Principal Mohamed Alie
By Mohamed Vandi in Kenema
APC parliamentarians blast NATCOM
By Crispina Lois Cummings
Two ruling party members of parliament have accused the telecommunications regulator, NATCOM, of “failing to monitor service providers and their equipment" in line with their statutory mandate.
Addressing mobile phone company executives at a parliamentary committee hearing on Wednesday, the MPs, Sheku Sannoh and Karifala Conteh described NATCOM as “the sole cause of the poor quality network in the country", singling out AIRTEL for “extorting money from their customers for services they do not render”.
Sierra Leone minister attacked in a love triangle
There were unusual scenes at the Freetown International Airport at Lungi on Sunday morning when Sierra Leone's Deputy Minister of Finance, Mabinty Daramy was attacked in a love triangle involving Minister of Information, Alpha Kanu.
Sierra Rutile tops local content policy
John Sisay, Rutile CEO
Chief executive officer of Sierra Rutile says although he feels humbled that his company now leads in the implementation of the Local Content Policy in the mining sector, challenges still remain.
UNIPSIL ‘vandalised’ Cabenda hotel
By Mustapha Sesay
The proprietor of Cabenda hotel, Olufemi Boyle-Hebron has told journalists that the United Nation integrated Office in Sierra Leone has left his property in a state of disrepair, which he said “border on vandalism”.
His allegations come on the eve of the arrival of the United Nations Secretary General, ban Ki-Moon who jets in tonight on a one-day visit to close the UN Mission here.
Journalists lobby Parliament on Criminal Libel
Speaker Dumbuya and SLAJ President Lewis
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) yesterday urged the leadership of Parliament to support the repeal of sections of the Public Order Act of 1965 which criminalise libel.
Police "abandon" accident Victim
By Septimus Senessie in Kono
The elder brother of two accident victims in Kono has accused the police of "showing no interest" in the welfare of his siblings after they were reportedly hit two weeks ago by a police vehicle (SLP 269) belonging to Tankoro Police Division, leaving the two men aged 32 and 19 years with a broken leg and head injuries respectively.
