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By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo

The Julius Maada Bio (JMB) Women and associates have donated assorted food items to communities in Bo. The group said the donation is to cushion the effect of the already difficult economic condition occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic which families are facing across the country.

The assorted items include rice, cooking oil and salt.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Anti-Corruption Commission has indicted a former Head of Procurement at the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration, Sahr Kemokai.

Kemokai was indicted on nine counts of corruption offences; three Counts on Abuse of Office, three Counts on Abuse of Position, three Counts on Failure to Comply with Applicable Procedures and Guidelines relating to Procurement.

By Umaru Fofana

Over a dozen lab technicians, contact tracers and suppliers have separately and at different times reached out to Politico to complain about non-payment of their weekly allowances or pay for at least five weeks.

One of them even alleged that no test results were announced on Tuesday – when zero new infections were reported – because of a brief strike action by lab technicians.

By Newman Anthony Levey in Bo

A group of 12 people in quarantine in Bo are threatening to abandon the facility over alleged poor treatment in the hands of the District Emergency Operation Center (DEOC).

The aggrieved people who are under quarantine at the Two Stars Guesthouse in Bo city attempted to break out of the facility on Thursday. Among many concerns, they claimed that the DEOC officials had abandoned them and that their families were left stranded back home with no support for feeding.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

There is confusion at the Sierra Leone Maritime Administration (SLMA) after the controversial suspension of its substantive Executive Director.

The agency’s supervising ministry – Transport and Aviation – sparked the controversy when it declared Ken Philip Sondai, the Executive Director, suspended and temporarily appointed his deputy, Mr Festus Crosbie, as Executive Director.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The failure of the Sierra Leone Government to deal with grievances of aggrieved people over the course of the last two years created the environment for the current insecurity in the country, a new report has revealed.

The report contained in a position paper by the Center for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) argues that the government is to blame for the situation for failing to ensure fairness in the justice system in addressing numerous issues over the period.

By Francis H. Murray

Students at the University of Sierra Leone (USL) have expressed concern about the online teaching program being offered by the university. This week the university commenced the second semester amidst the closure of universities due to COVID-19 pandemic.

Whiles students appreciate the innovative idea of taking lectures online, some of them are concerned about the challenges associated with internet connectivity, access and the learning app, all of which they say is hampering the smooth running of the program.