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By Mabinty M. Kamara

In an effort to build a “resilient system to adapt to the raft of climate change” in the country, the Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (SL-Met) and partners have in a two-day workshop validated the National Framework for climate Services in Sierra Leone.

According to officials, the document will help the agency to effectively carry out its core service expansion drive.

By Francis H. Murray

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security under its National Social Safety Net (NSSN) program has met stakeholders and other development partners to popularize the country’s first National Ageing Policy.

By Kemo Cham

The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) is wasting no time to put into motion moves to act in respect to the just released 2019 Auditor General’s Report.

The Commission said on Monday that three officials attached to the National Covid-19 Emergency Response Center (NaCOVERC) have been detained in relations to missing laptops and the controversial procurement of luxury (SUV) vehicles, as captured in the reports released by Audit Service Sierra Leone.

By Kemo Cham

There has been outrage and condemnation in response to the latest reports from the Auditor General of Sierra Leone revealing massive irregularities, in what seems like business as usual in the mismanagement of public finances.

Two reports on the annual accounts of the government and the handling of funds meant for the response to the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic were tabled in parliament on Friday.

By Kemo Cham

After nearly nine years of efforts, Sierra Leone has finally been shortlisted as a recipient for the highest award in the United States government’s Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) programme.

The award of Compact was announced by President Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday in a tweet.

By Saio Marrah

The Minister of Basic and Senior School Education, Dr. Moinina Sengeh, has blamed the poor performance of students in schools on the attitude of some teachers whom he said abandon their posts after receiving government pin codes to work for other institutions.

The Minister made this statement on Tuesday 8 December in parliament when he was summoned by the House where lawmakers expressed concerns over the poor performance of students in this year’s West Africa Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE).

By Mohamed Ayoub Conteh

People in various parts of Freetown have reported instances of men purporting to work for the Fire Force going into their compounds and threatening residents with arrest and prosecution for cooking in the open. Some of the people who appeared visibly upset told Politico that the lack of kitchen was forcing them to cook outside and, in most cases, use the locally made clay stove commonly called “coal pot”.