By Sallieu Kanu Personnel at the Criminal Investigation Department of Sierra Leone Police on Tuesday, May 5, 2022 searched the home and office of the of Leader of the Unity Party, Femi Claudius-Cole who is being held in custody since Sunday. A stunt human rights advocate, Lawyer Basita Michael said that on July 4,...Read More
By Alusine SesayRight Organisation, LEGAL LINK, has demanded the unconditional release of opposition politicians Femi Claudius Cole and Dr Dennis Bright who have been held in police custody since Sunday. The Leader of the Unity Party, Claudius Cole was arrested at her resident in Freetown and escorted by two trucks loaded with riot police to...Read More
The Central Bank of Sierra Leone on Friday, July 1 introduced the country’s redenominated currency, the Leone, with the removal of three zeros from the notes while keeping their value unchanged. The existing currency shall continue to be legal tender, concurrently with the re-denominated currency, for a transition period of July 1 to September 30...Read More
By Glenn Dyer Iluka Resources is urging shareholders to support the demerger of the company’s disappointing Sierra Leone beach sands operations to clear the way for the creation of a standalone rare earths operation in WA. Iluka revealed plans in April to separate the Sierra Leone operations and has been working up the divorce petition in...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh He said that since the arrest of the accused, the legal team and other people have been denied unfettered access to the accused in custody. He said this while making an application for bail for the accused whom he claimed is visibly sick and was seen limping when entering the court room...Read More
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) with support from the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and Irish Aid hosted mobile complaints hearing on Business and Human Rights issues at Facebook center, Bumbuna Town, Tonkolili District and Rogbere Junction, Port Loko District on Wednesday 29th, and Thursday 30th June, 2022. Residents of the two...Read More
By Abu Bakarr Kanu On June 25, 2022, the stakeholders of Lokomasama Chiefdom, Port Loko District launched the reconstruction of the bridges in Bailor. The ceremony took place at Bailor wharf in the Yurika section , Lokomasama Chiefdom. Bailor community can be described as fishing community with economic viability, but it lacks toilet facility, proper...Read More
By Sallieu Kanu Ms. Kristalina Georgieva, Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), said: “Today [April 13, 2020], I am pleased to say that our Executive Board approved immediate debt service relief to 25 of the IMF’s member countries under the IMF’s revamped Catastrophe Containment and Relief Trust (CCRT) as part of the Fund’s...Read More
By Ibrahim S.Bangura Thomas Orthame Turay, the president of the Sierra Leone Artisanal Fishermen Union, has said on Monday that, the local fishing industry has been adversely affected by the measures the government had announced to fight against the COVID-19. Turay said that they were having poor catch because their hours of operation had been...Read More
By Desmond Tunde Coker The Sierra Leone Football Association has joined forces with FIFA and the United Nations to support the World Health Organization’s (WHO) BeActive campaign. In a statement put out by the Sierra Leone Football Association on April 6, 2020, during the UN International Day of Sport for Development and Peace, SLFA activated...Read More
