Josephine Gbantamoi alias Aminata Sillah and Komba Mbayoh were on Monday August 17,2020 admitted to Le300 million bail each after they appeared before Magistrate Hannah Bonnie at the Freetown Magistrate Court No. 1 on Pademba Road for an alleged financial impropriety. According to the Court’s charge sheet, both accused persons on the May 21,2020, conspired...Read More
Four accused persons, Ishmael Koroma, Issa Alhaji Mansaray, Ernest Numeh Conteh and Lamin Tarawally were sent back to prison on Monday August 17, 2020 by Magistrate Hannah Bonnie of Court No.1 on Pademba Road in Freetown after defense counsel cross-examined them in respect of the killing of Kadiatu Yeamie Kargbo. The police allege that the...Read More
The COVID-19 pandemic has affected the operations of media institutions across Sierra Leone. Some radio stations have adjusted their broadcasting hours, while some newspapers have reduced their frequency of publication due to inadequate revenue mobilization, according to a report by the Media Foundation for West Africa. The report, Media and COVID-19 in Sierra Leone (March-June...Read More
The Human Right Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has called on law enforcement officials to speedily conclude investigations into the Makeni incidents and identify and persecute security personnel whowere involved in the killing of civilians. Six people were killed in a protest against an attempt by the Government to remove a standby 1.65MW Caterpillar generator...Read More
Violence prevention and response services have been severely disrupted during the COVID-19 pandemic, leaving children at increased risk of violence, exploitation and abuse, according to a global survey by UNICEF. Of 136 countries that responded to UNICEF’s Socio-economic Impact Survey of COVID-19 Response, 104 countries reported a disruption in services related to violence against children, according to...Read More
Justice Momo-Jah Stevens (JA) Four men condemned for abusing minors Freetown 17/08/2020:The newly appointed Justice of the Court of Appeal, Justice Alhaji Momo-Jah Stevenshas on Monday at the newly established sexual offences Court in Freetown, sentenced one Alpha Fofanah to 10 years in prison for sexually penetrating a 14-year-old girl. According to the particulars of...Read More
By Stephen V. Lansana Fatmata Kamara (Not her real name) narrowly escaped from the 34 Military hospital after she went there for pre-natal care. The 7-month pregnant mother of two said she suffered fromsevere fever and headaches, chronic cough, body pain, and frequent cold flashes. She could not breathe. As soon as she described her...Read More
Prior to the outbreak of the new coronavirus in Sierra Leone, 3 out of 10 children were malnourished, with 41 % of children 0-6 months not exclusively breastfed. This situation has been worsened by the outbreak of COVID-19. To address this problem, the United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) and the Ministry of Health and...Read More
The Vice President of The Republic of Sierra Leone, Dr. Mohamed Juldeh Jalloh, has revealed that the United Arab Emirate (UAE) based group called Agro Elite will cultivate 14,700 hectares of farmland at the Rhombeh Swamp in the Lokomasama Chiefdom, Portloko District.“Rhombeh Swamp is going to be rejuvenated by the New Direction Government,” he noted....Read More
The Environment Protection Agency has on August 7, 2020, won a landmark case that was brought before Magistrate Santigie Bangura at the Magistrate Court No. 2 in the Southern city of Bo. In total, eleven individuals were arraigned before the Magistrate and all pleaded guilty to the charges under the Environment Protection Agency Act. The...Read More
