Dr. Turad Senesie The Minister of Lands, Housing and Country Planning (MLHCP), Dr. Turad Senesie, has said that Sierra Leone has old housing laws which need to be reviewed for it to be suitablewith the current housing trends. He made this statement when he was recently recounting the successes and challenges of the Ministry during. He added that the current laws do not make much positive impact, and cabinet has...Read More
Director, POED. In a community engagement on the work of the Commission and awareness raising on the Grievance Redress Mechanism (GRM) in the Social Safety Net (SSN) Program, of the COVID-19 Emergency Response, residents of Musaia Town, Dembelia, Musaia Chiefdom, Falaba District, North East Sierra Leone, embraced the anti-corruption messages conveyed by the ACC and further registered their undivided commitment to the fight against corruption. The outreach engagement which took...Read More
By Desmond Lewis The Chief Fire Officer, Ahmed N.A.A. KamandaBongay, has said that even though the National Fire Force is not up to standard, it is not in a deplorable condition. He told this medium in an exclusive interview that, he would not reveal how many fire engines are in the Country due to security reasons. “We are a member of the SAHEL, and due to the recent terrorist attacked...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Sierra Leone Police has recorded 2,275fatalities ( 703 cases involving passengers, 522 pedestrians and 310 drivers) out of the 4,156 road crashes which occurred in 2021, a senior police officer said recently. The Director of Traffic Management and Road Safety, Assistant Inspector General of Police, Kaprie S. Kamara told a news conference in Freetown that out of the 4,156 road crashes, human error accounted for...Read More
By Alusine Sesay The death of a baby aged 17-months in police cell in Makeni City, northern Sierra Leone on December 23, 2021, was caused by severe anaemia and gross malnutrition, according to an autopsy which was conducted at the Connaught Hospital. The autopsy results show that “other significant conditions contributing to death, but not related to the disease or condition causing it” including hepatosplenomegaly, severe dehydration, and malaria. The...Read More
