By Saio Marrah
The Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Sengepoh Solomon Thomas, has called for better conditions of service and improvement of facilities for the judiciary of Sierra Leone.
The lawmaker made this call during the approval of seven high court and three appeal court judges in the house of Parliament on Thursday 8th December, 2022.
Thomas noted that year in year out judges go to parliament for approval but they are not well catered for and the public instead bash at them.
By Mada Augustine Ngombu
The Sierra Leone Football Association (SLFA) has released an outcome of an investigation on controversies surrounding Musa Noah Kamara aka Musa Tombo, urging him to honour his contract with a Libyan club.
By Saio Marrah
The Chancellor of the Milton Margai Technical University, Dr. Victor E.A. Kabbia, has confirmed that the investigations committee of the University Court has found several lecturers guilty of sexual harassment against female students and that they will be dismissed.
By Nasratu Kargbo
Member of Parliament representing Constituency 032 Mark Mahmoud Kalokoh has proposed that the House should stall all deliberations, if their welfare issues were not addressed.
Reacting yesterday to House Speaker Dr. Chernor Abass Bundu’s expressed dissatisfaction over parliament’s appropriation status, Kalokoh explained that parliament as an arm of government should not allow itself to be handicapped by another arm of government.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
A State of the Media Report published by the Media Reform Coordinating Group (MRCG) covering the period 2018 to 2021 says media poverty still continues to hinder the progress of the media landscape in Sierra Leone.
The report was launched on Monday 5th December, 2022 at the MRCG’s Secretariat at Circular Road in Freetown.
By Mada Augustine Ngombu
The Government of Sierra Leone is set to receive 100 million dollars from the World Bank to help enhance accountability and transparency in public finance and improve on the country’s natural resource management.
The Bank’s Board of Executive Directors on Monday 5th December 2022 approved the funding which is the Second Inclusive and Sustainable Growth Development Policy Financing (DPF).
By Alpha Abu
Copies of an upgraded version of Sierra Leone’s passport have been presented to President Julius Maada Bio and Vice President Dr.Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh. According to State House Communications Unit, Chief Immigration Officer , Andrew Jaiah Kaikai presented the passports to the first two gentlemen of the republic in Freetown.
The new passport is said to have special security features which makes it difficult to be forged or duplicated.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
