The National COVID-19 Emergency Response Centre (NaCOVERC) will scale down its personnel by minimum of 40 percent from November 1, 2020, a senior official of NaCOVERC said on Friday. The Spokesperson of NaCOVERC, Solomon Jamiru Esq. said in statement on Friday that “this decision was reached at a workforce rationalization conference held from 19-21 October at the Golden Tulip, Aberdeen in Freetown.” “This marked the 30th week of the Coronavirus...Read More
The Executive Director of the Legal Aid Board, Ms. Fatmata Claire Carlton-Hanciles has on Tuesday, 20 October 2020 reconciled a client of the scheme Abdul Rhaman Bangura, 30, and his mother Zainab Koroma. This follows his discharged by the court on the same date. The usual post-discharge briefing ceremony for newly released clients took place at the Head Office of the Legal Aid Board in Freetown. Abdul was accompanied by...Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) employs prevention as a strategic tool to curb corruption, especially in public sector institutions, through the dissemination of relevant education and information and customized meetings, among several methods. In this respect the Commission’s office in Kono, on 22nd October 2020, held a fruitful customized meeting with the management and staff of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) in Koidu City, Kono district. ACC’s Public Education Officer, Edward...Read More
Some Civil Society Organizations in Sierra Leone have shown grave concern over Parliament’s recent suspension of four MPs, including Hon. Hindolo Moiwo Ngevao, an anti-corruption whistleblower, from participating in parliamentary committee proceedings even without having found them culpable of any wrongdoing. The CSOs are urging Parliament to reinstate the four. The four Members of Parliament who were suspended include, Hon. Gevao, Hon. Ibrahim Tawa Conteh, Hon. Momoh Bockarie, and...Read More
The Sierra Leone Civil Aviation Authority (SLCAA) has in a press release on Wednesday October 21, 2020, disproved assertions made in a letter addressed to the authority by Air Cote d’Ivoire indicating that they would temporarily suspend flight to the country because their indicators have shown a massive loss on the Freetown route since they resume commercial flights in the country. SLCAA in their press release said that based on...Read More
