Politico staff writer
Police in Bo have stepped up raids against criminals in the city, arresting some men, seizing arms, ammunitions and drugs.
According to the Regional Police Commander South, AIG Aiah Edward Samadia, they have intensified security patrols in the Bo in order to ensure the safety and security of residents in the city and its environs. He stated that the two divisions there have embarked on raids to clamp down on both common and hardcore criminals.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Gender Director in the Ministry of Gender and Children Affairs, Charles Vandy has disclosed that one of the things the Gender Empowerment Bill (GEB) will be looking at is the labour laws. He stated that people who are in the same rank, grade and perform same functions should be paid equally, no matter their sex.
STAYING ILLEGALLY IN A FOREIGN COUNTRY IS WRONG
We shouldn’t be having any big argument about this. Those who decide to use illegal means to enter a foreign country and exhaust their chances before immigration tribunals should be deported to the home country and their home governments should cooperate fully by providing the necessary papers to make that deportation possible.
By Politico Staff writer
The Sierra Leone Embassy in Berlin says based upon an agreement between the government of Sierra Leone and that of the Federal Republic of Germany, the Sierra Leonean side dispatched a team of experts from Sierra Leone to work with their German counterparts to identify ‘the origin of African Migrants deemed to be Sierra Leoneans and ultimately define their nationalities’.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The government has spent over 400% on national examinations and tuition fees. This increment is a combined expenditure for NPSE, BECE and WASSCE together with tuition fees since the introduction of the Free Quality Education (FQE) programme by the present government.
By Politico staff writer
A former Minister of Social Welfare in the government of Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma has lost his bid to become the Paramount Chief of Kpanga Chiefdom in Pujehun district. Alhaji Moijueh Kaikai was defeated by his brother Ibrahim Andrew Jaiah Kaikai, the father of the country’s Chief Immigration Officer.
By Politico Staff Writer
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Energy, Alhaji Kanja Sesay has signed a contract for the construction of a 225kva Double Circuit 66kv multi circular electricity transmission line with Indian Company WAPCOS.
The Ministry believes that the contract, which was signed on the 13th October this year, is a way of actualising government’s commitment of ensuring that every part of the country is connected to the country’s grid or mini grid.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
