By Fatima Kpaka Mohamed Suma a business tycoon yesterday made another appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road Court No.2 for allegedly defrauding Mohamed Abass Koroma and three others on the pretext that he will facilitate their traveling to Malaysia. The accused was charged to court on six counts ranging from Obtaining Money by False Pretenses. According...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Sierra Leone Chamber of Commerce, Industry and Agriculture (SLCCIA) will hold its Annual General Meeting (AGM) within a 90-day period (three months). This came after majority of its members agreed to extend the office tenure of the current Executive to the said period rather than form an interim committee. These decisions...Read More
Bristol Rovers Football Club has signed Sierra Leonean midfielder Kamil Conteh from Grimsby Town Football Club in a three-year deal for an undisclosed fee during the January transfer window. Conteh is a 21-year-old player who has earned eight caps for the Sierra Leone national team. He joins Rovers after making 29 appearances for Grimsby’s midfield,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka The Supreme Court of the Republic of Sierra Leone has dismissed an application made by state prosecutors for the Murder trial in which one Ikubolaje Nicol, a former General Manager at Skye Bank, stands accused. Instead the court decided that the said trial be conducted by a Judge and Jury. The four...Read More
Bhantal FC’s Team Manager Ibrahim Conteh and SLFA’s Club Licensing First Instant Board Chairman Siman Man’s-Conteh Esquire are currently in Egypt to attend the Club Licensing Instructors & Club Licensing Online Platform (CLOP) Experts Workshop 2024 that will take place in Cairo from Wednesday the 31st January to Friday the 2nd February 2024. The 3-day...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu On January 26, 2024, CARE Sierra Leone, funded by the German Government through the German Development Bank (KfW), donated four hard-top Toyota Land Cruisers to the Ministry of Health as part of CARE’s Epidemic Control and Reinforcement of Health Services (ECRHS) program. The ceremony witnessed the presence of esteemed dignitaries, including...Read More
A six-man delegation from the Commonwealth Parliamentary Association, United Kingdom (CPA-UK) led by Lord Forster of Bath, has on Monday 29/01/2024 paid courtesy call on the Speaker of Sierra Leone Parliament, Hon. Dr. Abass Chernor Bundu in his Chambers at Parliament building in Freetown. Head of Delegation, Lord Forster said they were in Freetown for...Read More
By Alhassan Spear Kamara State revenue officials at the Gbalamuya customs post in the Kambia District under the dynamic supervision of Mr. Edward Jusu, are working right round the clock to mobilize the much-needed revenue for the Government of Sierra Leone through the National Revenue Authority (NRA). Stakeholders have described the work of the customs officials as a...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Chairperson of the National Commission for Democracy (NCD), Madam Marian Angela Samu was the keynote speaker at the St Andrew’s Secondary School ‘Platinum Founder’s Day’ celebration in Bo City on Thursday. She said that the very mention of the institution evokes a sense of pride as they gathered to reflect...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh The Legal Aid Board is providing legal representation for 15 of the 27soldiers in the ongoing Court Martial in Freetown. Twelve of the 27 soldiers are being represented by private lawyers. The soldiers were arraigned on 88 count charges following their involvement in the attempted coup plot of 26 November 2023....Read More
