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By Prince J. Musa in Kenema

The President of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has on the 7^th of November turned the sod for the construction of the eastern regional office in Kenema.

The commissioner of the Rights to Access Information Commission East, Mary Wuyatta Karimu, who chaired the occasion, commended SLAJ east for taking the lead to construct their own office space, noting that that will help to focus on other developmental projects that will promote development of journalism in the country.

Members of the Football Association, Members of the media, brothers and sisters and fellow Sierra Leoneans all around the country and in the diaspora, it is with great pride that I have the opportunity once more to declare my candidacy for the SIERRA LEONE FOOTBALL ASSOCIATION PRESIDENCY. Thank you to the membership forum for the endorsement.

By Francis H. Murray

The Principal Legal Consultant at the Office of the Attorney General and Minister of Justice, Lahai Momoh Farmah, has disclosed that filing of legal appeals against the government’s whitepaper will not stop the implementation of its recommendations.

By Kemo Cham

Sierra Leone has strengthened its performance in the Millennium Challenge Corporation (MCC) scorecard, passing 13 indicators, according to the latest report from the US foreign aid agency.

By Francis H. Murray 

The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards, has warned staff and other officials of the Judiciary to desist from corruption and its related offences or face prosecution.

Justice Edwards was speaking on Tuesday, 10^th November, at the Law Courts Building in Freetown, marking the official commencement of one week training for court registrars, bailiffs, administrative and other support staff of the judiciary.

By Politico staff writer

Cristian Font Calderon, the Spanish Ambassador in the Republic of Guinea, on 2^nd November made a familiarization visit to the Sierra Leone embassy in Guinea.

According to a news dispatch sent to Politico from the Sierra Leone mission, Mr Calderon held discussion with Ambassador Alimamy H. Bangura, where the former reportedly expressed his desire to visit Sierra Leone by early next year.

By Politico Staff Writer

A 20 year- old Sierra Leonean woman who was deported from Iraq and got stranded in Senegal, has been taken in by officials at the Sierra Leone Embassy in Dakar.