By Saio Marrah
As a result of what is said to be a persistent power cut in Koidu in the Kono district, the leader of the Coalition for Change (C4C), Saa Emerson Lamina, representing Constituency 030, Kono, has called on the Chairman of the Parliamentary Committee on Energy to exercise its oversight role and investigate the alleged “repetitive electricity blackout “for appropriate action to be taken.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
The President of the Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association Edries A. Tejan says their salaries for the month of May experienced deductions of 20 percent and over. This was made public at a Mid- Year Conference of the association held at the Brookfield’s Hotel in Freetown last Saturday.
The Consultant Physician and Gastroenterologist said apart from their take-home pay, they have some allowances mentioned in an agreement between doctors and the government due to COVID, as an allowance for all health workers.
By Abass Jalloh
Students of the History and African Studies Department at Fourah Bay College (FBC), University of Sierra Leone (USL), reportedly left the examination hall, on Friday 3rd June 2022, alleging that the questions were unfairly set by the lecturer.
The year two (2) students at the Department of History and African Studies were to write the exam for the module called European History for the first semester, which was scheduled for 9:00 A.M.
The President of the football world governing body FIFA has congratulated the winner of this year’s Sierra Leone Premier League, Bo Rangers. Gianni Infantino stated in a letter addressed to the Sierra Leone Football Association that “this title could not have been achieved without the entire team’s hard work, passion and dedication and everyone at the club can be proud. Please extend my congratulations to everybody involved in this great achievement”.
By Nasratu Kargbo
Member of Parliament representing Constituency 057 Foday Mario Kamara has said that the country’s agricultural policies are bad. “For years, I’ve been saying here that our agricultural policies are bad,” said Kamara whilst debating on the presidential speech in parliament.
Citing a part of the speech in which President Julius Maada Bio narrated his visit to Vietnam for agricultural purposes, the MP said there was no need for him to visit the country.
By Saio Marrah
The World Bank through the International Development Association (IDA) has granted a total of 41.1 million dollars to the government of Sierra Leone to support the establishment of an efficient and accessible land administration system in Sierra Leone.
West African heads of state put off further punishing the leaders of Mali, Guinea and Burkina Faso at a regional summit Saturday, as coup leaders in all three countries continue to insist that it will take years before new elections can be held.
The 15-nation regional bloc, known as the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) will convene again on July 3 before determining if further sanctions will be implemented in the three suspended members states, President of ECOWAS Commission Jean Claude Kassi Brou said.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
