By Sallieu S. Kanu CAPE TOWN — Women account for about one-third of the artisanal and small-scale mining workforce, which supplies minerals essential to modern technologies and the global energy transition. But gender discrimination, enshrined in mining laws, and disregard for health, safety, and social protection limit the rights and economic opportunities of women artisanal and small-scale miners, finds a new World Bank report. Launched on February 5, 2024, at...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Following a decision made by the Supreme Court for the murder trial to be done by a judge and jury, State Counsel, lawyer AGM Bockarie has on Tuesday 6th February 2024 pleaded with Justice Adrian Fisher for jurors to be empaneled which Section 161 of the 1991 Constitution of Sierra Leone clearly stated. He made the statement during the murder trial of accused person Ikubolaje Nicol, a...Read More
Tacugama Sanctuary is trying to save chimpanzees and their vital habitat Story by By David McKenzie and Sarah Dean, CNN When it comes to chimpanzee toddlers, girls rule. Skippy climbs with her hands and feet into the forest canopy, swinging through the spindly vines. The boys: they prefer to cuddle with their human carer. They are all orphans, rescued from across Sierra Leone and raised at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary. “I...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Executive Director of the Legal Aid Board, Ms. Fatmata Claire Carlton-Hanciles, on 31 January 2024 paid a working visit to the campus of Maahad Aali College of Technology and Professional Courses at Grafton where she had discussions with the Proprietor and Staff of the College on strengthening partnership, support to members of the Council of Imams particularly on legal education and the proposed introduction of...Read More
By Desmond Lewis Hundreds of bike riders along Wilkinson Road by YSC took to the street on Tuesday morning protesting and showing their anger about the new law of stopping commercial vehicles not to ply the route during the day when the new public buses are en route. According to Mohamed Jakitay, one of the angry protesters, the reason for their actions is to send a message to the government...Read More
