𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲.   Madam Randa Skeiky, a Lebanese national and a convict who is involved in a Five Hundred Thousand United States Dollars case wad yesterday, at the Court of Appeal sitting in Freetown, granted bail in the sum of One Billion, Five Hundred Million Leones (The Old Leones). A Ruling on the application for bail pending appeal …

𝐁𝐲 𝐌𝐨𝐡𝐚𝐦𝐞𝐝 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚𝐡.   The National Public Procurement Authority (NPPA) has unveiled the third quarter of the 2022 public procurement price norm as part of an effort to bring uniformity in the prices of commonly used tools across Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) when undertaking their procurement activities and ensure value for money. The Price Norm is a required blueprint …

𝐁𝐲 𝐇𝐚𝐣𝐚 𝐀𝐝𝐚𝐦𝐚 𝐊𝐚𝐦𝐚𝐫𝐚   Principal Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Court No.1 along Pademba Road yesterday granted bail to Karamoh Kabba and fourteen others in the sum of one hundred million Leones on their third appearance after listening to the evidence of the prosecution witness. All fifteen accused persons were before the court on summary trial on five count charges …

𝐁𝐲 𝐒𝐨𝐫𝐢𝐞 𝐅𝐨𝐟𝐚𝐧𝐚. After he retired from office in 2007, President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah portrayed himself as an international statesman. Even in retirement, he refused to openly criticize his successor President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma. When President Ahmad Tejan Kabbah died in Freetown in March 2014, President Dr Ernest Bai Koroma described his demise as “an irreparable loss to the …

We have closely followed the public statement issued by the authorities/Government indicating that all passengers departing and arriving at the Freetown International Airport with effect from 1st July, 2022 are required to pay a security fee of US$25 to enable authorities ensure safety of passengers at the Airport and the country through a cut edge and globally recognized border control …

𝐁𝐲 𝐉𝐚𝐧𝐞 𝐁. 𝐌𝐚𝐧𝐬𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐲. In line with President Julius Maada Bio’s vision for infrastructure transformation, the Road Maintenance Fund Administration (RMFA) yesterday officially handed over a total of twenty brand new motorbikes to each Local Council. The purpose of the motorbikes is to supervise, monitor and evaluate roads construction work activities especially in far to reach terrains for effective and …

By Mohamed Fofanah. The National Revenue Authority (NRA) yesterday engaged the different Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs) to introduce an automated tax collection system for Non-Tax Revenue (NTR) services including fees for birth, death, and marriage certificates, and court fines. This move according to the NRA is to automate the non-tax revenue collection system to resolve payment verification challenges and …

The Chancellor of Njala University, Professor Sahr Moses Gevao on Monday 27th June 2022 appointed a substantive Vice-Chancellor and Principal for Njala University in the person of Professor Bashiru Mohamed Koroma. Professor Bashiru M. Koroma will start work effective 1st September 2022 and will serve for three years. Professor Bashiru Koroma until his appointment was the Deputy Vice-Chancellor, Njala Campus …

If the Bill entitled “The National Electronic Communication Act, 2021” is enacted by Parliament and signed into law by the President, the National Telecommunications Commission (NATCOM) would be transformed into the National Electronic Communications Authority. The current Board of Commissioners, Management and Staff of NATCOM will remain in office when the new Act comes into force. Significant changes in revenue …

Following the establishment of the 21-man APC Interim leadership committee, some young, exuberant and inexperienced politicians have emerged to assume leadership roles in the party. Some of them are bent on institutionalizing thuggery and violence in the body politic of the country. They forget to realise that the days of politics of gangsterism have been relegated to the dustbin of …