A 30-year-old man from west London died in a jet ski accident while on holiday with his girlfriend in Sierra Leone. A coroner has now issued a rare ‘prevention of future deaths’ report following the death of Musa Konteh, warning there were “little or no” safety measures in place where he hired the watercraft. Mr Konteh, from Hayes, was staying at a beach resort with his girlfriend in Sierra Leone,...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Court of Appeal Judge, Justice Alhaji Momoh-Jah Stevens yesterday ordered Kutubu Koroma, a resident in Maryland, USA, to pay NLe1,500,000 (Le,1,500,000,000) as compensation to the Plaintiffs, John Akar Foundation and Yada Williams Esq., for his libelous and defamatory publications on social media, ‘Salone Tok Forum.’ In his judgment, Justice Alhaji Momoh-Jah Stevens said, “This Honourable Court orders the Defendant herein Kutubu Koroma pay for and cause to...Read More
In a recent report by the World Bank, concerns have been raised about Sierra Leone’s economic stability, particularly regarding its escalating risks to debt sustainability. The report highlights a surge in the country’s public debt both in absolute terms and as a percentage of its Gross Domestic Product (GDP). The authors of the Sierra Leone Economic Update (SLEU) attribute this concerning trend to fiscal irregularities, a sharp depreciation of the...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI) in collaboration with partners with funding from Internews – US has on Wednesday, November 22, 2023, engaged stakeholders in the public private sectors Engagement on Digital Rights of Women in workplaces. The purpose of the engagement was to promote the development of a workplace policy that will protect women’s rights online and offline. The event which brought...Read More
By Abubakar Hashim/Freetown First Lady of Nigeria, Oluremi Tinubu, on Sunday in Freetown, thrilled the Nigerian community at the Lumley Beach Atlantic Hotel, at a special dinner hosted by the Nigerian High Commission in Freetown. She spoke extensively on the virtues of hard work, citing herself and her husband, as examples, during their long and hard struggle days, as the bedrock to development, be it at the personal, business or...Read More
