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By Nasratu Kargbo

After probing and heated discussions, the Chairman of the Tertiary Education Committee in Parliament Joseph William Lamin has given a one-week ultimatum to the Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU) and New Brookfields Hotel to amicably solve their land dispute or the committee will make a verdict on the matter.

The announcement was made on the 22nd of August 2024 following a five-minute deliberation between members of the Tertiary Education Committee and the Tourism and Cultural Affairs Committee in Parliament.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

The Sierra Leone Standards Bureau (SLSB) is set to increase market surveillance inspection at the Border posts and Airports to prevent the dumping of substandard products into the country if given the needed funds.

Amadu Jogor Bah, the Deputy Director of SLSB explained such a move during the Bilateral Budget discussions at the Ministry of Finance, in Freetown on the 26^th of August 2024.

By Nasratu Kargbo

Speaking at a joint parliamentary committee meeting held to solve the land dispute between the New Brookfields Hotel and Milton Margai Technical University (MMTU), along Jomo Kenyatta Road in Freetown, one of the Executive Directors and shareholders of the hotel, Alhaji Ahmed Wurie has blamed the Ministry of Tourism and Cultural Affairs for breaching the lease agreement.

Wurie was on the 22nd of August 2024 responding to a question about them breaching the lease agreement by not increasing their payment by 20% every five years.

By Chernor Alimamy Kamara

During the Bilateral Budget discussions at the Ministry of Finance for the Financial Year (FY) 2025, the Director-General of the Local Content Agency, Fodeba Daboh stated that supermarket monitoring reveals that the uptake of local products has increased.

He also stated that anecdotal evidence shows that suppliers are currently having a challenge keeping up with demand, as reported by supermarket management and confirmed by suppliers.

By Politico Staff Writer

The Department of Aquaculture and Fisheries Management, School of Natural Resources Management at Njala University, last Friday opened a new living lab which is a new technology method of Agriculture in an enclosed place.

The living lab has varieties of agricultural produce with integrated and circular technologies for sustainable city/region food systems in Africa.

Njala University has set a new benchmark in Sierra Leone and West African higher education with the launch of its full online Master of Business Administration (MBA) programme. This pioneering initiative, a collaborative effort with the Association of African Universities (AAU) eLearnAfricaLMS and eLearnLXD, marks a significant milestone in Sierra Leone and the region, offering a modern, flexible, and globally competitive education designed to meet the demands of today’s business environment.

By Sorie Ibrahim Fofanah 

Member of Parliament, Daniel Koroma of the main opposition All People’s Congress has claimed that their party has so far not been included in the ongoing Constitutional Review Process. 

Koroma made this claim at a town hall engagement on the theme: ‘’The Future of Peace and National Cohesion’’ organised by the Ministry of Information and Civic Education on 27th August 2024 at the New Brookfields Hotel.

He said despite his party’s exclusion, they still support the reviewing of the 1991 constitution.