Six Legal Aid Counsels comprising Cecilia Tucker, Sonia Bobanie Brown, Nicky Spencer-Coker, Mamako Kallon, Morrison Karimu and Ibrahim Bangura have provided legal representation to all the 46 accused persons whose cases were heard in the September 2020 Criminal Call Over session in Freetown. The three-day session started on September 15, 2020. The Honourable Chief Justice, Justice Desmond Babatunde Edwards presided over the proceedings and later handed over to Justice Alusine...Read More
President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Thursday September 24, 2020, received the reports of the Commissions of Inquiry and the White Papers and has assured that government will fully implement the recommendations therein. The reports recommended that houses of former President, Ernest Bai Koroma and some Ministers and head of parastatals who served under his regime be forfeited to the State; and funds amounting to millions of dollars allegedly...Read More
The Conservation Society Sierra Leone (CSSL), a national non-profit and non-governmental organisation, has played a vital role in the conservation and management of Sierra Leone’s natural habitants since it was established in 1982. On Thursday September 24, 2020, CSSL observed its 34th anniversary by highlighting progress made so far in promoting the wise use and conservation of the country’s natural resources so that wildlife and people benefit. The Executive Director...Read More
Winners of the Commonwealth Scholarship 2020 in Sierra Leone at the predeparture lunch hosted by the Deputy British High Commissioner to Sierra Leone, Mr. Alistair White. Eleven people in Sierra Leone were awarded scholarships by the Commonwealth Scholarships Commission for the 2020/2021 scholarship awards. The awardees were hosted to a pre-departure briefing held by the British Council, at the British Council auditorium on Wednesday in Freetown. At the event, the...Read More
Government of Sierra Leone (GoSL) through the Ministry of Mines and Mineral Resources has on Thursday September 23, 2020, handed over the Tonkolili Iron Ore Project to Chinese owned Kingho Mining Company Limited. The event which took place at the Bumbuna Town Court Barry in Dasogoia Chiefdom, Tonkolili District, saw dignitaries from all the various arms of government received warm welcome from locals of the various mining communities. Meanwhile, during...Read More
