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By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

Private Tamba Sheku, who is standing trial for alleged mutiny with 12 other accused persons at the court martial presided over by Judge Advocate Otto During, has testified that he never incited his co- accused to rebel against the government of Sierra Leone and the army leadership.

While testifying on Monday, Sheku intimated the court that he was posted to the canteen as a salesman, and that he also performed other duties at the said canteen on a 72-hour basis.

By Aminata Phidelia Allie

The Centre for Accountability and Rule of Law (CARL) last week released a damning report on the status of the Family Support Unit (FSU) of the Sierra Leone Police (SLP) which reveals serious under-funding of the institution.

The FSU as a police unit handles matters relating to gender and sexual based violence which every study indicates is on a rapid increase in the country.

By Bampia James Bundu

Transnational Sierra Leone, the official representative of the South Africa-based DSTV Multi-choice TV network, has unveiled two new decoders - DSTV HD ZAPPER and EXPLORA, ahead of the much anticipated switch to digital broadcasting – dubbed digital migration.

June 2015 was set as the deadline for all member countries of the International Telecommunications Union (ITU) to complete the migration process which will see all broadcasters switch from analogue to digital system of broadcasting.

By Mustapha Sesay

The minority leader in parliament, Bernadette Lahai, has expressed concern over the progress of digital migration in Sierra Leone.

June 2015 is the deadline for a global switch from analogue to digital broadcasting set by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU). Every country is expected to have met certain criteria in time for that. Most developed countries have since switched over and in Africa very few have. Sierra Leone is one of them.

By Mustapha Sesay

A bill has been tabled in parliament geared towards liberalizing Sierra Leone`s international telecommunications gateway.

The move on Friday saw the document went through the first and second readings, and if pass into to law it would see the long monopolized control over the international telecommunication gate way by Sierra Leone Telecommunications Company (Sierratel) comes to an end.

By Allieu Sahid Tunkara

Warrant Officer Francis Foday Kamara attached to 4^th Battalion, Teko Barracks in Makeni, Monday testified at the court martial presided over by Judge Advocate Otto During that there was no loss of arms or ammunition from the arms store.

Dr Sam Sesay, Minster of Agriculture

By Mustapha Sesay & Crispina Taylor

The Sierra Leonean tax payer will have to pay US$15 million in debt, essentially in futility, thanks to a “failed” project implemented by the Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry and Food Security, it was revealed on Tuesday.