By Sallieu S. Kanu FREETOWN, Sierra Leone – The U.S. Peace Corps on Friday hosted an official swearing-in and commissioning ceremony for six new volunteers at the Peace Corps Training Center in Kambia. U.S. Ambassador Bryan Hunt welcomed representatives from the Ministry of Health, Ministry of Basic, Senior & Secondary Education, and Ministry of Foreign Affairs in addition to local dignitaries as he administered the oath of service for the...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Judge Advocate Mark Ngegba and seven board members that were presiding over the court-martial trial for the past eight months have on Friday, August 9, 2024 sentenced Lieutenant Colonel Charles Yamba and 23 others to a jail term of 120 years plus for various offences including Conspiracy to commit Mutiny, Mutiny, Failure to Suppress Mutiny, Communicating with the Enemy, Aiding the Enemy and Murder, all contrary to the...Read More
By Sallieu S, Kanu Sierra Leone’s president called Wednesday for “mutual trust and respect” between his country and Burkina Faso during a meeting with its junta chief. Julius Maada Bio and Captain Ibrahim Traore met in Burkina Faso’s capital Ouagadougou as Sierra Leone this month holds the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council. According to an official statement, the two leaders discussed the tensions undermining the Sahel countries. At...Read More
The Minister of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), Conrad Sackey, has shared insights into the government’s efforts to combat learning poverty at the literacy instruction workshop held at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown. The workshop was organized by CODE WECARE and The Association of Language & Literacy Educators Reading Sierra Leone (TALLER-SL). Minister Sackey expressed his delight in being part of the event and acknowledged the crucial work...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Abubakar Conteh, 26, has pleaded guilty to the charge of larceny when he made his first appearance before Magistrate Santigie Bangura of Pademba Road court No.2 in Freetown. According to the particulars of the offence, the accused on Sunday, July 28, 2024, at Law Court building on Siaka Steven Street in Freetown did steal one white Roch 12000 BTU Air conditioners (AC) pipes valued at Le15,525,00, property...Read More
