The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Desmond Babatunde Edwards, has said in a public notice on Thursday June 25, 2020, that effective Wednesday July 1, 2020 Magistrate courts nationwide will start operating. It could be recalled that on Saturday April 18, 2020, the Chief Justice ordered the scaling down of court proceedings across the country in...Read More
Music Heals, a non-profit music organization, has on Thursday June 25, 2020, held a concert at the Don Bosco Fambul, as part of a musical tour it did in the Western Area aimed at easing the stresses of children through music. Music Heals is a non-profit music organization established to transform and empower children, youths, families and...Read More
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) has on Friday June 26, 2020, provided school operation guidelines for candidates in public examination classes – National Primary School Exam (NPSE), Basic Education Certificate Exam (BECE) and West Africa Senior School Certificate Exam (WASSCE). According to the guidelines, schools will operate between 8:45am – 2:00 pm,...Read More
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has on Thursday June 25, 2020 reminded the Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL) of its promise to set up a state-of-the-art forensic laboratory for efficient and reliable medical examination of alleged victims of sexual crimes to facilitate the prosecution of perpetrators of such crimes and prevent conviction of...Read More
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has in a press statement on Monday called on member states to protect the rights of women and girls against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV). In the statement, ECOWAS clearly condemned the rise in cases of SGBV especially against children, noting that there were daily reports of...Read More
