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By Mustapha Sesay

Commercial transport vehicles have returned to their pre-Ebola sitting arrangement, despite the threat of the spread of the viral disease in the country.

The Nation Ebola Response Center confirmed that it had approved a request from commercial drivers which it granted. But the situation sparked confusion between commuters and motorists because of the apparent stealthy manner the police implemented the decision.

By Mustapha Sesay

An initiative aimed at reintegrating some 800 people who took part in burial of Ebola victims have been unveiled.

The United Nations Development Programme and the  International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) will jointly implement the 12-month post-Ebola project that also caters for infection control and prevention volunteers who worked with the Sierra Leone Red Cross.

By Mustapha Kamara Jnr 

The opposition Alliance Democratic Party (ADP) has raised doubts about the chances of Sierra Leone succeeding in its post-Ebola development plan, citing manpower deficit in the government.

By Mustapha Kamara Jnr

Crown Technical University College, an affiliated institution to the Cambridge University in England, has concluded a two-day seminar which aims to capacitate Sierra Leoneans in the management of the petroleum and gas sector of the country.

The seminar was held at the college campus on Pike Street in Freetown. Beneficiaries were drawn from among final year students of the college.

By Joseph Lamin Kamara

Just three months to the much anticipated December 2015 Census, the process is still faced with issues that may undermine its outcome, a fresh study by the Institute for Governance Reform (IGR) has found.

By Mustapha Kamara Jnr

There is a big question over the readiness of the main opposition, the Sierra Leone People’s Party (SLPP), to win in the coming elections and rule after the All People’s Congress (APC) party.

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

Fifty Youths from different communities in the country have completed two-day training on sustained Ebola social mobilisation, community psychosocial counselling and stigma mitigation.

The training was organised by the Centre for Coordination of Youth Activities (CCYA) and it was convened at the conference hall of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists Headquarters at Campbell Street in Freetown.