Rashid Turay, a community elder at the Lower Personage community in Kissy, east of Freetown, has said on Saturday July 18, 2020, that because the community lacks a proper drainage system it usually floods. Turay said that the when it rains water fills the gutters and spills into their houses and sometimes spill on the...Read More
The scheduled dates dates for the conduct of the National Primary School Exam (NPSE), the Basic Education Certificate Exams (BECE) and the West African Senior School Certificate Examination (WASSCE) remain unchanged, a senior official of the West African Examination Council (WAEC) said on Friday. Monday August 3, 2020, has been slated for NPSE; BECE September...Read More
Six accused persons, Amos Kailie, Kolleh Kamara, Mohamed Bangura, Chernor Jalloh, Minkailu Johny and Abdul Rahman Turay, were sent into remand by Magistrate Hannah Bonnie of Court No.1 on Wednesday July 15, 2020, for attempting to transport dry leaves which the police are claiming to be cannabis sativa into Guinea Conakry. Police alleged that on...Read More
Lead defense counsel, Lawyer Lansana Dumbuya, on Wednesday July 15, 2020, further cross-examined Paramount Chief (PC) Koblo Queen II, the first prosecution witness, in a matter in which 31 persons mostly his subjects are being investigated for 14 count charges including conspiracy to commit murder, malicious damage, riotous conduct and throwing missiles, among others. The...Read More
Magistrate Marke Ngegba of Court No. 2 on Pademba Road in Freetown has on Thursday July 16, 2020 sentenced one Mohamed Barrie to serve twelve months in prison for posing as a legal practitioner after finding him guilty on two counts. The accused’s prison sentence is to be served concurrently, and each of the counts...Read More
A community development group in the centre of Freetown, Catch the Young Support Group, on Sunday July 12, 2020, embarked on rigorous coronavirus sensitization exercise, as religious houses resume congregational worship. The purpose of the public education exercise is to promote the need for churches and mosques to continue to observe preventive measures set by...Read More
Aminata Sana, a Community Health Officer in Wilberforce Village, on Thursday July 16, 2020 testified before Magistrate Marke Ngegba of court No.2 that Ibrahim Conteh, a man whom she had treated, but later died after he had been brought unconscious to the Heath Centre following a fight he had had with Francis Conteh, his brother....Read More
The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) continues to empower Ministries, Departments, and Agencies (MDAs), as well as other institutions with relevant information to ward off the ‘national security threat’ posed by corruption. The latest move in this direction was an interactive engagement with core officials of the Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) in Koidu...Read More
The United Polio Brothers and Sisters Association in Freetown has on Friday July 10, 2020, called on the Government of Sierra Leone to provide them with equipment and a place which they could use as a vocational training centre where they could help improve their skills. The Association’s supervisor, John Koroma, said that the association...Read More
President Dr Julius Maada Bio has on Tuesday July 14, 2020, encouraged parents and communities to support government’s efforts in tackling rape, early marriage and all forms of violence against women and girls in the country. Speaking during a high-level stakeholders’ meeting at State House, the President said that it is the responsibility of government...Read More
