Abubakarr Kamara, who had been answering to charges of fraudulent conversion before Magistrate Hannah Bonnie of Court No.1 on Pademba Road, Freetown was on Thursday June 18, 2020 sentenced to 12 months in prison. He will serve his prison term at the Male Correctional Centre. The court concluded on Saturday April 30, 2020, that Kamara is guilty of deceitfully converting to his own use and benefit one big rubber bowl,...Read More
Amara Dennis Turay commonly known as Kao Denero, a Sierra Leonean rapper, has been nominated by the 256 Hiphop Awards for the African Rapper of the Year 2020 Award . The award will be organized by the Konnected Foundation Inc. & the Kulture 256, a non-profit corporation based in Uganda which is dedicated to providing opportunities in arts and entertainment in Uganda. The Foundation recognizes the work of artists in Africa...Read More
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE), on behalf of the Government of Sierra Leone, has received confirmation from Global Partnership for Education (GPE) of “Approval of COVID-19 Accelerated Funding to Support Sierra Leone’s Education Sector.” The Ministry said in a statement on Wednesday that “the US$ 7 million grant – effective 25th June, 2020 – 21st January, 2022 – is aimed at mitigating both the immediate and long-term disruptions...Read More
Fatmata Cecilia Williams, Councilor of Ward 409 in Constituency 116 at Lower and Upper Portee community in the East of Freetown, has said on Monday June 15, 2020, that the community does not have a properly constructed market structure, no source of water, no good toilet, and also no proper drainage system which has made the community prone to disaster. Councillor William informed this medium that the market women at...Read More
Ishmael Sheik Umar Kebe, the head of Accountant Administration for the Global Salone Property and Investment Company Limited, has on Thursday June 11, 2020 disclosed to Premier News that the company has encouraged home owners to demonstrate ultimate generosity by reducing cost of rent paid by tenants who have been seriously affected by the outbreak of COVID 19 in the nation. The Company, established in April 2013, manages real estates,...Read More