By Mohamed Foday Conteh
Analysis of the results of the just released National Primary School Examination, (NPSE) by the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education has revealed that a total of 196 schools across the country got a zero percent pass rate in the exam out of a total of 4,296 (four thousand two hundred and ninety-six) schools with 25 from neighbouring Guinea.
By Mohamed Foday Conteh
Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Court No. 1 at Pademba Road in Freetown has discharged musician Alhaji Amadu Bah alias LAJ on allegations of robbery and malicious damage.
By Nasratu Kargbo
Assistant Inspector General of Police Amadu Mannah has told journalists at a press conference in Freetown that a vehicle with registration number AOJ 544 headed for Conakry, Guinea was intercepted at Mile 38 with piles of various school materials. He said the vehicle which was driven by Ishmael Kamara was heading to Conakry.
By Nasratu Kargbo
As a way to revamp the Sierra Leone Police (SLP), the establishment’s Peace Keeping and Law Enforcement Academy has conducted a three-day training of trainers’ course.
The training was designed, tailored and customized to match with the SLP’s needs and international expectations. The training dealt with relevant sectors such as service delivery, ethics, corruption, and discipline and hostility reduction.
By Saio Marrah
As a way of enhancing affordable housing and creating decent communities, the Ministry of Housing and Country Planning has disclosed plans to introduce a Mortgage financing housing scheme that will see the construction of 25,000 houses in different parts of Sierra Leone.
By Politico Staff Writer
The United Nations through their Special Rapporteur on Extrajudicial, Summary or Arbitrary Executions, Morris Tidball-Binz has applauded the Government of Sierra Leone for the repeal of the death penalty through a letter addressed Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Switzerland, Dr. Lansana Gberie.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
