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By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The House of Parliament and the Sierra Leone Police have debunked the report of a corruption survey that was commissioned by the Center for Accountability and the Rule of Law (CARL). The Corruption Perception Survey, which was launched in April this year, listed Police and Parliamentarians as the top two most corrupt public sector workers.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The government of Sierra Leone says it has terminated the contract between it and the management of the Turkish company, Karadeniz Energy Group, owners of the Karpowership 2 and that the latter is therefore set to depart on the 11^th September 2020.

By Politico Staff Writer

Statistics Sierra Leone has issued a statement warning the public to be wary of fraudsters posing as part of the institution’s management and demanding money from shortlisted candidates for the Cartographic Mapping exercise that precedes the 2020 Mid-Term Population and Housing Census.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Ministry of Finance in Sierra Leone is currently being investigated by the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) over suspected maladministration, in connection to the 2015-2018 audit report.

By Politico Staff Writer

The Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) has introduced a new form of vehicle number plate. The Authority on Monday officially launched the new number plate at its Kissy road, Freetown headquarters. The upgraded features on the plate, according to Adisa Dosunmu of the Authority’s Management Information System, would help eliminate fake ones, and possibility of their transfer from one vehicle to another. 

By Newman Anthony Levey In Bo

As part of their commitment to national development, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints has renovated a community clinic at Messina Section in Bo, southern Sierra Leone.

The renovation exercise, according to officials, cost Two Hundred Million Leones (Le200, 000,000) and it came at the request of the community people.

By Kemo Cham

Sierra Leone has got a lot to celebrate when it comes to its response to health emergency, according to a public health expert working with the United States Center for Disease Control and Prevent.

Dr. Tushar Singh, who is the Country Head of the CDC, said Sierra Leone’s handling of the ongoing Covid-19 pandemic is a far cry from its experience with the 2014-2016 Ebola epidemic, noting that back then not only did the country lack the infrastructure but also the human resource.