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By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

In the last couple of weeks Sierra Leone has recorded a remarkable recovery rate of COVID-19 patients, with more than half of the cumulative total number of confirmed cases having now recovered and left the treatment or isolation centres.

As at today – Monday 1 June – official figures from the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) show that out of the cumulative total number of 865 confirmed cases, 475 have recovered from the disease and no longer had the virus.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The Anti-Corruption Commission has extended until close of business today the date for assets declaration by public officials.

The commission announced in a statement on Friday that its offices across the country would be opened on Saturday which was to have been the deadline for the declarations failing which there would be consequences.

But the Commission says Saturday was met with a heavy downpour in the capital. In a statement on Saturday the ACC said it had given a grace period until today, Monday.

By Kemo Cham

Healthcare campaigners, particularly those rooting for affordable cancer treatment, have hailed the cabinet approval of funds for the construction of the much anticipated Cancer Treatment Center in Sierra Leone.

News about the cabinet decision was made public by President Julius Maada Bio on Thursday as part of his State Opening of Parliament address.  

By Francis H. Murray

Justice Momoh Jah Stevens presiding in the treason trial of Alfred Pallo Conteh and two others has approved a request from the defence for the court to visit the scene of alleged crime at State House.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The campaign group Heal Sierra Leone (HSL) has designed an innovative e-learning platform for secondary and tertiary education in the country.

The platform is integrated with the social media site Facebook, through which teaching sessions will be broadcast live.

Executive Director of the organization, Joseph Sannoh, told Politico that the platform is the future of education in the country in the wake of the Coronavirus pandemic.

By Kemo Cham

The National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) and the Rokel Commercial Bank have signed an agreement for the implementation of the second phase of the Sierra Leone Government’s Social Safety Net (SSN) project.

By Politico Staff Writer

President Julius Maada Bio has praised the National Civil Registration Authority (NCRA) for its work in trying to develop a digital registry for Sierra Leone.

President Bio singled out the NCRA for praise during his speech at the States Opening of Parliament last week. Whiles recognizing what the institution has done, Bio also urged cooperation from the public for NCRA’s work to go smoothly.