The Anti-Corruption Commission of Sierra Leone often failed to indict the most senior officials involved in corrupt practices but rather choose to charge lower-level officials instead, according to United State Country Report on Human Rights Practices for 2021. It was also reported that, even though the commission had increased the number of corruption investigations, but...Read More
Considering their primary function as a revenue generating agency, the Eastern Region Office of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has engaged staff of the National Revenue Authority (NRA) in Kenema on ‘Upholding Integrity in Revenue Generation’. The meeting was held at the NRA Office in Kenema on April 20, 2022. Speaking on the topic, Senior Public...Read More
The Supreme Court of Sierra Leone has in a unanimous decision ruled that the vehicular movement ban during the 2018 general elections which was imposed by the Inspector General of Police was unconstitutional, unlawful and violates the right of the plaintiff , Lawyer Augustine Sorie-Sengbe Marrah. The decision of the Supreme Court on Thursday April...Read More
FREETOWN, April 20 (Xinhua) — Sierra Leoneans on Wednesday joined the Chinese community in the country to celebrate the UN Chinese Language Day to further promote the mutual understanding between the two countries. The event, which took place at the Confucius Institute at the University of Sierra Leone, featured a variety of shows on traditional...Read More
Bonthe, Southern Province, Tuesday 19 April 2022: President Dr Julius Maada Bio has completed a conducted tour of works at water supply sites, mini-grids and roads projects being executed in the Bonthe township by entities under the supervision of the Ministries of Energy, Works and Water Resources. At the Bonthe Water Supply Project sites, fully...Read More
Three African countries, The Gambia, Sierra Leone and Mozambique, have called on the Cyber Security Authority (CSA) for collaboration and support for the development of cybersecurity in their countries. They made the appeals during courtesy calls by officials of the cybersecurity institutions of the countries on the side-lines of the Africa Union (AU) – Global...Read More
As part of its target to boost iron ore haulage from the New Tonkolili Iron Ore Mines through the 192Km railway to the Pepel Shipping Port, Leone Rock Metal Group on Wednesday, April 20, 2022 unveiled three additional locomotives. The locomotive is a rail transport vehicle that provides the motive power for a train. A...Read More
Emmerson Bockarie popularly Emmerson, a renowned Sierra Leonean music star has recently won the Afrobeat Song of the Year in the second edition of Global Music Awards 2022. The Global Music Awards is an entertainment event that is organized by Smart Focus Media which seeks to showcase Africans’ talents, promote creativity and award African entertainers...Read More
Classic Sound Record (CSR), a music record label, will present local musicians Prado and Black Najas Val in their debut album launching on Saturday, May 28, 2022, at Imassbai Complex, Mamba Ridge in the east of Freetown. The launching of the album which is titled ‘Somebody’, is featuring other local musicians, including: Dalah Melody, Med...Read More
The United Nations World Food Programme (WFP) reached 540,000 people in Sierra Leone with lifesaving and resilience building assistance last year, helping them meet their basic food and nutritional needs amidst rising levels of hunger, partly due to the economic fallout from COVID-19. “Our assistance did not only help people have access to more nutritious...Read More
