Bangladesh is keen to assist Sierra Leone in the information and communication technology (ICT) sector alongside the field of agriculture, Foreign Minister AK Abdul Momen told his Sierra Leonean counterpart yesterday in New York. “I also told him [the Sierra Leone minister] that apart from agriculture, we have also made great progress in manufacturing, pharmaceuticals and ICT. We’re keen to help Sierra Leone not only in the agricultural sector but...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Justice Alusine Sesay of the High Court of Sierra Leone has, when presiding over the call over of 43 accused persons on Tuesday 19th September, urged Jurors to be dedicated, cooperative and steadfast in their duty to determine the outcome of cases in court. There and about, after making this statement, he also ordered bench warrants to be issued on 97 out of a total of 215...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Ahmed Al-Saleh, a Syrian National, who is also the Chief Security Officer has led evidence against three accused persons who allegedly broke into the Company’s facility at Kissy Dockyard in Freetown. The three, Dauda Kamara, Zachariah Swaray and Bai Fullah Kamara Alias I.T appeared before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Court No 1 at Ross Road in Freetown. The Police are alleging that recently the accused persons entered...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana Sexual and Gender based violence is a serious and urgent concern in Sierra Leone. Globally, Sierra Leone is a signatory to the Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination against Women. Regionally, the country has signed and domesticated the African Charter on Human and Peoples Rights and the Maputo Protocol. These instruments protect and guarantee the rights of women in our society. But the...Read More
Amidst recent suggestions in parliament to repeal the law that prohibits the practice of Female Genital Mutilation (FGM), the Gambia Women in STEM joined other anti-FGM activists to condemn the practice of the act. They called for strict enforcement of laws that prohibit the practice of female genital mutilation. “We urge strict enforcement of laws which prohibit the practice and recommend engagement with community leaders to educate them on the...Read More
