By Sallieu S. Kanu The APC headquarters where the NAC meeting was held The National Advisory Council (NAC) of the All People’s Congress (APC) on July 22, held a meeting at the party headquarters in Freetown to better position the party after a year which was marked by limited progress due to the outcomes of the...Read More
By Alusine Sesay How Hepatitis E virus infiltrates cells. Photo: www.bing.com Approximately 13.8% (about 1.1 million people) of the population of Sierra Leone live with chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), while hepatitis C also affects many and requires urgent attention, the Ministry of Health said in a statement marking World Hepatitis Day on July 28. Hepatitis...Read More
RAIC Boss Speaks on Progress in Accessing Digital Information By Amara Thoronka Dr. Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, the Chairman and Information Commissioner of Sierra Leone’s Right to Access to Access Information Commission (RAIC), has highlighted gains made by the country over the years in digitalizing access to information in Sierra Leone, especially since he assumed the position...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka ToKuro Kudo, a Japanese National, has on Friday, 26th July 26, 2024 before Magistrate Sahr Kekura testified against Tarine Fairman, a US citizen, who allegedly defrauded him the sum of US$2,924,730 for mining operations. The complainant Tokuro Kudo who happens to be the first prosecution witness, led in evidence by Chief Superintendent of...Read More
By Anthony Stephens Mr. Gibril Massaquoi was acquitted by a Finnish Appeals Court in January 2024, ending a marathon trial. The Finnish government has awarded €390,000 ($US426,00) in compensation to Gibril Massaquoi, the former Sierra Leonean rebel leader acquitted in January of war crimes and crimes against humanity prosecutors said he committed during Liberia’s second civil war between 1999-2003....Read More
