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By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
As a means to ensure gender parity, the Minister of Transport and Aviation, Col.Rtd Alhaji Fanday Turay says fifty female drivers have been trained to operate the new buses that began test runs in Freetown yesterday.

Turay made this disclosure at the official launch of the new Public Transport Reform under which the buses will operate, at the Miatta Conference Hall, Youyi Building in Freetown on the 29^th of January this year.

By Saio Marrah

Francess Lawson, the Finance Manager of the Makeni branch of a local micro-finance institution called LAPO has appeared before a magistrate in Freetown on four counts of conspiracy to defraud, embezzlement, forgery of document, and altering documents.

By Saio Marrah

The prosecution in an ongoing preliminary investigation into a case of wounding and assault implicating a Dr. Salmata Ibrahim of Fourah Bay College has indicated that they will apply for a subpoena to order their witnesses to testify in court.  

Defence lawyers then applied for the court to conclude that the case for the prosecution is closed if they fail to bring their witnesses against the next adjourned date, 6^th February 2023.

By Politico staff writer

As Police in Kabala continue to investigate the death of Iyeba Sanda Barrie whose decomposed body was found by a stream on the evening of Friday 26h January this year, the Family of the deceased calls for justice to be served.

By Saio Marrah

The Mamie Mariama Justice Ganawah Education Foundation (MaMJGEF) has through their 2024 National Education Champions Awards, recognized 24 individuals and institutions for their support towards education.

This happened at a dinner and awards night that took place at Hotel Cabenda, Freetown on Saturday 27^th January 2024.

Educationists Professor Joe A.D. Alie and Samuel Jamiru Braima received lifetime achievement awards for their immense contribution to the area of education.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

For the 5th consecutive year in five years, Sierra Leone has, again, progressed upwards in Transparency International’s Global Corruption Country Rankings, moving from 110 in 2022 to 108 out of 180 countries surveyed in the 2023 Transparency International Corruption Perception Index (TI-CPI) published on 30th January 2024. 

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

In his keynote address on the launch of the Sierra Leone Medium-Term National Development Plan (MTNDP) 2024-2030, President Julius Maada Bio has vowed to transform areas of economic challenge into havens of economic opportunity.