By Mohamed Vandi in Kenema
PPRC mandate exceeds elections
By Aminata Phidelia Allie
Head of the Political Parties’ Registration Commission says the mandate of the commission is way above organising and regulating political parties to participate in elections.
Justice Tholla Thompson told journalists, at the close of a 5-day professional enhancement training organised by the United Nations for PPRC staff, that many people made lots of mistakes as far as the mandate of the PPRC was concerned.
MPs quiz MASADA, SLRA over Freetown filth
By Crispina Lois Cummings
The Sierra Leone Roads Authority and Freetown City Council have blamed each other when parliament summoned them to explain why the city gets filthier by the day, posing serious health hazards for its inhabitants.
The two institutions and Masada had been summoned to face the Committee on Local Government to answer to specific allegations made by FCC in a previous query for the “alarming proportion of garbage” littering the streets of Freetown.
Sierra Leone not on a fast track - Chinese ambassador
By Zainab Joaque
The Chinese ambassador to Sierra Leone has delivered what amounts to a frank talk in a paper delivered to journalists yesterday.
Kuang Weilin says that as African countries compete “fiercely” with one another for more investment and assistance from China, Sierra Leone must be "on a fast track" or it will be "unable to take full advantage of many opportunities".
He says he hopes "some people will be highly motivated and move faster so that both countries can act in tandem on some important projects".
