The Legal Aid Board (LAB) has provided representation to all accused persons tried at the Special Criminal Session held in Magburaka presided over by Honourable Justice Aiah Simeon Alieu. The Session started on Monday October 12, 2020 and ended on Saturday 31 October 2020 following the addition of another one-week to its initial two-week calendar. The...Read More
Abdul salaam Turay, the overseer of the Dream Chasers, a local record label in the east of Freetown, has said that the outfit is to sign contracts with upcoming musicians to nurture, groom and boost their potentials in music. He made this revelation to Premier News on Friday October 30, 2020, in an interview during which...Read More
Francis Kamara, the vice chairman of motor drivers in Regent Road, a popular point of departure for commercial vehicles plying from Freetown to Tonko Limba and Bramaia chiefdom, has said that unavailability of vehicles and poor road conditions have made it difficult for drivers to make the run to the two Chiefdoms. He made this disclosure...Read More
The Committee to Protect Journalists has welcomed Sierra Leone’s repeal of its criminal libel laws, and called for further reforms to ensure that journalists can work freely. On October 28, President Julius Maada Bio signed a law revising the country’s 1965 Public Order Act to remove measures that criminalized publications deemed libelous or seditious, according to...Read More
The Legal Aid Board and DORWONTONY Organization for the Aged (DoFA) have forged a partnership to cater for the justice needs of retirees and the aged. The Executive Director of the Legal Aid Board, Ms. Fatmata Claire Carlton-Hanciles and the Chief Executive Officer of DoFA, Doreen Barrie sealed the partnership at a short ceremony at the...Read More
