By Mohamed Foday Conteh
Members of Parliament have on the 21st June 2021 scrutinised and debated the proposed cybercrime bill in the House of Parliament at Tower Hill, Freetown.
This is the third sitting Parliament has convened with regards the cybercrime bill. The proposed bill is part of the effort of the government to sanitise the country’s cyberspace.
The majority of Parliamentarians were concerned with some of the terms or phrases in specific sections and parts of the proposed bill.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The University of Sierra Leone (USL) has in a press conference announced it move to ensure system structuring and upgrade in both academic and administrative processes in order to improve on the quality and performance of the University.
By Mohamed Foday Conteh
Rokel Commercial Bank has on the 22nd June 2021 asked for a stay of judgment at the Court of Appeal after the same Court had ordered the bank to compensate Christian Ogoo with the sum of Le. 7 billion.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The Independent Media Commission (IMC) is on an ongoing engagement with stakeholders including media practitioners across Sierra Leone on the revised Independent Media Code of Practice replacing the 2007 code.
The engagement according to one of the Commissioners and one of the facilitators, Dr. Francis Sowa is to get the stakeholders across the 14 political districts of Sierra Leone with Western Area Urban and Rural combined, make their inputs in the document and to make possible changes before it is finalized.
By Mabinty M. Kamara
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has in a press statement cleared the office of the First Lady of any corruption charges after an investigation was launched into the office in February this year in relation to corruption allegations by the Africanist Press.
By Politico staff writer
Alhaji Kanja Sesay, Minister of Energy has on Saturday 19th June 2021 commissioned electric poles in Bonthe Island to kick start the electrification project in the township.
By Politico Staff Writer
The Milton Margai College of Education and Technology (MMCET) has on Wednesday 16th June 2021 ended a two-day academic staff retreat in preparation for its university status by next academic year.
As declared by Professor Alpha Wurie, Minister of Technical and Higher Education, the college will be the first functional Technical University in Sierra Leone come October 2021.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
