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By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

As the world commemorates World Aids Day yesterday, the Executive Director of UN Population Fund has assured that they will conquer the HIV virus by 2030.

Dr. Babatunde Osotimehin said HIV/AIDS “has been with us for more than 30 years”, adding the world had moved beyond “the early devastation wreaked by AIDS and scored many successes.”

By Mabinty Kamara

Health management chairman at the Kuntholoh community in the east of Freetown has called on government and partners to support them construct an Ebola holding centre at the Approved School playfield.

Chernor Allieu Mansaray said the construction was a community initiative approved by the World Health Organisation and other concerned groups after they found out that cases of the Ebola Virus Disease were on the increase in the locality, making it one of the hotspots in the Western Area.

By Septimus Senessie in Kono

Health workers in the eastern Kono district, nurses in particular, have laid down their tools over the “non-payment of their October month health hazard risk allowances.”

They told Politico that they would go for work but vowed “not to touch any sick patient until the issue of payment of their backlog allowances is addressed. We put our lives and those of our families at risk in the fight against Ebola.”

By Septimus Senessie in Kono

Residents of Old Maima and Tongoro towns in Tankoro Chiefdom, Kono District have accused district health workers of dumping into their communities a huge pile of waste associated with the treatment of Ebola virus disease.

By Septimus Senessie in Kono

The family of Adamu Eze, now in police custody for his alleged role in the 21 November Ebola riot that claimed two lives in Kono district, has been released after 21 days under quarantine.

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

The lead defence lawyer at the on-going Court Martial has urged Judge Advocate Otto During to deliver judgment before the end of the year after the prosecution asked for more time again to reply to a no-case submission by the defence two months ago.

Lawyer Julius Cuffie urged the court to withdraw the prosecution’s file and deliver judgment on the matter because the prosecutor had been afforded reasonable time to make his submission but had not done so.

Deputy Vice Chancellor Fourah Bay College, FBC, Wednesday received the keys to a 24-seater Toyota bus donated to his institution by the National Revenue Authority to help convey students to and from classes.

Professor Sahr Gbamanja said with FBC having acquired two similar buses, the new one would be a most welcomed addition to the fleet. He said most of the commercial vehicles plying the Model - FBC route were “not roadworthy and with five buses, we can get them off the road.”