KENYA, NAIROBI, February 1, 2022 – Following another tragic death in Sierra Leone due to female genital mutilation (FGM), women’s rights organizations across the country and around the world have come together to co-sign an open letter calling on the Government of Sierra Leone to criminalize FGM and protect women and girls from this harmful practice....Read More
Peter Kargbo, a student, has been found guilty of manslaughter and convicted to 15 years in prison by Justice Komba Kamanda on Tuesday January 31, 2022. The case of the accused Peter Kargbo was listed for hearing in Freetown during the Judicial Week. According to the particulars of offence, the accused on August 28, 2016 at...Read More
The Director General of the Sierra Leone Local Content Agency (SLLCA), Fodeba Dabohon Monday January 31, 2022,made an inspection visit to the Octopus Group of Companies,an agro business situated at Makonkonday village at Newton. The investment occupies a 120-acre industrial farm space in the western Area Rural District. The purpose of the visit was to assess the establishment...Read More
Freetown, 31 January 2022. The Legal Aid Board (LAB) has put modalities in place to provide legal representation to 1,013indigent inmates whose matters have been listed for hearing during the Judicial Week. The Board’s preparedness came following final discussions with the Chief Justice of the republic of Sierra Leone, His Lordship Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards and...Read More
The Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts at 27 Liverpool Street in the centre of Freetown has on Saturday, January 29, 2022 concluded a three-day school bands gala concert at the academy’s miniauditorium. The bandsthat participated in the concert are:Five Star Brass from Ballanta Academy, Lumley High School band, Sierra LeoneArmy Forces (RSLAF) Regimental Band,...Read More
