The Sierra Leone Association of Journalists (SLAJ) has in a press release put out on Wednesday 12 January, 2022 vehemently condemned and described as unfortunate that AmaduLamrana Bah had been targeted by officials of the airport and Air Marocbecause of his opinion. This press statement came after a complaint had been made by Amadu Lamrana Bah over the maltreatment and embarrassment he faced at the hands of some officials of...Read More
High Court judge Justice Momoh Jah Stevens has on Wednesday 12th January 2022 Acquitted and discharged a 20-year-old pupil of the crime of sexual penetration. The accused had been arraigned for sexual penetration of a child contrary to section 19 of the Sexual Offences Act of 2012. The prosecution led by M.P. Sesay alleged that the accused on 1st September 2020 penetrated a child of 17. Reading the judgement, Justice...Read More
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education(MBSSE) on Wednesday 13 January, 2021 informed the public that candidates repeating the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) in 2022 could now report at their various schools for registration to retake the exams at the Government’s expense. The Acting Chief Education Officer, Mohamed Sillah Sesayadvised principals,candidates and the public that only candidates who sat to the West African Senior School Certificate...Read More
Sierra Leone’s President Dr Julius Maada Bio yesterday launched the Government White Paper on the Constitutional Review Processat State House in Freetown. The government White Paper on Constitutional Reforms is hoped would address gaps and lacunae in the 1991 constitution of Sierra Leone. Launching the White Paper, President Bio said,“We will take practical steps to implement the nonentrenched ones [clauses] immediately.” “The entrenched provisions will be addressed within an exclusive...Read More
Senior military staff in Sierra Leone’s Ministry of Defence (MoD), including the Assistant Chief of Defence (ACDS) Operations and Plans, Brig. Gen. R. B. Harleston, were at a press conference in Freetown on Thursday, where they responded to allegations of corruption and sexual violence and harassment against female personnel in the armed forces (RSLAF), published this week by the Campaign for Human Rights and Development International (CHRDI). The MoD officials...Read More
