 this year.

This is the second time that the census has been postponed to a later date since President Julius Maada Bio proclaimed it in July 2020.

By Saio Marrah

The Societas Socialise, which is a Latin word for Socially Responsible Society (SOS’s), a non-governmental organization has on Wednesday 14^th April 2021 launched its YouthCan! Project with the theme “Youth Empowerment for Self-Reliance”.