One of the defense counsels representing Dr. Samura Kamara in the ongoing corruption matter, Joseph Fitzgerald Kamara (JFK) has implored Justice Adrian Fisher to strike out the entire indictment against his client. He said this on Friday, January 20, 2022 after accused appeared again before the presiding Judge. He said the indictment is faulty, since the sixth accused has not been appearing in Court to stand his trial and cannot...Read More
The year 2022 has started in good footing for Leone Rock Metal Group, as the company through its subsidiary Kingho Mining Company donated agricultural equipment to women farmers, scholarships to some university students of the mining communities and stationeries to the United Mines Workers Union. The donations which are done in tandem with the company’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) drive are geared toward boosting the relationship between the company and...Read More
Justice of the Appeals Court, Hon. Justice Ansumana Ivan Sesay has been confirmed as Chair of the Legal Aid Board by the Parliament of Sierra Leone on Thursday, January 20, 2022. This follows his appointment by President Dr. Julius Maada Bio in December 2021 and then interviewed by the Parliamentary Committee on Appointment. Parliamentarians from both the ruling and the opposition parties did not lose sight of his contribution to...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Minister of Information and Communications, Mohamed Rahman Swaray has called for justice for the family of the popular disc jockey Sydney Buckle (aka DJ Cleff) who was murdered seven years ago. After year-long trial BaimbaMoi Foray aka LAC was sentenced to death by hanging for the murder of DJ Cleff,but was released on January 1, 2022 after a presidential clemency. Moiforay had served only six years of his prison term...Read More
The Sierra Leone Urban Research Centre (SLURC) has on Friday, January 21, 2022 held dialogue with different stakeholdersto share their experiences, identify solutions and develop proposals for the upgrading of informal settlement in the city of Freetown. The Dialogue brought together different actors at the Young Men Christian Association (YMCA) hall in Freetown. The discussion was held under the City Learning Platform (CiLP) with the initiative which operates through periodic...Read More
