By Mabinty M. Kamara
In an effort to promote democracy and good governance in their daily operations, the Commercial Motor Bike Riders Union across Sierra Leone is currently in the process of electing their executives at the park level.
Politics weakens Sierra Leone state-owned enterprises – IGR documentary
By Nasratu Kargbo
Politics has served as a tool to weaken State-Owned Enterprises (SOEs) and Parastatals to the extent of plunging most of them into failure according to the Institute for Governance Reform’s recently launched Video Documentary series titled ‘Tragedies of Politics’.
ACC warns school principals against “illegal charges”
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
Following release of the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) results in the country by the Ministry of Basic and Senior School Education (MBSSE), the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has cautioned Principals of Senior Secondary Schools against extortion and levying of illegal charges on parents.
The commission held the discussions with the School Authorities at a meeting in Freetown on the 3rd October 2023.
Union of Academic staff associations calls for urgent membership resolutions
By Chernor Alimamy Kamara
Following receipt and dissemination of the correspondence from the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education (MTHE) regarding the Ministry's position on concerns raised by the Union of Academic Staff Associations (UASA), the Union has called on its membership to harvest their responses and resolutions with timelines.
UASA held a retreat in Bo on 28 – 29 September 2023 and dialogue sessions at the Family Kingdom Resort in Freetown on 30 October and 1 November, where they expressed several concerns about the ministry.
3 “fraudsters”, including a woman in Kenema police custody
By Prince J Musa in Kenema
Three persons Abubakar Fofana, Nancy Murray, and Augustine Sahr Lebbie all of Burma II section, Kenema district have been arrested and detained by the Police for fraudulently collecting monies from people in various communities around Kenema.
Based on the victim’s statements, the three suspects allegedly embarked on registering people for a fee of 5 New Leones under the name of an organization named Grassroots Movement where they are staff, promising to offer loans in return.
Kailahun fuel theft case continues
By Saio Marrah
Sara Bailor Jalloh, the complainant in an ongoing case of embezzlement at the Pademba road magistrates’ court has testified that Abubakarr Bah, identified in court as a Sales Agent for the local NP station in Kailahun, stole his petrol while he was out of the station.
MBSSE concerned over fake data collector
By Politico Staff Writer
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) has in a press release dated 1st November 2023 expressed concern at a Public Notice purported to have originated from the Ministry and sent out to School Authorities and Parents regarding the collection of data on behalf of the ministry.
