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By Abass Jalloh

High Court Judge, Justice Mohamed Bawoh, has sentenced 31-year-old Karim Swaray, a (pegapak) seller, and 37-year-old Abdul Koroma, a messenger, to 100 years and 60 years imprisonment for committing an offence of Sexual Penetration.

The two accused persons, Karim Swaray (1^st) and Abdul Koroma (2^nd) were before the court on a four-count charge of Sexual Penetration committed against a 13-year-old schoolgirl.

By Saio Marrah

 Men’s Up Initiative formed to address issues affecting women in society has held its first National Conference on rape and domestic violence, to draw wider public attention to the problem.

The conference held at the Council of Churches in Sierra Leone (CCSL) Hall in Freetown was preceded by a 100-man march across some streets of Freetown on Friday 22^nd July 2022.

By Saio Marrah

Sierra Leone’s Chief Minister, Joseph Jusu Saffa has appealed that Parliament expedites the process of enactment of the harmonization of wages and salary bill already before the lawmakers.

 Saffa made this call during the first and second reading and debate of the 2022 National Security and Central Intelligence Bill on Tuesday 19^th July 2022.

By Nasratu Kargbo

With smiling faces, Members of Parliament tapped their desks, expressing satisfaction after the maiden Open Parliament Index’s (OPI) ranking, placed the country’s Parliament third after Ghana and Cape Verde in West Africa.

The Speaker Dr. Chernor Abass Bundu on 22^nd July 2022 told the House it was good news and made a commitment that the fifth parliament was determined to work hard in order to be ranked first in the next OPI rating before the life span of parliament ends.

By Newman Anthony Levey

Speaker of Parliament Dr. Abass Chernor Bundu has called on members of the ruling Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP) to keep the peace and maintain the Party’s unity against all odds.

 He made the call at an event held in Bo last weekend to welcome from sick leave the party’s Southern Region Chairman who is also the Minister of Energy Alhaji Kanja Sesay.  

By Politico staff writer

A sea cargo Container that landed at the Freetown Port is currently with the Police at Kingtom, fueling suspicion and debate after reports on social media alleging that the said 40 feet Container could be carrying narcotic drugs or the new Leone currency, went viral.

Speaking to Politico, the Head of Police Media and Public Relations Officer Assistant Commissioner Brima Kamara told Politico that the container in question is yet to be opened and so could not comment on what could be inside.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

An assessment report has indicated that Sierra Leone’s data landscape does not make adequate provisions for telecommunications infrastructure development, availability, and uptake.

The research to assess the country’s data landscape and its use was conducted by the Ministry of Information and Communication through Global Development Advisory (GDA) with support from the Digital Impact Alliance (DIAL) and the Government of Sierra Leone.