With support from United National Development Programme (UNDP) and Irish Aid, Human Right Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has organised third reginal advocacy consultation with stakeholders on the Universal Periodic Review (UPR) recommendations focusing on the Constitutional Review Process (CRP) and the enactment of the Human Rights Defender’s Bill. The meeting was to create public awareness...Read More
A bike rider Ibrahim Mohamed Kamara,29, was committed to the high court for further trial by Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No 1 for the alleged murder of Alpha Sankoh. The accused is before the court on one count charge of murder contrary to law. According to the police, the accused on Saturday, January...Read More
The Audit Service Sierra Leone on Saturday, May 28, 2022, held public education on its operations with members of the Regent Street and Wellington PMB Ataya bases and Wash Car Youths in Freetown. The engagement is part of the public education drive by the ASSL to create awareness on the activities of the institution. The ASSL...Read More
The population of Sierra Leone is estimated at 7,541,641, constituting 3,716,263 male and 3,825,378 female, according to the provisional data of the 2021 Mid-Term Housing and Population Census conducted by Statistic Sierra Leone. The provisional figures show that there are 109,121 more women in the country than men with a ratio of 0.97. The Statistician General,...Read More
The Guma Valley Water Company and its partners on Friday, May 27, 2022 successfully completed the replacements of the leaking Scour and Gate Valves at the Guma Dam Tunnel at Mile 13. The replacement of the valves which were installed in the mid-1960s, is one of the Works packages under the Freetown Water Supply Rehabilitation Project...Read More
