Five accused persons – Mai Dumbuya, Tamba Lebbie, Alfred Kargbo, Ishmail Samura and Peter Kalokoh – were yesterday remanded in the male and female correctional centers in Freetown. They were arraigned on two counts of conspiracy to murder and murder. According to the prosecution, the accused persons on Sunday, May 5, 2022 at Big Water, main Peninsula Road in Freetown, conspired with other persons unknown and murdered one Memuna Bangura....Read More
The Sierra Leone Medical and Dental Association (SLMDA) will trigger an indefinite strike action if the Government of Sierra Leone did not meet their demands as against July 31, 2022. The SLMDA said in statement on Tuesday, July 26, 2022, that their Executive members were invited by the Minister of Health and Sanitations (MoHS), Dr. Austin Demby in a meeting where they said the dialogue did not translate to results...Read More
The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has over the weekend ended its orientation program and inauguration ceremony for incoming executives of the association. The event, which took place at J & E Hotel, Koribundu Road, Bo City, southern Sierra Leone, was for newly elected and outgoing SLAJ executive members across the regions. Heads of affiliate bodies of SLAJ and Secretariat staff were also invited to be part of the...Read More
On 23 July 2021, a group of women sat expectantly in the audience of the Parliament of Sierra Leone, to witness a decision that changed their lives. It was the day lawmakers voted unanimously to abolish the capital punishment.“To see the death penalty abolished, I am so happy,” said Mary, one of the women in the audience.Others called the decision historic, saying it would help women find the courage to...Read More
As he poised for the All People’s Congress (APC) national secretariat leadership, two leading affiliated APC groups, the Global Rapid Hunt Unit Mothers and the National Grassroots Network have endorsed Lansana Dumbuya Esq. as the next Secretary General of the party. Speaking on Tuesday, July 21, 2022, at the legal luminary office, Soldier Street in Freetown, National Chairman at National Grassroots Network, Mohamed Samura, says they are in full support...Read More
