By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, October 18, 2024 – In the ongoing murder trial of Abdul Kpaka, the fourth prosecution witness, Princess Wilson, Manager of Virtues Funeral Home, testified that the accused was in deep distress, crying bitterly over the body of his deceased girlfriend, Sia Fatu Kamara. Wilson described Kpaka’s emotional state at the funeral parlor, where Sia’s body was prepared for preservation. The trial, presided over by Justice Alhaji...Read More
(By Med-Tulai Agribusiness Communications) The Makeni-based agribusiness initiative, Med-Tulai Agro Dealer, on October 16, 2024, received a national award of recognition from President Bio at the Koidu New Sembehun City stadium in Kailahun on the occasion marking the celebration of World Food Day and the 1st anniversary of the Feed Salone priority Government initiative/programme. Reading the citation of the award, the Minister of Agriculture and Food Security, Dr. Henry Musa...Read More
Freetown, Sierra Leone – In a highly anticipated legal development, three men were found guilty in connection with a plot to murder Dr. Abu Bakarr Bangura, a Law School Director. The accused, 55-year-old tailor Kemoh Bangura, 50-year-old driver Alimamy Bangura, and 58-year-old farmer Pa Alimamy Kargbo, were convicted of soliciting murder under Section 4 of the Offences Against the Person Act 1861, following a court trial at the Pademba Road...Read More
Mayor Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, receiving the 2024 German Africa Prize from Bärbel Bas, President of the Bundestag (Germany’s Parliament). On October 16, 2024, Her Worship the Mayor of Freetown, Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr OBE, received the 2024 German Africa Prize from Bärbel Bas, President of the Bundestag (Germany’s Parliament) during a ceremony in Berlin. The German Africa Prize, awarded by the German Africa Foundation, is a prestigious recognition by Germany. Since 1993,...Read More
The Transformational Journey of Visually Impaired Marie Turay by Haven for Orphans and Widows By: Lansana Fofanah Sierra Leone, located on the West Coast of Africa, could best be described as a nation with resilient people. The small West African nation went through a ten year civil war with unforgettable atrocities from 1991 to 2002; a war that led to loss of lives, human destruction, as those horrendous scars and...Read More
