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By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone The Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) has begun the collection of payment at tollgate situated in the Hastings, Songo and Masiaka villages. The government deployed Sunday August 13, 2017, armed Police, military and traffic police personnel at the three tollgates. The toll road is the widening of the Wellington-Masiaka highway from two lanes to four lanes. It is a loan of US$161 million from the Chinese government and the passengers plying the road will have to be repaying the loan for a period of 27 years. The government, through the Sierra Leone…

By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone Inhabitants of Ropath village have complained that quarry operators are posing grave danger to their lives as a result of improperly maintenance to their houses cracked by quarry blast of rocks. Ropath is a small community with its inhabitants mostly farmers. It is situated in Koya Chiefdom, Port Loko District, in northern Sierra Leone. Four quarries, including the Foresight International, Malick, and other companies identified only as ARG and CSE surround the village. The activities of these quarries, especially the sound that emanates from the blasting of rocks, have been cracking locals’…

By Joseph S. Margai in Freetown, Sierra Leone Inhabitants of Magbanie village have expressed frustration over the manner in which Xing Wang Quarry, a company that operates very close to the village, has destroyed their houses, toilets, in addition to the psychological impact the local endure. Magbanie village inhabitants are mostly farmers. The village is situated in Koya Chiefdom in the Port Loko District, northern Sierra Leone. The village was habitat to the West Side Boys, a group of rebels that caused so much destruction to peaceful civilians during the war years in Sierra Leone. Speaking to Groove 106FM on…

By P. Lincoln Nyanrue Jr., elincoln1986@gmail.com Suspected ritualistic killing has been reported in a Grand Kru County village, involving a 52-year old man, identified as Alfred Gray. He was Principal of the Putu Town Elementary school in a village called, “Civilized Village” in Jrao Statutory District. Alfred Gray was killed on August 10, 2017 by unknown assailants, who removed his penis and left his lifeless body. An ELBC Grand Kru County Correspondent Mykins J. Suah said in the Liberia Community Radio Journalists chart room on the social media that citizens and residents claimed the murder of Gray is an act…

Press Release President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf on Wednesday, August 16, 2017 received the Chief Executive Officer of Carter Center, Retired Ambassador Mary Ann Peters at her Foreign Ministry Office in Monrovia. Madam Peters who is on a weeklong visit to Liberia as guest of Carter Center Liberia Office led a 7-Member delegation on the visit to the Liberian Presidency. According to an Executive Mansion release, President Sirleaf acknowledged the impressive partnership between Liberia and Carter Center, noting that the American institution has been a great friend to Liberia and its people. She welcomed the delegation to Liberia and assured that…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia The National Elections Commission has announced that it is not aware of the most talked about two million political rally organized by the Coalition for Democratic Change (CDC) scheduled on August 19th. NEC says the rally under the banner; “Blue Day”, which is expected to bring out two million partisans of the CDC into the streets and corners of Monrovia, will be done without the knowledge of the electoral house. Speaking at a press conference in Monrovia, August 16, Chairman Jerome George Korkoya said that the main opposition CDC is yet to inform…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia The National Chairman, Jerome Korkoya, says commissioners of the National Elections Commission (NEC) are under grave fear for their lives, accusing Bomi Senator Sando Johnson of threatening them. Chair Korkoya said that the threat came in the wake of ruling made by the board of commissioners in the case between Montserrado County Representative Edwin Melvin Snowe, Cllr. Gayah Karmo and Senator Sando Johnson on the issue of domicile. The commission ruled in favor of Representative Snowe, but the ruling did not go down well with the Bomi County lawmaker, Johnson, who allegedly threatened…

Press Release President Ellen Johnson Sirleaf has sent a condolence message to the President of the Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma following heavy overnight rains that triggered a mudslide and flood on the outskirts of Freetown, that led to the deaths of over three hundred persons and injury to several hundred others early Monday morning, August 14, 2017. Heavy overnight rains triggered a mudslide and flood in the Regent area on the outskirts of Sierra Leone’s capital, Freetown early Monday morning, August 14. A section of Sugar Loaf mountain came down at around 06:00 a.m. when many…

By E. J. Nathaniel Daygbor in Monrovia The House Speaker Emmanuel James Nuquay has disclosed that cross section of Liberians and non-Liberians are engaging the House of Representatives to move the impeachment proceeding against three justices of the Supreme Court into a roundtable talks to find an amicable resolution. Speaker Nuquay told reporters on the grounds of the Capitol Building in Monrovia, Tuesday afternoon, August 15, that the Special Representative of the Secretary General of the United Nations accredited to Liberia, the Traditional Council, religious groups, civil society and other key stakeholders are actively engaging the Liberian Legislature to see…

By Joseph Margai, Sierra Leone Correspondent  Heavy downpour of rain overnight in the Sierra Leonean capital, Freetown, has caused a landslide killing over 200 people and destroying an unspecified number of houses. The mud and flooding reportedly plunged homes and roads. The death toll is still scanty but sources in Freetown say the fatalities are likely to increase. Residents and aid workers dug out dead bodies during the morning hours and continued to the afternoon local time. Hospitals mortuaries are said to be overwhelmed as the number of bodies rises. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bfk_s5LU8rs Our Sierra Leone Correspondent, who is current investigation issues…