By Nasratu Kargbo
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Ibrahim Tawa Conteh has highlighted increased in land disputes in the Western Area of Sierra Leone, saying that most of such cases are ignited by staff at the Ministry of Lands, Housing and Country Planning.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
As part of efforts to ensure digital financing system, Metro Cable Sierra Leone Limited last Friday 28th of July 2024 introduced a new digital payment platform dubbed Vult.
The platform which is not a bank but operates through local and international banks using Master Card, according to officials, enables user’s access to digital platform for online transaction, money transfer, payment of bills among others.
By Saio Marrah
Amadu Koita Makalo, the first accused in the ongoing treason trial, told the High Court in Freetown that he was completely innocent of all charges levied against him in relation to the November 26, 2023 coup attempt.
Beaming faces, singing and dancing in the Village of Yoyema, Moyamba District heralded yet another milestone in the drive by Universal Access Development Fund (UADF) to bring telecommunication to rural areas and keep the people connected to other parts of the country, and the wider world.
Saturday 29th June 2024, marked the grand commissioning of a Telecom Tower built by funds from UADF in Yoyema which is some two miles from the district headquarter town of Moyamba.
By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah
Children in detention at the Remand Homes in Freetown and Bo have, in a press release dated 26th June this year, called on the government for its immediate interventions to ensure speedy trials and provision of education for them in detention centres.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
One of the constituent colleges of the University of Sierra Leone (USL), Fourah Bay College (FBC) has expelled and rusticated 13 students from the institution for various crimes committed during their stay on campus.
A notice signed by the Deputy Registrar of FBC, Brima Bah on the 26th of June 2024 revealed the outcomes of the College Discipline Committee’s Investigations into various students’ non-academic disciplinary matters during the 2023/2024 academic year
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) in Parliament Ibrahim Tawa Conteh has blamed the staff of the Ministry of Agriculture and Food Security for the failure of agriculture in the country.
He said his next recommendation to President Julius Maada Bio will be for persons who have worked there for ten years and above to be sent to other ministries and never to work at the Ministry of Agriculture again.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
