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By John Conteh in Falaba

There is an acute water shortage in Mongo Bendu which is the headquarter town of Falaba, one of the two newest districts in Sierra Leone. The shortage was reported to have caused a lot of discomfort for residents of the town.

According to Finah Marah popularly known as Keita Finah, 50 households in her area depend on only one hand pump well where she normally fetches water for both drinking and domestic use. She told Politico that the well has not been supplying the needed quantity of water to the people in recent days.

By Politico staff writer

The Light of Kasseh elected its maiden national executive to run the affairs of the fledgling organization for the next two years at a special general meeting held at Kissy Dockyard in Freetown on Sunday 11^th April 2021.

A Freetown-based businessman, Mr Ibrahim Sorie Sesay who has several years’ experience in forming and managing grassroots interest groups, as well as in mobilizing people for public interest actions, was elected chairman.

By Politico Staff writer

A local company Sewa Energy Resources Limited (SERL) Sierra Leone has donated 20,000 solar lights to the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) as support to the Free Quality Education (FQE) project.

The Chief Executive Officer of the company, Kofi Macauley and his team officially handed over the solar lamps to Ministry officials at New England in Freetown on Wednesday 7^th April 2021.

By Politico staff writer

The Regional criminal investigation department of the Police in Bo is investigating five nurses and a security guard that were on duty at the Bo Government Hospital when a child went missing. 

Police Media and Public Relations Officer, Southern Region  Inspector Mohamed Bobson Senu told Politico that on Sunday 11th April, 2021 they got a call from a nurse reporting the disappearance of a child at the hospital. 

By Alpha Abu

Members of the Sierra Leone Association of Manufacturers (SLAM) have called on the Minister of Trade and Industry to intervene following the decision of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) to levy Excise Duty on locally produced energy drinks.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communication, Mamadi Ngobeh Kamara has on the 12^th April 2021 engaged stakeholders in the Eastern region on the government achievements of President Julius Maada Bio over the last three years in office.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

An International Non-Governmental organization, Water Aid Sierra Leone with support from DFID in partnership with a local non –governmental organization Movement towards Peace and Development (MOPADA) has embarked on water and sanitation projects in communities in the Kenema district of Sierra Leone.