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By Nasratu Kargbo

Member of Parliament for Kono District Rebecca Yei Kamara has urged the Government to ensure Kono University of Science and Technology commences foundation courses in September this year.

The MP made this call on the 31^st July 2023 whilst debating on the supplementary budget in parliament. She expressed her desire that the twelve million new Leones allocated to the Ministry of Tertiary and Higher Education (MTHE) will contribute to the operations of the university.  

By Ruth Yeabu Sesay

The Sierra Leone Association of Women in Journalism (SLAWIJ) appears to be in turmoil after a press release from the new Board of the Association which decided to terminate the tenure of the interim executive effective 1st August 2023 for alleged acts of misconduct relating to corporate governance.

According to the release, which was signed by the body's corporate secretary and issued on the 31 July, the new board took action against the executive on the grounds that they have overstayed their mandate of six months.

By Politico staff writer

The outgone Minister of Works and Public Assets Peter Bayuku Konteh, says he is grateful that he was accorded the opportunity to serve the Government and people of Sierra Leone.

He was speaking during the formal handing over of office to his successor Dr. Dennis Sandy and deputy in Freetown.

The event saw the presentation of a comprehensive Handing-Over-Note which outlines the Ministry's functions, ongoing programmes, agencies under its supervision, and its financial status.

By Saio Marrah

A Magistrate in Freetown has committed four accused, one being a minor, to High Court over various counts including robbery with aggravation.

The accused are Christopher John known as Arkor the teen first accused, Osman Tarawalie alias 5-4, Mohamed Bai Kamara nicknamed Alkaline, and Ibrahim Koroma alias Dino  second, third, and fourth accused respectively.

By Saio Marrah

A man facing preliminary investigation into a larceny charge has rejected a statement tendered by a police prosecutor saying it was different from what he told the police. 21-year-old accused Bockarie Koroma was testifying in his defence after the prosecution had closed its case.

By Saio Marrah

A police prosecution witness has testified at a Freetown Magistrate’s Court that the two accused persons in an on-going store breaking and larceny case Steven Sesay and Saio Marrah removed the zinc from the roof of a store in Waterloo and gained entrance to the building.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Actionaid Sierra Leone has demanded that the government ensures the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) advice to decrease the wage bill by 6% of the GDP, does not affect the recruitment and placement of health workers and teachers.