By Sallieu S. Kanu The Republic of Sierra Leone is hosting the 42nd Technical Commission and Plenary of the Inter-Governmental Action Group against Money Laundering in West Africa (GIABA) from the 17th to 23rd November 2023 at the New Brookfields Hotel in Freetown. According to David Borbor, the Director General of the Financial Intelligence Agency...Read More
By Abu Bakarr Kanu The Regional Stakeholders Meeting of the Sierra Leone Health Service Commission was held with the aim of promoting the decentralization of health services. The event brought together key stakeholders, civil society organizations, media personnel, and government representatives to discuss the commission’s role in improving the health sector through recruitment, appointment, and...Read More
to the State by George M.O. Williams The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has entered into a No-Fault Settlement Agreement with Ecobank (Sl) Limited to pay back to the Commission the sum of Thirty-Four Million, Eight Hundred And Twenty-Five Thousand One Hundred And Seventy-Six (New) Leones Eighty-Seven Cents (NLE 34,825,176.87), the Commission said in a statement on...Read More
The Legal Aid Board (LAB) lawyers represented forty-one accused persons including two juveniles in separate trials in Freetown, Bo and Kabala between October 22 and November 18, 2024. Twenty-three of those represented were discharged in separate court sittings in Freetown including one presided over by the acting Chief Justice, His Lordship, Justice Nicholas Browne-Marke. Thirteen...Read More
By George M.O. Williams Abubakarr Kabaka Turay, the former Chief Executive Officer of ECOFEST, has highlighted the festival’s dual role as both an entertainment platform and a hub for networking among national and international superstars. Speaking during the media launch held at the AYV Media Empire on Tower Hill, Turay emphasized ECOFEST’s mission to connect...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu Children in four Sierra Leone districts are now experiencing human trafficking at a significantly lower rate than they were five years ago, according to a new report by the Center on Human Trafficking Research & Outreach (CenHTRO) at the University of Georgia. This reduction is the result of a concerted effort...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker Freetown, Sierra Leone — The Western Area Cricket School League commenced on Monday, November 18, 2024, at the Prince of Wales School Oval in Kingtom, showcasing the talents of eight senior secondary school teams. The tournament, organized by the Sierra Leone Cricket Association (SLCA), aims to promote grassroots cricket development and...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone — Dramatic evidence was unveiled on Tuesday, November 19, 2024, during the ongoing Court Martial trial concerning the failed November 26, 2023, coup attempt. Detective Inspector Mohamed Jusu, a system and data analyst, presented CCTV footage allegedly showing two of the accused, Corporal Alpha Wurie Conteh and Corporal Ibrahim...Read More
By Fatima Kpaka Freetown, Sierra Leone — Former Minister of Tourism, Patricia Laverley, is at the center of legal proceedings after being charged with inflicting grievous bodily harm and assault occasioning actual bodily harm on Nabella Farida Tunis at State House on November 12, 2024. The charges stem from an alleged altercation, with accusations that...Read More
By Willie N. Tokpah The two leaders applauded each other’s agricultural initiatives and pledged to deepen collaboration under the framework of the Mano River Union (MRU). Monrovia- President Joseph Nyuma Boakai is on a four-day working visit to Sierra Leone, with both nations reaffirming their commitment to strengthen regional cooperation and tackle shared challenges. By Willie...Read More
