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By Francis H. Murray

Magistrate Mark Ngegba has committed to the High Court the case involving Ali Sajah Foster, Victor Emmanuel Sesay and Micheal Abass Turay, who are accused of conspiring to murder the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Lahai Laurence Leema.

This followed the end of preliminary investigations in the matter.

In his committal address on Friday 11^th September 2020, Magistrate Ngegba noted that the prosecution had enough evidence, making the accused persons fit to be tried at the High Court.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency (SLMet Agency), in an effort to prevent unforeseen disasters, has commenced the installation of 60 rain gauges across the country.

The process is under an African Development Bank (AfDB) support project to the Sierra Leone Water Company (SALWACO), Sierra Leone Meteorological Agency and the National Water Resource Management Agency (NWRMA).

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

Future Focus Foundation, a community volunteer group, has provided start up kits for twenty-five teenage mothers following the conclusion of a two-year skills training project in Kenema.

National Team Leader of the Foundation, Sylvester Sidie Kallon, said the support which they got from Child Hope UK, will help to empower the women and ensure they become self-reliant.

Kallon states: “Each group has five trainees and each will be entitled to three tailoring machines with necessary tools attached to it.

By Politico Staff Writer

Sierra Leone’s Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA) has put a hold on the construction of a fuel station in the southern district of Bo and fined the owner for failing to follow the right procedures.

Regional Manager, PRA, Albert Yarjah, told Politico that they had two months ago advised Alhaji Mohamed Kamara, who owns the fuel station, to go by the rules and regulations but that he failed to adhere and continued with the construction work. 

By Politico Staff Writer

A meeting called to discuss threats to elections has recommended that Election Observers be protected during polling. Officials from the National Electoral Commission, Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) and National Elections Watch held the Focus Group Discussions at the Jui office of the National Commission for Democracy (NCD), which itself organized the event.

By Francis H. Murray

Vandi Sannoh, father of the 15-year old girl who was allegedly sexually penetration by the leader of the Alliance Democratic Party (ADP) Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray, testified on Saturday 12^th September 2020 before Justice Samuel O. Taylor at the sexual offences division of the High Court in Freetown.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The Minister of Finance, Jacob Jusu Saffa, has said the Government of Sierra Leone is set to invest Le349.4 billion in road works across the country. The amount has been set aside by the government in the recently approved supplementary budget for 2020.

On Wednesday, a Memorandum of Understanding was signed between the government and four of the companies which will be working on the roads. The companies that will be undertaking the works are First Tricon, Gento Construction, SECON, and CSE.