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By Francis H. Murray

The Deputy Minister of Information and Communications, Mamadi Gobeh-Kamara, has called on members of the Sierra Leone Film Industry to harmonize their activities to enhance progress in the industry. She was speaking during a meeting with the Sierra Leone Film Council in the conference room of the Ministry of Information and Communications on Thursday, 6th August 2020.

By Francis H. Murray

President Julius Maada Bio has assured board members of the National Sports Authority (NSA) of his government’s willingness to support the development of the sporting sector of the county.

He made this assurance at the presentation ceremony of the newly constituted Board Members of the NSA on Wednesday at State House office in Freetown.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Native Consortium and Research Center (NCRC) has called on the government of Sierra Leone to prioritize the hospitality industry in its implementation of the $40million World Bank (WB) grants for Small and Media Enterprises (SMEs) in the country.

The World Bank recently announced the support under its SMEs Investment and Economic Diversification scheme geared towards boosting investment and access to capital.

By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo

Nyala University has matriculated 211 new students who have gained admission into the college for the 2020/2021 academic year.

The ceremony, which was held on Thursday 5^th August 2020, marks the official welcoming and conclusion of the admission process for students who have enrolled for distance learning programmes in Teachers Certificate, Higher Teachers Certificate, Bachelor’s Degree and Post Graduate deploma in Education.

By Alpha Abu   

Sierra Leone’s Small and Medium Enterprises (SMEs) are to benefit from a $ 40 million grant from the World Bank as support towards investment and growth. The grant is expected to contribute to the country’s Economic Diversification Project by strengthening businesses, enhancing reforms and competitiveness, and building the capacity of private sector operators and public institutions.

It specifically targets non-productive mining sectors.

By Francis H. Murray

Police Constable 15756 Aiah Fengai, a security guard assigned to the residence of the Deputy Internal Affairs Minister, Lahai Lawrence Leema, testified on Friday 7^th August 2020 before Magistrate Mark Ngegba in the ongoing preliminary investigations into a 14 count charge against three accused persons for allegedly attacking the Deputy Minister at his residence.

By Francis H. Murray

The Sierra Leone Standards Bureau (SLSB) on Wednesday held a meeting with the management of the Commodities Trading Company (CTC) Limited, one of the leading importers of Sierra Leone’s staple food - rice.  

The objective of the engagement with the management of the company, according to the Bureau, was to explain the rationale and essence of the current "fairness-in-trade" drive to ensure that the buying public gets value for their money for "all goods and services.