By Dr. Emmanuel Allicious Macpherson Sam, BCBA, LABA, Esq. The parliament of Sierra Leone recently voted to eradicate the trial-by-jury provision from the statutory laws in the country. In the legal proceedings of most countries, the trial process consists of two main formats: a bench trial, conducted with only a judge present, and a trial by jury, where a group of individuals known as jurors participate in the decision-making process....Read More
By Fatima Kpaka In a landmark development, Sierra Leone’s Parliament has on Thursday, July 11, 2024, ratified a Concession Agreement with Gento Group of Companies for the design, financing, construction and operationalization of a modern seaport project. The agreement marks a significant milestone in the country’s infrastructure development and economic growth strategy. The project, located in the Dublin and Ricket communities of Banana Island and logistics hub (Harbour Terminal) at...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The University of Sierra Leone Teaching Hospital Complex (USLTHC) has on Thursday, July 11, 2024, handed over a cutting-edge Tissue Processor Machine donated by the American Society of Clinical Pathology to the histopathology department of Connaught Hospital. A Tissue Processor Machine is a critical piece of histopathology and pathology laboratories, designed to automate and streamline the process of tissue specimen. The machine operates by sequentially subjecting...Read More
Ibrahim D. Antar Clarifies “My attention has been drawn to a recent press statement issued by the Minister of Information and Civic Education regarding the arrest of certain persons including an individual named Hussain Antar on certain egregious allegations,” said Ibrahim D. Antar, commonly known as Hussein in a statement he put out on Saturday. The identity of suspect sparked curiosity amidst the serious allegation. In response to mounting speculations,...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana Security forces in Sierra Leone have confiscatedvarious bomb-making materials, including 12.5 kg empty gas cylinders, High-grade TNT (Trinitrotoluene), Detonators, Firing devices, Timers and other bomb-making components disguised as powdered laundry detergents and soap and 7,847,100 Captagon pills valued at US$94,155,200, the Ministry of Information and Civic Education said in a statement on Friday. The following individuals Hussein Antar, Jamal Antar, lbrahim Bashiru Kamara, Samuel Marah, Abdul...Read More
