By Ibrahim S. Bangura The European Union (EU) successfully concluded a three-day European Film Festival on Sunday, November 24, 2024, at the Freetown City Council auditorium in Freetown. The event was designed to celebrate and amplify the voices of women through the powerful medium of cinema. Held from November 22 to 24, the festival offered an exciting and diverse array of films, each exploring the themes of women’s empowerment, resilience,...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, November 24, 2024: A team of experts from COWI A/S Consortium- a global engineering and consulting business – has arrived in Freetown from Denmark to support the Electricity Distribution and Supply Authority, EDSA, according to a statement from the Presidential Initiative on Climate Change, Renewable Energy and Food Security (PI-CREF). Directorate of Partnerships, Communications & Outreach (DPCO) 4 . Their arrival follows the successful CRET...Read More
ACC Indicts UBA Staff By Sallieu S. Kanu The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has filed an indictment against Frederick Caulker, Former Head of Operations, United Bank for Africa (UBA) in Freetown, on four counts of Misappropriation of Public Revenue. The revenues misappropriated by Frederick Caulker were Pay As You Earn (PAYE) and Withholding Taxes paid by the Small Holder Commercialization Agri-Business Development Project (SCADeP) to the National Revenue Authority (NRA) amounting...Read More
By Ibrahim S. Bangura Lungi, Sierra Leone — In a significant stride towards improving public health and sanitation, four chiefdoms in Sierra Leone—Loko Masama in Port Loko District, Kargboro in Falaba District, Serabu in Moyamba District, and Wara Wara Yagala in Koinadugu District—were officially declared open defecation-free (ODF) on Tuesday, November 19, 2024. World Toilet Day Celebration The certification ceremony, coinciding with World Toilet Day, was hosted at the Hassanatu...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone — The trial of Issa Sesay, a teacher accused of defrauding Union Trust Bank (UTB) of over NLe 2,770,000, continued on Thursday, November 21, 2024, before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at Pademba Road Court No. 2. The first prosecution witness, Augustine A. Manga, Head of Compliance at UTB, provided critical testimony detailing the alleged fraudulent transactions. The Allegations Issa Sesay faces two counts of larceny...Read More
