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By Saio Marrah

Sergeant Mohamed Kamara has said at the ongoing court martial that he was never part of the November 26, 2023 assailants. Testifying in his own defence on Wednesday July 24, 2024 Sergeant Kamara said he was sleeping in his quarter at Wilberforce Barracks when he heard a blast at about 3:00 am and then heard a strange voice saying the enemies were about to surround the barracks.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Chairman of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) Ibrahim Tawa Conteh has ordered the Executive Director, Director of Human Resources and Director of Finance at the Sierra Leone Road Safety Authority (SLRSA) to refund the sum of three thousand five hundred pounds that was supposedly paid for two of their staff to study in London.

By Prince J Musa in Kenema

As a way of getting the views of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) and youth groups and women in the Eastern region, the Electoral Commission of Sierra Leone (ECSL) in collaboration with the Institute for Democratic Electoral Assistance (IDEA) has ended a day’s engagement to evaluate the work of the commission on electoral inclusion.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah 

The Transnational Organised Crime Unit (TOCU), in a joint exercise with the National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA), the Sierra Leone Police, Pharmacy Board, conducted the destruction of narcotics and contraband drugs worth 96 million US dollars. 

The exercise took place at the TOCU headquarters in Freetown on 19th July 2024, which saw the burning of drugs like Captagon, other narcotic and pharmaceutical drugs. 

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Minister of Finance (MOF) Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura in a media interview says the country’s Wage Bill is currently sustainable and that after rebasing the Gross Domestic Product (GDP), the expenditure on Wages dropped.

“This means that the government should raise revenue in the system to ensure that any adjustment in Wages falls in such a sustainable level,” he said.

By Politico Staff Writer

The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has ruled in favour of Chief Electoral Commissioner, Mohamed Konneh indicating that his appointment was lawful and constitutional and did not contravene any constitutional provisions.

Acting Chief Justice, Nicholas C. Browne-Marke on the 17^th July, 2024, stated that “the Constitution must be read as a whole, and not in bits, cherry-picking provisions which, on their own, may appear to support one view or the other. To do so, would result in absurdity.”

By Nasratu Kargbo

Members of Parliament were in a reminiscing mode during their debate on aviation agreements brought to the House, as they wished for the then aviation facilities such as internal flights and cheap international tickets amongst other to be revived.

The Acting Leader of the Opposition called on the government to reconsider and undertake the Mammah Airport Project in a bid to improve the aviation sector.