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By Politico Staff Writer

The Ministry of Planning and Economic Development (MoPED) has presented a proposed budget of Le 20.074.8 Billion in what will be its first independent budget since it was separated from the Ministry of Finance.

This disclosure was made on Tuesday, October 6, by officials of the ministry at the ongoing budget planning process for the Financial Year 2021, at the Ministry of Finance Main Conference Hall in Freetown.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

A magistrate court in Kenema has sentenced two people for illegal mining, in a landmark decision environmental authorities hope will serve as a warning.

Lansana Kallon and Mustapha Sesay were sentenced to two years imprisonment each, plus a fine of Le20million by Magistrate Joseph Tobby of the Kenema Magistrate Court. They were sentenced on Tuesday, October 6^th, after they were found guilty of illegal mining at the Kambui Reserve Forest.

By Francis H. Murray

The murder trial of the former Mayor of Freetown, Herbert George Williams and the Public Relations Officer of the opposition All Peoples Congress (APC) Party in the Western Area, Abu Bakarr Daramy, over the death of Journalist Ibrahim Samura, has continued before Justice Augustine Musa at the High Court in Freetown.

By Alpha Abu

A spate of night armed robberies in the city of Port Loko has unnerved residents in that part of the country, with security officials appearing to be heavily challenged by the situation.

By Prince J. Musa in Kenema

Four people were confirmed dead on Tuesday in Kenema after a house was engulfed by fire.

The victims, an elderly man, his wife and their two grandchildren, were burnt down by the fire which erupted at around 10 pm on Monday, according to neighbors. 

Family sources and authorities have blamed the cause of the fire on power surge.

The regional head of the Sierra Leone Fire Force in Kenema said preliminary investigation points to “electrical malfunction.”

By Mabinty M. Kamara

In a bid to ensure the sustenance of its flagship Free Quality Education (FQEP) programme, the government of Sierra Leone and its development partners have signed a multi-donor trust fund designed to raise funding for the scheme.

The Speaker of ECOWAS Parliament, Sidie Mohamed Tunis, has addressed the opening of the first ordinary session of Parliament of the republic of Guinea, by calling on the Assembly to make laws that will lead to revitalization of the country and strengthening of public institutions in a way that ensures greater coordination, efficiency and the capacity to deliver. He said deliberations in the Guinean Parliament should set the debate and vision for a fair and democratic country which embraces the most diverse ideas and create space for economic prosperity.