The Anti-Corruption Commission (ACC) has said it has “no clear evidence of misappropriation of funds” by officials of National Commission for Social Action (NaCSA) and their partners that could warrant an indictment. This came after it concluded an investigation on allegations of misappropriation of public funds by officials of the (NaCSA) and a staff of...Read More
Residents in Bramaia, a chiefdom in Kambia district in the north of Serra Leone, have recently said that due to poor road network in the chiefdom there are frequent road accidents, scarcity of food stuff and fall in trade thus negatively affecting their livelihood in the chiefdom. Abdulai Dumbuya, a stakeholder in the chiefdom, said...Read More
The Chief Justice of Sierra Leone, Desmond Babatunde Edwards, has said in a public notice on Thursday June 25, 2020, that effective Wednesday July 1, 2020 Magistrate courts nationwide will start operating. It could be recalled that on Saturday April 18, 2020, the Chief Justice ordered the scaling down of court proceedings across the country...Read More
Music Heals, a non-profit music organization, has on Thursday June 25, 2020, held a concert at the Don Bosco Fambul, as part of a musical tour it did in the Western Area aimed at easing the stresses of children through music. Music Heals is a non-profit music organization established to transform and empower children, youths, families...Read More
The Ministry of Basic and Senior Secondary Education (MBSSE) has on Friday June 26, 2020, provided school operation guidelines for candidates in public examination classes – National Primary School Exam (NPSE), Basic Education Certificate Exam (BECE) and West Africa Senior School Certificate Exam (WASSCE). According to the guidelines, schools will operate between 8:45am – 2:00...Read More
The Human Rights Commission of Sierra Leone (HRCSL) has on Thursday June 25, 2020 reminded the Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL) of its promise to set up a state-of-the-art forensic laboratory for efficient and reliable medical examination of alleged victims of sexual crimes to facilitate the prosecution of perpetrators of such crimes and prevent conviction...Read More
The Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) has in a press statement on Monday called on member states to protect the rights of women and girls against Sexual and Gender Based Violence (SGBV). In the statement, ECOWAS clearly condemned the rise in cases of SGBV especially against children, noting that there were daily reports...Read More
The Government of Sierra Leone (GOSL) has made a total payment of Le 42, 883, 440, 000 as tuition fees for 1, 871, 188 pupils in Pre-Primary, Junior and Senior Secondary schools in government and government-assisted schools for the second term of 2019/2020 school year. The Ministry of Finance in a statement on Thursday June...Read More
Darlington Collier, a security guard who allegedly stole 1000 litres of Diesel from George Taylor Lewis to whom he was assigned to provide guard duties was on Thursday June 24, 2020, arraigned before Magistrate Hannah Bonnie of Court No.1 on Pademba Road. According to the information from the police charge sheet, the value of item...Read More
President Julius Maada Bio has on Tuesday June 23, 2020 encouraged an extra-ordinary virtual summit with colleague Heads of State and Government of the member states of the West Africa Monetary Zones (WAMZ) to unite in achieving the single currency agenda. With Eco being the proposed name of the new currency, the goal is to...Read More
