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By Prince J Musa in Kenema

A community based organization in Kenema, Our Girl Child Foundation, is demanding that the judiciary treat rape suspects equally in terms of granting bail during investigations or trials.

The organization claims that boys are most likely to be remanded and denied bail whiles men, especially those of higher standing in society, are granted bail.

By Politico Staff Writer

Stakeholders in the telecommunications sector and officials from the Ministry of Information and Communication and the National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) have at a validation workshop deliberated on the proposed National Electronics Communications Bill 2020.

The event which took place at the J&E Resort in Bo City over the weekend, was meant to build a consensus on the general framework of the proposed bill.

By Francis H. Murray

The Center for Accountability and the Rule of Law (CARL) and AdvocAid, two rights based civil society organizations that promote equal access to justice and institutional transparency, have called for reforms in the laws governing traffic management in the country.

By Francis H. Murray

More witnesses have testified at the Sexual Offenses division of the High Court in Freetown in the ongoing trial of the leader of the Alliance Democratic Party (ADP), Mohamed Kamarainba Mansaray, who is alleged to have sexually penetrated a 15-year old girl.

Minister of Energy, Kanja Sesay made history on Tuesday when he connected Bathurst to the national power grid to light up the township for the first time in its 204-year existence.

The 1,000 KV transmitter electrified the colonial settlement situated just outside the capital, Freetown, with the minister saying that it was enough to power some surrounding communities.

By Mabinty M. Kamara

The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is set to dispatch 160 police officers to Somalia on a peace keeping mission this month.

An SLP spokesman said the men personnel will be deployed in two batches of 80 each. The first batch is expected to depart Freetown this Saturday, 6^th September.

By Kemo Cham

The Republic Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF) is seeking for an increment in its yearly funding to enable it invest more on its personnel with the goal of improving on their working condition and maximizing their public service delivery.

The military high command, headed by the recently appointed Chief of Defence Staff, Lieutenant General Sullay Sesay, met with Finance Minister Jacob Jusu Saffa on Wednesday, according to a news dispatch from the Ministry.