Kandeh Momoh De-phoreh II, the Paramount Chief of Bramaia Chiefdom Kambia District northern Sierra Leone, in a bid to preserve peace and celebrate the rich cultural heritage of his people, has successfully organized an intersectional cultural festival in the Chiefdom. The event took place at the United Field in Kukuna Town and the Chiefdom’s five...Read More
Yusuf Turay an Auto Electrician has appeared before Magistrate Peter Gogra of Pademba Road Court No.6 in Freetown on the charges of Larceny contrary to section 2 of the Larceny Act of 1916 and Fraudulent conversion contrary to section 20 (1) (iv) (a) of the Larceny Act of 1916 The Police are claiming that on...Read More
Traders in Bamoi, Magbema chiefdom in Kambia districthave on Thursday January 13, 2022 said that, as result of devaluation of Leones against the Guinean Franc they sometimes realize little or nothing after sales of their goods, thus affecting their businesses. According to Sulaiman Conteh, the chairman of the market, many of their colleagues in business...Read More
Officials of the ACC and Ministry of Labour and Social Security during the inception meeting The Prevention Department of the Anti-Corruption Commission(ACC) has held an inception meeting with the Ministry of Labour and Social Security following an invitation by the Ministry to review structural immigration issues in order to improve job opportunities for sierra Leoneans...Read More
Conakry — The Republic of Guinea has joined Liberia and Sierra Leone in calling for the urgent convening of a Special Mano River Union (MRU) Summit on Human Trafficking. The Guinean Government said that like Liberia and Sierra Leone, it too is overwhelmed with a high increase in human trafficking in their county. The Guinean...Read More
Sierra Leone president Julius Maada Bio has relieved the Attorney General and Minister of Justice Anthony Brewah Esq. of his duties and appointed Mohamed Lamin Tarawalley Esq. in his stead, according to a statement from the Office of the President. It was not clear why Brewah was sacked, but according to government sources, this could...Read More
TreatmentcostsatSierra Leone’s main referral hospital, Connaught havedoubled, according to the new pricelist published by Management of the Hospital. Xray costincreased from Le80,000 to 180,000;hernia operation from Le700,000 toLe1,900,000; appendectomyoperation from Le500,000 to Le1,275,000;dental registration fee from Le15,000 to Le25,000, and extraction of tooth from 150,000 to 200,000 for adult,forsecondary school children from Le50,000 to Le100,000,...Read More
In an exclusive interview with Premier News the Fire Chief Ahmed Kamanda Bongay has stated that the Fire Force has access to only less than ten out of 298 fire hydrants in the Country. He made the disclosure while speaking to Premier News at his Tower Hill office. He went on to state that the...Read More
ASP Samuel Saio, a police officer, was over the weekend discharged of the crime of fraudulent conversion. He had been arraigned before Magistrate Sahr Kekura of Pademba Road Court No.1 in Freetown for Fraudulent Conversion contrary to section 20 (1) (iv) (a) of the Larceny Act 1916. The police are saying that Saio on Thursday...Read More
The Environment Protection Agency Sierra Leone has suspended the operations of Afro Asia Mining Corporation for violating the terms and conditions of its Environmental Impact Assessment License, thereby causing serious pollution of water bodies with attendant implications for local communities. The Action taken by the Agency is consistent with Section 34 of the EPA Act...Read More
