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By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The district director of Agriculture Kenema Philip Gannah Conteh has on 29^th March 2021 officially presented 7 tractors and 25 tillers to Bondibu Agricultural Engineering  company that won the contract for management of the farm equipment from government.

Addressing farmers, Conteh spoke about the new direction government’s policy shift which brought on board Public Private Partnership into the agricultural sector.

By Francis H. Murray

The Resident High Court Judge presiding over Port Loko District and covering the towns of Kambia, Lungi, Lunsar, Masiaka and Port Loko city, Justice Abdul Sheriff has sentenced Abdulai Salieu Kamara popularly known as “Loketo” to death by hanging following his conviction of the offence of murder.

A jury unanimously returned a guilty verdict against the 29-year old in respect of the offence charged.

By Politico staff writer

 Majority of Sierra Leoneans will take a Covid-19 vaccination when it is available, a new report has revealed.

The latest edition of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices (KAP) study by the NGO FOCUS 1000 was unveiled last week, Thursday March 25. It’s the third version of the KAP study by the NGO since the pandemic began in Sierra Leone in March 2020.

By Alpha Abu

By Saio Marrah

The Head Teacher of the Kissy Junior Municipal Primary School, Amelia Morgan, has called on government to establish libraries to other communities within the country as a way of improving reading ability among school pupils.

By Francis H. Murray 

President Julius Maada Bio has assured the people of Karene District, in the Northern Province of the country that his government would do major road constructions in the district and replace two broken ferries out of the five in the district. 

The President made this statement during a one-day tour of the district over the weekend as part of his inclusive approach to governance.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

The Registrar of Eastern Polytechnic, John Juana has disclosed that the government has approved the institute to attain the status of a technical university subject to the approval of Parliament.

The registrar made this statement during the institute’s annual matriculation ceremony for newly enrolled students over the weekend in the district headquarter town of Kenema.