A new report showed China has raised nearly 800 million people out of poverty over the past four decades based on the 1.9 U.S. dollar per day global poverty line, accounting for about 75 percent of the global poverty reduction during the period. After declaring the eradication of absolute poverty in early 2021 and setting...Read More
27 accused persons; Alusine Kargbo, Unissa Kamara, Amza Kamara, Momoh Bangura, Santigie Conteh, Adikalie Kamara, Mohamed Ibrahim Kamara, Daniel Tamba Fornah, Abdul Kanu Ibrahim Thomas and seventeen others were on Friday, April 8, 2022, sentenced to eight months in prison after they made their third appearance before Magistrate Sahr Keikura of Pademba Road Court No.1...Read More
The Ministry of Health and Sanitations (MoHS) in collaboration with various international partners has on Thursday April 7, 2022, commenced a 3-day (7th ,8th ,9th April) national health summit in a bid to form tangible solutions to the looming health challenges in Sierra Leone. The summit which commenced on Thursday is themed: “Transforming Healthcare Delivery...Read More
Dozens of Staff of the Siaka Stevens Stadium and Hostel yesterday staged a peaceful protest at the national stadium over nonpayment of salaries. Some of the aggrieved workers have gone over 16 months without salary. The workers said though they have not been paid for that considerable period, they were not selected for the rehabilitation...Read More
The 26th prosecution witness who was a former volunteer at the Human Rights Commission in Bo, Brima Sabu, was on Tuesday, April 5, 2022 led evidence in respect of a robbery matter in Moyamba District involving 16 accused persons. The 26th Prosecution Witness (PW26) was led in evidence by the State Prosecutor Aruna Jalloh at...Read More
Sierra Leonean Female Boxer Zainab Keita has on Wednesday, April 6th, 2022 won Sierra Leone First Gold Medal in the ongoing AFBC Zone ll Boxing Championship at the Bintumani International Conference Hall in Freetown in a 70kg bout. Zainab Keita put up an impressive performance against her revival Ndeye D. Ndiaye of Senegal. After the...Read More
There was a sigh of relief at the Legal Aid Board head office in Freetown on Wednesday, April 6, 2022, as its client Mrs. Nasratu Conteh regained possession of her matrimonial property at 8 Campbell Lane at Rokel after the eviction of her husband’s girlfriend and relatives by bailiffs. The eviction had been fraught with...Read More
One of Serra Leone’s revered judges, Justice Bintu Fatamatta Alhadi has been called to the Bench of the Middle Temple Inn of England and Wales. She is not only the first Sierra Leonean but the first African to be called to that Bench. Justice Alhadi is a Justice of the Court of appeal in Sierra...Read More
Leading mobile telecom company, Orange Sierra Leone has on Wednesday, April 6, 2022 launched its fourth edition of its annual Orange Social Venture Prize (OSVP) at its Hill Station headquarters in Freetown. The competition is geared towards capacitating young entrepreneurs in setting their businesses. The best innovative ideas will bag home cash prize of Le150...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission on April 7, 2022, published its fourth update on audit queries in the Auditor General’s Report 2019 and Covid-19 Audit Report 2020. The ACC interventions focused on aspects of possible or alleged corruption and conducts inconsistent with the provision(s) in the Anti-Corruption Act of 2008 as amended in 2019. See Full Update...Read More
