By Mabinty M. Kamara
The pump price of Petrol, Diesel, and Kerosene has been increased from 21.50 New Leones to 25 New Leones, according to a new price list announced by the Petroleum Regulatory Agency (PRA) last evening.
It comes just as the Supplementary Budget was presented to Parliament on Monday by Finance Minister Sheku Ahmed Fantamadi Bangura.
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
Police at the Waterloo Division have discovered the mutilated corpse of 24-year-old Ibrahim Jagitay, a shop owner at AllenTown, East-end of Freetown at Kellie Farm, Malambay Village in Waterloo.
The corpse was found on the 29th July, 2023.
By Nasratu Kargbo
The Inspector General of Police William Fayia Sellu has said that the country’s cyber lab is the second best in Africa after South Africa and has called on Civil Society Organizations (CSOs) and members of the public to report cyber threats.
IGP Sellu made this call on the 1st August 2023 during a dialogue convened by Fambul Tok International for CSOs and the security sector to address concerns around the actions of political parties, police, election observers and rights-based groups.
By Nasratu Kargbo
Member of Parliament for Kono District Rebecca Yei Kamara has urged the Government to ensure Kono University of Science and Technology commences foundation courses in September this year.
The MP made this call on the 31st July 2023 whilst debating on the supplementary budget in parliament. She expressed her desire that the twelve million new Leones allocated to the Ministry of Tertiary and Higher Education (MTHE) will contribute to the operations of the university.
By Ruth Yeabu Sesay
The Sierra Leone Association of Women in Journalism (SLAWIJ) appears to be in turmoil after a press release from the new Board of the Association which decided to terminate the tenure of the interim executive effective 1st August 2023 for alleged acts of misconduct relating to corporate governance.
According to the release, which was signed by the body's corporate secretary and issued on the 31 July, the new board took action against the executive on the grounds that they have overstayed their mandate of six months.
By Politico staff writer
The outgone Minister of Works and Public Assets Peter Bayuku Konteh, says he is grateful that he was accorded the opportunity to serve the Government and people of Sierra Leone.
He was speaking during the formal handing over of office to his successor Dr. Dennis Sandy and deputy in Freetown.
The event saw the presentation of a comprehensive Handing-Over-Note which outlines the Ministry's functions, ongoing programmes, agencies under its supervision, and its financial status.
By Saio Marrah
A Magistrate in Freetown has committed four accused, one being a minor, to High Court over various counts including robbery with aggravation.
The accused are Christopher John known as Arkor the teen first accused, Osman Tarawalie alias 5-4, Mohamed Bai Kamara nicknamed Alkaline, and Ibrahim Koroma alias Dino second, third, and fourth accused respectively.
Supported by: Open Society Initiative for West Africa (OSIWA)
