By Ranger It has been a long and tortuous journey over the years since media practitioners have been clamouring for Part V of the 1965 Public Order Act which criminalizes libel to be repealed. Past Executive bodies of the Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) have taken bold steps in …
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As ACC Operates 15 Bank Account Parliament Asked Journalists Out As Parliament expected to Intensifies transparency and accountability in providing overnight function to investigate, supervise and supervise MDA’s, the Sub-appropriation 2020 budget hearing Chairman through Committee (7), Hon. Bashiru Silkie of Constituency 082 BO District has on Monday 2nd December …
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Following a Report presented by a joint-committeeincluding Legislative and Transparency after committal, the Parliament of Sierra Leone has finally passed the Bill entitled “The Anti-Corruption Amendment Act 2019” into law with some amendments on Thursday 31st October 2019. The Anti-Corruption (Amendment) Act 2019 is seeking to amend the Anti-Corruption Act …
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In SierraLeone, girls have taken over parliament in commemoration of the International Day of the Girl. Today’s event is a simulation of an actual parliamentary session where girls shed light on issues affecting them and raise their voices to proffer solutions. A group of 400 adolescent girls between the ages …
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By Joseph Johnson Sierra Leone has been suspended from the Commonwealth’s Parliamentary Association(CPA) for failing to pay annual subscription for 2019 according to the Speaker of Parliament, Dr. Abass Bundu. He made this announcement after the Deputy Minister of Finance Patricia Laverly tabled a paper in the well of Parliament …
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The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Thursday 19th September 2019 debated and finally passed into law with some amendments the Bill titled “The Sexual Offences Amendment Act, 2019”. It was enacted into law after the First Report of the Legislative Committee in the Second Session, chaired by Hon. Hindolo …
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PARLIAMENT REVOKES STATE OF EMERGENCY ON RAPE The Parliament of Sierra Leone has on Wednesday 19th June 2019 revoked the State of Emergency on Rape in line with the relevant provisions of Act No. 6 of the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone. In light of the above, relative to the …
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