PPRC raps election stakeholders today

PPRC Registrar, Ibrahim John

PPRC Registrar, Ibrahim John

In collaboration with the United Nation Peace Building Office (UNIPSIL) the Political Parties Registration Commission (PPRC) will today kick start a two day stakeholders’ conference at the Bintumani Hotel, at Aberdeen in Freetown.

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Ministry of Finance launches Phase Decentralize Service Delivery Project

Minister of Finance and Economic Development, Dr. Samura Kamara

The Integrated Project Administrative Unit of the Ministry of Finance and Economic Development (MoFED), has launched Phase II of the Decentralize Service Delivery Project.

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New security measures at Lungi Airport

Lungi_airport

A statement from the Ministry of Transport and Aviation in collaboration with the Sierra Leone Airports Authority (SLAA), has informed the general public that effective May this year, the Westminster Aviation Security Services (WASS), a division of the Westminster Group Plc., a British company which operates in forty six countries [...]

Maada Bio and Ernest Koroma: who do you trust? A rejoinder

Bio Koroma

By KIS Myers

An apology is first of all in place here as readers were promised a weekly comparison between Julius Maada Bio and Ernest Bai Koroma so that readers can sift the grain from the chaff. Circumstances held me at bay and after thinking about what I [...]

Madder Bio is a leopard that will never change its spots – Part two

Maada Bio

By Jarrah Kawusu-Konte

Maada Bio

Although experience has taught me that people can change from their bad ways in life, I’ve now come to realize that my grandmother’s words never fell on the ground. Her belief that a leopard can never change its spots had been proven to be true [...]

ACC encourages drivers to reject corrupt demands

Cross section of motor drivers at the meeting

Cross section of motor drivers at the meeting

The Regional Manager of the Anti Corruption Commission (ACC) North, has pleaded with drivers plying the routes in the Northern Region to reject any corrupt demands from public officers in the traffic sector, as it is an offence.

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JHR promises more support to the media

JHR-SL, Country Director (in the middle) Ms. Yeama Campbell

By Zainab Kanu

JHR-SL, Country Director (in the middle) Ms. Yeama Campbell

Journalists for Human Rights (JHR) yesterday promised to continue its support towards media activities in the country.

This was revealed by the Country Director of JHR, Ms. Yeama Campbell, during a meeting yesterday at a with [...]

‘Mohamed Bangura is a noise maker’ – John Oponjo Benjamin

SLPP Chairman John Benjamin

By Femi Coker

SLPP Chairman John Benjamin

The Chairman of the opposition Sierra Leone Peoples Party (SLPP), has described the Leader and Presidential aspirant of the United Democratic Movement (UDM), Mr. Mohamed Bangura, as a noise maker who has no agenda but to reecho the rhetoric of the ruling All [...]