The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has on Thursday June 25, 2020 reminded the Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL) of its promise to set up a state-of-the-art forensic laboratory for efficient and reliable medical examination of alleged victims of sexual crimes to facilitate the prosecution of perpetrators of such crimes and prevent conviction...Read More
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has in a press statement on Monday called on member states to protect the rights of women and girls against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV). In the statement, ECOWAS clearly condemned the rise in cases of SGBV especially against children, noting that there were daily reports...Read More
The Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL) has made a total payment of Le 42, 883, 440, 000 as tuition fees for 1, 871, 188 pupils in Pre-Primary, Junior and Senior Secondary schools in government and government-assisted schools for the second term of 2019/2020 school year. The Ministry of Finance in a statement on Thursday June...Read More
Darlington Collier, a security guard who allegedly stole 1000 litres of Diesel from George Taylor Lewis to whom he was assigned to provide guard duties was on Thursday June 24, 2020, arraigned before Magistrate Hannah Bonnie of Court No.1 on Pademba Road. According to the information from the police charge sheet, the value of item...Read More
President Julius Maada Bio has on Tuesday June 23, 2020 encouraged an extra-ordinary virtual summit with colleague Heads of State and Government of the member states of the West Africa Monetary Zones (WAMZ) to unite in achieving the single currency agenda. With Eco being the proposed name of the new currency, the goal is to...Read More
Bed J, Coco Rhymes and Strokes, local musicians from a local music label in Freetown, Cloud Diamond Multimedia, have recently released a song titled ‘Hands of Our Girls’ to raise awareness on and condemn rape and violence against women and girls in the country. Coco Rhymes, who contributed in the song, said that they had...Read More
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education in a press release on Tuesday June 23, 2020, provided travel guidelines for the relocation of teachers and pupils that are to take pending public examinations. MBSSE emphasized that teachers and pupils that are in examination classes of National Primary School Examination (NPSE), Basic Education Certificate Education (BECE),...Read More
The Ministry of Finance has on Wednesday June 23, 2020, said that Government of Sierra Leone has commenced payment of salaries to Mayors, Chairpersons and their Deputies and have also increased allowances of Councilors. The Ministry said that the total remuneration for Mayors and Chairpersons has increased from Le 50.2 million per month to Le374...Read More
Dr. Mohamed Alex Vandi, the Director of Health Security Emergency at Emergency Operations Centre, has on Tuesday June 23, 2020, testified before Principal Magistrate Hannah Bonnie of court No.1 in a matter in which his servant, Alieu Koroma allegedly stole a bag containing over Le 143 million from a vehicle with registration number ANT 829...Read More
The National Covid-19 Response Centre (NACOVERC) has on Wednesday published enhanced COVID-19 regulations. According to the regulations, all secret society activities and worship in all churches and mosques remain banned until further notice. “Funeral processions will continue to be restricted to family members but not to exceed 35 people. Social distancing and use of face...Read More
