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By Prince J Musa in Kenema

Detective Inspector James Junisa of the Eastern Region Division of the Criminal Investigation Department in Kenema is under investigation after he was briefly detained for fighting his bosses over disagreement on the handling of a case.

Momoh Bebeh Vandi, Deputy Regional Crime Inspector, told Politico that Junisa assaulted him and other senior officers in an effort to resist attempt to reassign a case from him, which he had assumed without authority. Vanid said they later found out that Junisa was drunk at the time.

By Hajaratu Kalokoh

The Government of Sierra Leone will not be paying examination fees for private schools from next year, Politico has learnt.

At official at the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) said this current academic year will be the last for the government to pay for public exams for candidate taking the Basic Examination Certificate Examination (BECE) and National Primary School Examination (NPSE) exams.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

Police in Kenema have said they do not have the necessary logistics to properly secure the region. Politico’s investigation in the district showed that the Kenema Police station doesn’t have a vehicle to respond to calls or conduct patrols within the district.

Through our weeklong observation, we learnt that officers trek in groups to do patrol within Kenema city. They also hire motorbikes to attend to cases in far distances under extreme circumstances.

By Mohamed T. Massaquoi

The newly transferred Line Manager to the Bo East Police division of the

Family Support Unit (FSU), Detective Inspector Lahai Koroma, has vowed that in six months time First Lady Fatima Bio's 'Hands off our Girls' campaign will yield results  in the southern regional headquarters and its surrounding communities.

By Francis H. Murray

The African Guarantee Fund (AGF) has received the sum of USD33 Million to support Small And Medium-Sized Enterprises (SMEs) across Africa. They announced this in a press release on Thursday.

The organization which focuses on providing financial guarantees for over ten thousand (10,000) SMEs is a Kenyan based NGO which seeks to empower business startups across the continent.

By Kemo Cham

Like many countries, Sierra Leone has long focused its response to the HIV/AIDS pandemic on the key populations – people who live a risky life style that exposes them to infection of the virus, like those who inject drugs, Men who have Sex with Men (MSM), sex workers and prisoners.

By Kemo Cham

Minister of Labour Alpha Timbo and Deputy Minister of Education, Emilia Gogra have been sacked and subjected to investigation over their handling of a school feeding programme.

A statement from the presidency on Friday listed the duo alongside two other top officials in the Education Ministry - Charles Kamanda, Permanent Secretary and Mamusu Massaquoi, Director of Nutrition – who are being investigated for their role in how they handled a “huge” consignment of rice that was donated by the Chinese government.