Conakry — The Republic of Guinea has joined Liberia and Sierra Leone in calling for the urgent convening of a Special Mano River Union (MRU) Summit on Human Trafficking. The Guinean Government said that like Liberia and Sierra Leone, it too is overwhelmed with a high increase in human trafficking in their county. The Guinean Minister of Labour and Public Service who is also the head of the Human Trafficking...Read More
Sierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio has relieved the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Anthony Brewah Esq. of his duties and appointed Mohamed Lamin Tarawalley Esq. in his stead, according to a statement from the Office of the President. It was not clear why Brewah was sacked, but according to government sources, this could not be unconnected to the selection of BaimbaMoiforay alias LAC for clemencywhich was granted by...Read More
TreatmentcostsatSierra Leone’s main referral hospital, Connaught havedoubled, according to the new pricelist published by Management of the Hospital. Xray costincreased from Le80,000 to 180,000;hernia operation from Le700,000 toLe1,900,000; appendectomyoperation from Le500,000 to Le1,275,000;dental registration fee from Le15,000 to Le25,000, and extraction of tooth from 150,000 to 200,000 for adult,forsecondary school children from Le50,000 to Le100,000, primary school children from Le20,000 to Le50,000, to name but a few. The increase in...Read More
In an exclusive interview with Premier News the Fire Chief Ahmed Kamanda Bongay has stated that the Fire Force has access to only less than ten out of 298 fire hydrants in the Country. He made the disclosure while speaking to Premier News at his Tower Hill office. He went on to state that the Fire Force is less effective because their work is being limited by the operations of...Read More
ASP Samuel Saio, a police officer, was over the weekend discharged of the crime of fraudulent conversion. He had been arraigned before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No.1 in Freetown for Fraudulent Conversion contrary to section 20 (1) (iv) (a) of the Larceny Act 1916. The police are saying that Saio on Thursday 23rd July 2020 at the Headquarter of the Sierra Leone Police at George Street in...Read More
