By Alusine Sesay How Hepatitis E virus infiltrates cells. Photo: www.bing.com Approximately 13.8% (about 1.1 million people) of the population of Sierra Leone live with chronic Hepatitis B Virus (HBV), while hepatitis C also affects many and requires urgent attention, the Ministry of Health said in a statement marking World Hepatitis Day on July 28. Hepatitis is an inflammation of the liver. The condition can be self-limiting or can progress...Read More
RAIC Boss Speaks on Progress in Accessing Digital Information By Amara Thoronka Dr. Ibrahim Seaga Shaw, the Chairman and Information Commissioner of Sierra Leone’s Right to Access to Access Information Commission (RAIC), has highlighted gains made by the country over the years in digitalizing access to information in Sierra Leone, especially since he assumed the position in 2018. Dr Shaw was speaking at a joint side event at the UN...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka ToKuro Kudo, a Japanese National, has on Friday, 26th July 26, 2024 before Magistrate Sahr Kekura testified against Tarine Fairman, a US citizen, who allegedly defrauded him the sum of US$2,924,730 for mining operations. The complainant Tokuro Kudo who happens to be the first prosecution witness, led in evidence by Chief Superintendent of Police Juan Bull, said he is a Certified Accountant at DDF-Tech company Limited in...Read More
By Anthony Stephens Mr. Gibril Massaquoi was acquitted by a Finnish Appeals Court in January 2024, ending a marathon trial. The Finnish government has awarded €390,000 ($US426,00) in compensation to Gibril Massaquoi, the former Sierra Leonean rebel leader acquitted in January of war crimes and crimes against humanity prosecutors said he committed during Liberia’s second civil war between 1999-2003. The payment covers Mr. Massaquoi’s loss of liberty and income during the protracted judicial...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Freetown, 11 July 2024 – The Ambassador of the European Union to Sierra Leone Manuel Muller, the German Ambassador to Sierra Leone Jens Kraus Masse, and the Erasmus+ Focal Point at the Ministry of Technical and Higher Education congratulated and bade farewell to four Sierra Leoneans awarded the Erasmus Mundus Joint Masters Scholarships for various programmes in Europe this year. Mustapha Kamara and Amina Bangura will...Read More
