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By Hajaratu Kalokoh

The Services Secondary School has completed a major infrastructural project at their school grounds in Juba, Freetown. The construction work involved the extension of the stage area and the erection of a brand new 500-seater pavilion for the school.

By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay

The international girl rights campaign NGO, Plan International has committed to supporting the ‘Hands off Our Girls’ campaign. The Country Director of Plan Int’l, Evariste Sindayigaya, said they will support the program because it is in line with their own program - Girls Get Equal.

Sindayigaya made the commitment on Friday whiles donating office equipment to the Fatima and Maada Bio Foundation. The foundation is the ‘implementing wing’ of the Office of the First Lady, Fatima Jabbie Bio.

By Politico Writer

The National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) says it plans to embark on a survey designed to help operators improve on their connectivity.

The Access Gap Survey, to be conducted in collaboration with the Universal Access Development Fund (UADF), is a remedial measure aimed at addressing the problems of mobile and internet penetration in the country, an official of NATCOM said.

By Mohamed T. Massaquoi

Cabinet in Sierra Leone has agreed a repeal of the hated Criminal and Seditious Libel Law which has been in the country’s law books since 1965, according to Minister of Information and Communication, Mohamed Rahman Swaray.

Addressing journalists, he said the repeal of the 54-year-old law now rested with parliamentarians who will handle it when they resume later this month.

By Steven Ngauja 

An explosion in the Eastern District of Kono has claimed the life a baby and left her mother hospitalized.

The mother, Mariama Turay, is being treated for injuries she sustained on her legs and face. One of her toes was cut off in the explosion that occured while she was cooking over the weekend.

The police said the incident which happened at Damper Lane, Kapeteh in Koidu Town was reported on Saturday, September 7. But they couldn't say for sure if it's a bomb at this point.

As part of efforts to encourage a culture of reading, President Julius Maada Bio on Tuesday officially launched a mobile library initiative, an idea of the Lunch Box.

The launching ceremony at State House was graced by dignitaries, including ministers and other government officials.

By Kemo Cham

The Sierra Leone government will today launch a landmark five-year action plan to tackle health emergencies amidst a growing threat of disease epidemics.

The National Action Plan for Health Security (NAPHS) is a blue print of how Sierra Leone will respond to such emergencies and it entails what the country needs in terms of both human and material resources.

President Julius Maada Bio is scheduled to formally launch the document at an event at the Bintumani Hotel in Aberdeen, Freetown.