Saidu Barrie was on Tuesday January 19, 2021, arraigned before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of the Freetown Magistrate Court No.1on Pademba Road, on allegation of human trafficking and obtaining money by false pretenses was on Tuesday. The accused is being preliminary investigated on four count charges: conspiracy to commit human trafficking, engage in human trafficking, conspiracy and obtaining money by false pretenses. Police alleged that the accused person on Saturday August...Read More
A former Commissioner of the Independent Media Commission (IMC), Alhaji Dauda Musa Bangura, has strongly warned youths not to allow themselves being misused by politicians for their own personal gains. He gave this advice when he spoke as a guest speaker, during a two- day International Youth Empowerment Summit. The former IMC Commissioner gave the admonition at the summit which brought together other youths from the Mano River countries. The...Read More
The Vice President of Sierra Leone Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh has called on Miss Europe 2020 Larra Jalloh to promote Sierra Leone’s image in and outside Europe. Vice President Jalloh informed the Sierra Leonean born Miss Europe 2020 about her role in promoting the country’s beauty, culture, and tourism sector to the outside world. The Honourable Vice President, therefore, explained that Sierra Leone is proud to build a relationship with...Read More
Magistrate Mark Ngegba presiding at Magistrate Court No.1 on Pademba Road in Freetown, has on Tuesday January 19, 2021 remanded Alhaji Abdul Barrie and Mama Barrie. The two are alleged to have recruited and trafficked people from Guinea to Sierra Leone by fraud. The accused persons are answering to twelve charges, ranging from conspiracy to commit human trafficking, engaging in human trafficking, conspiracy to defraud, obtaining money by false pretenses...Read More
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) on their State of Human Rights Report 2019, has observed that four hearing and speech impaired (deaf and dumb) pupils at the Vine Memorial Secondary School have no sign language interpreter to assist them in learning. It is also captured in the Report that when its monitors visited and monitored the Milton Margai School for the Blind, they observed that the school...Read More
