Justice of the Appeals Court, Hon. Justice Ansumana Ivan Sesay has been confirmed as Chair of the Legal Aid Board by the Parliament of Sierra Leone on Thursday, January 20, 2022. This follows his appointment by President Dr. Julius Maada Bio in December 2021 and then interviewed by the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment. Parliamentarians from both...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Communications, Mohamed Rahman Swaray has called for justice for the family of the popular disc jockey Sydney Buckle (aka DJ Cleff) who was murdered seven years ago. After year-long trial BaimbaMoi Foray aka LAC was sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of DJ Cleff,but was released on January 1, 2022...Read More
The Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC) has on Friday, January 21, 2022 held dialogue with different stakeholdersto share their experiences, identify solutions and develop proposals for the upgrading of informal settlement in the city of Freetown. The Dialogue brought together different actors at the Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) hall in Freetown. The discussion was...Read More
Residents of First Street Communityin the east of Freetown have on Thursday January 20, 2022 appealed for boreholes to prevent their children from sexual and physical exploitation while in search of water. According to Pa Alimamy Kamara, an elder of the community, the community has two boreholes whichdry up during the dry season. He said that...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) southern region office has engaged core staff, councilors and heads of ministries, departments and agencies (MDAs) devolved to the Bo City and Bo District councils to mirror on issues of accountability and transparency contained in the 2020 Auditor General’s Report. These engagements were held on Tuesday 18th and Wednesday 19th January 2022,...Read More
