The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has in a notice addressed Monday February 2, 2021 notice reminded Public Officers, especially those who have left office either by way of resignation, end of contract, dismissal, retirement or otherwise, to submit to the Commission an Exit Declaration Form as provided in Section 119 (3) of the Anti-Corruption Act (No. 12)of 2008 (as Amended by Act No. 9 of 2019). According to the ACC, the...Read More
The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Hon. Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards has on February 1, 2021, assured representatives of the Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone that the issue of overcrowding at the Male Correctional Centre would be addressed expeditiously. The team from the Human Rights Commission comprised the oversight commissioner for the Directorate of Complaint and Legal Service, Simitie Lavaly; and oversight commissioner for the Directorate of Monitoring and...Read More
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has in a media statement issued on Tuesday February 2, 2021, said that a fact-finding mission it dispatched on January 28, 2021 to Yenga, a disputed border territory between Sierra Leone and the Republic of Guinea , has documented the following findings: “There is no security presence at the Sierra Leone border along the Makona/ Moa River as opposed to the Guinean...Read More
Catholic Relief Services (CRS) Sierra Leone, in collaboration with the Ministry of Water Resources, National Water Resources Agency, Freetown City Council, and its partner The Nature Conservancy on February 2, 2021, presented the Western Area Peninsula Water Fund (WAPWF) business case report to key stakeholders during a validation workshop held in Freetown. The event brought together more than 40 participants from government, private sector, academic, and civil society institutions active...Read More
The Chief Executive Officer of the Sierra Star Group, businessman and philanthropist, Alhaji Abdulai Sidibay, has disclosed to Premier news that he has brought 22 buses, as part of a total of 50 buses which he intends to subsequently bring into the country to ease the present transport crisis in the country. Mr. Sidibay said that a large section of students and workers leave home for school and work about 5:00am...Read More
