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By Mohamed Jaward Nyallay and Mabinty Kamara

The Center for Accountability and the Rule of Law (CARL) has called on the police to be more accountable for their actions. In a report launched by the civil society group on Wednesday, it condemned the actions of both parties on Independence Day between the police and supporters of the main opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP).

“Police and civilians should be equally held to account for the wrong doings that they engaged in,” Ibrahim Tommy, Executive Director of CARL, said.

By Mabinty Kamara

The National Commission for Children (NCC) has in a press release urged government to announce at the earliest possible time a date for the National Primary School Examination (NPSE) to take place.

The NCC described the postponement of the NPSE that was supposed to take place on May 7 as unfair to the children, their families and teachers.

By Mustapha Sesay

The Pan-African bank, Ecobank Sierra Leone Ltd, has defended itself from accusations of poor service delivery.

The bank last week came under attack from a group of junior staffers from the College of Medicine and Allied Health Sciences (COMAHS) who claimed they were unfairly treated by the bank which held on to their salaries for too long.

By Kemo Cham

President Ernest Bai Koroma has been going through sleepless nights over the ongoing water crisis in the country, Information Minister Mohamed Bangura said on Tuesday, while appealing for patient from the general public.

By Mohamed T Massaquoi 

The Deputy Director of the Ministry of Education in Pujehun District says the standard of education has improved in the district. Alie H.B Kargbo said that for the past three years he had engaged in effective monitoring with his team to ensure that the level of education was improved.

He also said evidence of this was demonstrated in the last public examination results of pupils in the district.

By Mustapha Kamara Jnr

In fulfillment of their corporate social responsibility, Mercury International, Sierra Leone’s leading sports betting company, has presented a cheque of Le150M to EducAid Sierra Leone.

The cheque was presented to EduAid by the chairman of Mercury International, Samir Hassanyeh at a ceremony held over the weekend at the Furlonge EducAid Senior Secondary School in Rolal, Porto Loko District.

By Mustapha Sesay

By every indication the ongoing water crisis in Freetown is far from over.

The government agency responsible to provide water to the Sierra Leonean capital and parts of its outskirts is unsure of when the problem will come to an end, an official told Politico on Monday.