The High Court Criminal Session in Kailahun town presided over by Justice A.S. Allieu commenced on August 31, 2020. Twenty matters were scheduled for hearing and four of the accused pleaded guilty on arraignment. They were all charged with Sexual Penetration. Evidence was taken in respect of the others and adjourned subsequently. Of the 20...Read More
The AIG East, Thomas Mustapha Lahai, engaged the Student Union President and his executive at his regional office in Kenema about the present situation in the country which has warranted his prompt intervention. He however, took member of the Student Union Executive to the resident minister – East, Andrew Ansu Fatorma where the rest of...Read More
Magistrate Joseph Tobby has admitted Turay Bundu, 74, of Mende Koyagbema in Kenema City to bail on August 31, 2020. Bundu was admitted to bail in the sum of Le 50 million. The Accused was charged to court for sexual penetration of a child contrary to section 19 of the sexual offences Act No. 12...Read More
On August 29, 2020, a newly established WHO-supported COVID-19 testing molecular laboratory was commissioned in Makeni City, northern Sierra Leone, to facilitate scaling up of testing capacity for the disease in the country. This puts the number of COVID-19 testing site in Sierra Leone at six , in addition to the Central Public Health Reference...Read More
In a bid to compliment the Government of Sierra Leone’s fight against coronavirus, the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints recently concluded the distribution of 10,000 N95 facemasks to five major hospitals in the country. The 10,000 N95 face masks donated by the church is among the third set of COVID-19 Personal Protective...Read More
Dr kitty Fadlu Deen, one of the founding members of the Ballanta Academy of Music and Performing Arts, was on Wednesday September 2, 2020 robbed of her car and mobile phone at her residence at Babadorie in the west of Freetown. According to Dr. Deen, after she heard a knock on her door, she opened...Read More
The New Chief of Defense Staff of the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces (RSLAF), Lieutenant General Sullay Ibrahim Sesay has implored the Minister of Finance Jacob Jusu Saffa to look into the condition of personnel serving in the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces, (RSLAF) for consideration for the next budget cycle, noting that...Read More
Ibrahim Conteh, aka Ibzon, a music studio engineer and producer in the east of Freetown, has called on his colleagues to help produce good music which would boost Sierra Leone’s entertainment industry to another level. Conteh told Premier News on Friday that, people could only listen to music when it is good, and urged other...Read More
The Ministry of Defense has in a press release on Monday August 31, 2020, said that it had concluded investigation into the matter involving personnel who were released from serving in the Republic of Sierra Leone Armed Forces as men Wounded-in-Action (WIA), and that that all registered WIA personnel met the prescribed requirement for enhanced...Read More
The Judiciary of Sierra Leone has in a media statement it put out on Friday August 28, 2020, informed the public that it will commence special Criminal Session of the High Court of Sierra Leone to try 353 accused persons. The Sessions will be sitting in Kailahun, Pujehun, Moyamba, Mattru Jong, Port Loko and Kabala,...Read More
