By Alimatu Jalloh Consultant pathologist, Dr. Simeon Owizz Koroma on Friday, July 21, 2023, testified before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No. 1 in a case relating to the murder of Gillis Edward Ola Johnson, former teacher at the Providence International High School. The expert witness said that he has been a Pathologist...Read More
By Alimatu Jalloh Thirty-one-year-old James Baimba who identified himself as a student has on Friday, July 21, 2023 made his first appearance before Magistrate Mark Ngegba of Pademba Road Court No.1 for allegedly defrauding one Mohamed Ibrahim Conteh. The accused had been charged on two counts of conspiracy to defraud and causing money to be...Read More
After their ICC U-19 World Cup Africa qualifiers opener against hosts Tanzania was rain-washed on Sunday, Kenya return to the crease with a clash against Sierra Leone on Tuesday in Dar es Salaam. Kenya also have Namibia, whose match against Namibia was also rained off on Sunday, await on Wednesday while Uganda will be waiting...Read More
By Kai Mansa-Musa Sentho Koroma was born in Moyamba District in 2005 where her mother was being fostered by an old lady who was helping her with bread and board after she (mother) had been abandoned by the man who had impregnated her two months before with Sentho and her Twin Brother Alusine. “The old...Read More
By IPRP Communications Unit The Independent Procurement Review Panel (IPRP) has on July 17, 2023, ruled that the evaluation committee of the procuring entity under the Free Education Project / Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary School (MBSSE) did not observe stringent procurement guidelines thereby allowing bidding institutions to progress from the technical to the...Read More
By George M.O. Williams The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nation ( FAO) with funding from the Irish government has tools and seeds to 1,500 vegetable farmers mostly women and youths from 5 districts of Sierra Leone. The project, entitled, “Building resilient communities through climate smart and market driven production for improved food...Read More
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) through the Teaching Service Commission (TSC) will be submitting the list of 680 teachers including 203 Heads of Schools from different public schools for retirement in 2023. According to the Secretary of TSC, Mr. Sorie I. Turay, their retirement takes effect on August 31, 2023 and...Read More
Sierra Leone is among 28 countries in Africa where Female Genital Mutilation/ Cutting is known to be practiced and regularly performed in a ‘secret society’ called the Bondo Society. According to the 2019 Demographic Health Survey, 83 percent of women aged 15-49 have undergone FGM, a decrease from 90 percent in 2013. The Human Rights...Read More
By Sallieu S. Kanu The Sierra Leone Police (SLP) is gravely concerned about death threats directed against citizens and state functionaries on social media. These threats are aimed at causing the targeted functionaries’ insecurity and serious discomfort, the police said in a statement it put out on Wednesday. “The threats are also intended to blackmail...Read More
Staff at the Tacugama Chimpanzee Sanctuary (TCS) are reeling from the theft on 20th July 2023, of the organization’s brand new Toyota Land Cruiser, essential for chimpanzee rescues. Without a suitable replacement, their ability to save the lives of endangered chimpanzees and carry out critical field operations is severely compromised. Tacugama has launched an appeal...Read More
