As the popular adage goes “Health is Wealth”, there is also no gain saying that the health sector of every nation is a significant foundation upon which all other sectors rest in the discharge of their various functions. The blanket reason for the above postulation is that all Ministries Departments and Agencies (MDAs) can never...Read More
On Friday December 4, 2020 at Aberdeen roundabout, police alleged that Mohamed Mansaray fraudulently converted to his own use one Apache motorbike valued at Le18 million which was entrusted to him by Ibrahim Sorie Dumbuya for the purpose of commercial bike riding. Mohamed Mansaray was arraigned before Magistrate Marke Ngegba on a count charge of...Read More
Kamal Namatallah Mansour, accused of allegedly converting 142 pieces of diamonds weighing 79 carats to his own use and benefit, has been admitted to bail in the sum of Le 2 billion and two sureties in like sum. The accused on Tuesday January 12, 2021, made his sixth appearance before the presiding Magistrate of Court...Read More
The president of United Cargo Workers Union, Alfred Marshall has on Wednesday January 13, 2021, said that they have called off a strike action which they had commenced after their demands had been partially met following negotiations with shipping companies at the Ministry of Labour in Freetown. He added that during the engagement with shipping...Read More
Speaker of the regional Parliament of the Economic Community of West Africa State (ECOPARL) has expressed optimism that the region will rise again stronger and more resilient in the wake of the global COVID-19 Pandemic which has greatly affected the operations of the regional parliament. Rt. Honorable Sidie Mohamed Tunis made this optimistic comment whilst...Read More
Magistrate Mark Ngegba of the Freetown Magistrate Court No. 1 has admitted one Osman Bangura to bail in the sum of Le30 million in a matter in which he allegedly converted 31 bales of used clothing (valued over Le 18,000,000) to his own which had been entrusted to him by Alhaji Bundu Bangura for sale....Read More
John Momoh and Mohamed Alie Kamara were both sent into remand after they were arraigned before Magistrate Mark Ngegba at the Freetown Magistrate Court No.1 on Pademba Road in Freetown on alleged theft of electronic items and physical cash valued over Le11, 300,000, property of Sidiratu Mariama Jalloh. Police alleged that the accused persons on...Read More
Mohamed Bangura and Alpha George were both sent into remand after they appeared before Magistrate Mark Ngegba at the Freetown Magistrate Court No. 1 on Pademba Road in Freetown on alleged theft 40 pairs of slippers valued at over Le 4,000,000, property of Kadiatu Sesay. Police alleged that the accused persons on December 16, 2020,...Read More
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) chaired by the Deputy Speaker of Parliament, Hon. Segepoh Solomon Thomas has informed representatives of Ministries, Departments and Agencies in Committee Room 1 on Wednesday January 13, 2021 that, it could not proceed with its scheduled public hearings with MDAs relating to the COVID-19 Audit due to the absence of...Read More
The Auditor General’s report indicated that the Government of Sierra Leone mismanaged payments for overseas travels after they reviewed overseas travel payment vouchers and the accompanying supporting document of the Parliamentary Service Commission and the Office of the Vice President of Sierra Leone. The 2019 report shows that the Parliamentary Service Commission had overseas travel...Read More
