Hon. Justice Abdul Rahman Mansaray of the High Court in Kenema, has sent one John Sara Koroma, a forty year old man to 15 years in prison after convicting him of sexually penetrating an eight year old girl. The court concluded that the accused on January 11, 2020 at Blama Road in Kenema, engaged in...Read More
While the Government made a lot of noise about the electrification of Bathurst Village in the Western Area Rural, the Ghanaian based contractor whose transformer was used by the government to electrify the then deprived community is yet to receive his balance payment of over half a million United States Dollars. The electrification of Bathurst...Read More
Justice Abdul Rahman Mansaray of the High Court in Kenema has convicted and sent one Mariama Kamara, a Housewife, dwelling at No. 10 Sall Street, Nyandeyama in Kenema to jail for thirty six (36) months for her intentional wounding of one Christian Kanneh. The court concluded that on February 13, 2020 at Sall Street, the...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Ambassador to Belgium, H.E Samuel Tamba Musa has disclosed that “our relationship with the accredited countries in the EU is expanding and deepening since I took up office just two years ago”. The Ambassador has presented letters of credence in the Kingdom of Belgium, duchy of Luxembourg, Netherlands, France, and the Vatican (Holy...Read More
Sierra Leone’s Deputy High Commissioner to Nigeria, Anna Moussa, has expressed delight over Leone Stars draws with the Super Eagles of Nigeria. He expressed such sentiments recently when he paid a courtesy call on the Minister of Sports, Hon. Ibrahim Yelenkeh, at his Bishop House Office, Siaka Stadium in Freetown. The visit according to a...Read More
The Deputy Minister of Finance (1) Dr. Patricia Nyanga Laverley has urged Members of Parliament to support the implementation of the Government Budget and and Financial Policies for the Financial Year 2021. She made this clarion call on Wednesday November 25, 2020 in the Well of Parliament while responding to concerns made by parliamentarians at...Read More
The Student Union Governments of IPAM, FBC, and COMAHS, the constituent colleges of the University of Sierra Leone, have in a press statement put out on Thursday, November 26, 2020 raised serious concern over the ongoing strike action by ASA ( Academic Staff Association) which has caused them to be uncertain as to when their...Read More
United Bank for Africa (UBA), a leading pan-African financial services institution with a global footprint, has on Wednesday November 25, 2020, launched five products to promote financial inclusion and meet customers’ need. The five products launched by the Bank include, Dreams Account, Next Level, Teens Account, Sharp Sharp low KYC account, and Extra account. The...Read More
The Director of Education and Outreach of the Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC), Patrick Sandi, has expressed satisfaction that former President Ernest Bai Koroma presented himself to be interviewed on allegations of corruption whilst he was President of the country from 2007 to 2018. According to a press statement, the interview took place at one of the...Read More
Like the saying goes ‘Good work pays’ that is why the Mayor of Freetown Yvonne Aki-Sawyerr has been named in BBC’s list of 100 inspirational and influential women and female leaders that have helped us weather the storm. The list was released on Tuesday November 24, 2020. According to a statement on the BBC website,...Read More
