Figures in the Sierra Leone Police Crime Statistics for the year 2019, has shown that the total cases of Violence against Women and Children has increased to 12, 314 cases in 2019 from 12, 052 cases in 2018. According to the Report, Violence against Women, also largely understood to be Sexual and Gender-Based Violence (SGBV), is often considered a hate crime that is primarily or exclusively committed against women and...Read More
Fatmata Sesay, a trader in fresh farm produce from Lungi, has said on Monday June 8, 2020, that the reduction of Ferry trips to three runs a week has impeded the quick movement of trade goods to markets in Freetown. Sesay said that their produce go bad when they fail to access the ferry. She added that it is now a usual thing for traders to spend a whole day...Read More
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) has in a statement put out on Thursday 11th June said that schools will reopen on 1st July 2020 to accommodate only pupils who will be taking the National Primary School Examination (NPSE), the Basic Education Certificate Examination (BECE) and the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE). The Ministry said that pupils who would be taking the WASSCE, would attend classes...Read More
President Maada Bio has on Thursday June 11, 2020 reinstated Mr. Abu Abu Abdulai Koroma as the Resident Minister of Northern Province. It could be recalled that on Sunday May 10, 2020, President Bio suspended the Resident Minister North, Abu Abu Koroma from office indefinitely for unacceptable conduct following his remarks in a WhatsApp video that he would give orders for police to shoot and kill lawless youths. According to...Read More
The Head of Media and Communication at the National Sports Authority, Eric Fomba, has on Thursday June 11, 2020 told Premier News that the 2018 National Sport Authority (NSA) Act has replaced the National Sport Council (NSC) Act of 1964 and there is a communique sent to all the sporting disciplines to start working directly with the Authority. Mr. Fomba further stated that the statement by President Julius Maada Bio...Read More
