By Fatima Kpaka In a legal development concerning the chieftaincy election in Bumpe Gao Chiefdom, Bo District, Justice Alfred Tommy Kanda of the High Court of Sierra Leone has issued a 7-day interim injunction regarding the election of Alfred Sovula Gbandoma as the paramount chief. The injunction was granted on October 22, 2024, in response to a petition challenging the legitimacy of Gbandoma’s election. The case stems from a civil...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Sierra Leone — Medical doctors in Sierra Leone have threatened to go on strike if the government fails to provide their allocated fuel supply for the third quarter, according to the Secretary General of the Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association (SLMDA). Dr. Peter Mac-Jajua told Premier News on Tuesday that the doctors had issued a 21-day ultimatum to the Ministry of Health which expired at...Read More
The World Bank Implementation Support Team has commenced a two-week mission at Statistic Sierra (Stats SL) to evaluate progress in implementing the HISWA Project. It will also provide technical support for the conduct of the Sierra Leone Integrated Household Survey (SLIHS-2024). The high-powered delegation comprises Senior Economist and Statistician–World Bank, Abdoullalai Beidou who also doubles as the Team Lead for seven (7) West African countries for the HISWA Project; Senior...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker On October 21st, the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) joined other African Union (AU) member states in commemorating African Human Rights Day. This annual event celebrates the 1986 establishment of the African Charter on Human and Peoples’ Rights (ACHPR), to which Sierra Leone became a signatory on September 21, 1983. This year’s theme, “Educate an African Fit for the 21st Century: Building Resilient Education...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka The first prosecution witness Lieutenant Colonel Bockarie Marrah has Monday 21st October 2024 testified in the ongoing Courtmartial trail against seven serving military personnel presided over by Judge Advocate Mark Ngegba and seven Board Members. The seven military personnel including Major Bai Sesay of 15th Bn, Staff Sergeant Joseph Conteh alias Boy pikin of 5 battalion, Sergeant Alimamy Conteh alias next man of JLU, Corporal Alpha Wurie...Read More
